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James Marusek    5,244

James Marusek
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It could be due to a number of factors. If your blood sugar gets too low or if your blood pressure gets too low, fainting can result.

1. If you were diabetic prior to surgery and taking medicine for it, the amount that you take for this condition might need to be reduced or eliminated. The same may apply to those taking prescription medicine for high blood pressure.

2. Some individuals (irrespective of whether they had diabetes prior to surgery) get a condition called reactive hypoglycemia. Here is a couple links.

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/diabetes/expert-answers/reactive-hypoglycemia/faq-20057778

https://www.verywell.com/what-to-know-about-reactive-hypoglycemia-1087744

3. It can also be due to dehydration or an electrolyte imbalance. Possible triggers of orthostatic hypotension include: dehydration – if you're dehydrated, the amount of Fluid in your blood will be reduced and your blood pressure will decrease; this makes it harder for your nervous system to stabilise your blood pressure and increases your risk of fainting. https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/182524.php Generally, electrolyte disturbance symptoms depend on which electrolytes are affected and the severity of the imbalance. Most electrolyte problems involve abnormal levels of sodium, potassium, or Calcium. Typical mild symptoms of an electrolyte disturbance include dizziness and muscles cramps or weakness. https://draxe.com/electrolyte-imbalance/

It is important to drive this one to ground. Consult your surgeon's office. If you have a blood pressure monitor and a blood sugar monitor at home, you might be able to localize the cause immediately after your next episode.

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angyplus5    470

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oh no, hope this never happens again! Call your doctor asap!

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Hello everyone, yes I'm getting better now. But, I'd like you bring up the importance of getting your liquids in and being mobile. I found out I had gotten a clot that went to my lungs and put pressure on my heart. I had a 1% of getting this but I did. And I'm lucky I didn't die. So please be active as much as you can and get those liquids in. I would never want anyone to have the scare I just did. I had this surgery to improve my quality of life. It would of been tragic for it to end so abruptly after all that I (We) have been through. So take this as a cautionary tale. And keep well. Also thanks for for all the well wishes advice and concern. I may not of made it without any of you. Special thanks go out to James Marusek and Angyplus5. I wish I could hold you two in my arms.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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