short of breath... normal?

dallasdoll · April 21, 2005

ok question.

i am 6 days out and people have been telling me i should be walking and all that.. but i have been mostly able to go from bed to living room to bed and thats it... but today i had to go to kinkos... i felt ok this morning.

i started having pain in the car... BAD pain.... pretty sure its gas... cuz id burp and be ok.. then it felt like hunger pain only 20 times worse... so i am not sure what it is.. havent had my swig of tylenol all day at this point either...

got to kinkos.. walked in.. puttered around the fax machine a bit.. started to sweat... alot... then short of breath.... drove home nervous and huffing..

now here it is 2 hours later and i am so out of breath that my speech is impaired and im starting to cough.. i called the docs office and the girl said it was from anesthesia... ?? ... 6 days out?

is that right? she said not to worry and i am probably doing too much... but.. walking from the car to stand by a fax machine in kinkos shouldnt cause that.. in fact, getting my clothes on kinda put me out of breath before i even left....

anybody have any ideas?

Madeline's mom · April 21, 2005

The strong hungar pains are definately gas. But I am concerned about the coughing and shortness of breath. After surgery you are more at risk for getting blood clots in your legs. If a blood clot goes from you legs to the lungs(pulmonary embolism) it causes SOB, Dizziness and Coughing. So Please try to go to the ER if you still have these symtoms. If your surgeon wont see you go to the ER. Did you wear TED hose after your surgery?

dallasdoll · April 21, 2005

no ted hose.. dont even know what those are.

now i am worried.

Madeline's mom · April 21, 2005

Don't worry if it is a PE it can be treated. But the quicker it is diagnosed the better the outcome will be.

Madeline's mom · April 21, 2005

Ted hose are put on your legs to force the blood out of the veins and improve circulation to decrease your risk of a clot in legs. I had to wear them for 10 days when I slept and I was given 5 days worth of Lovenox injections as well.

Kendra · April 21, 2005

Im not sure..but I had the same thing. The first week or so after surgery, it was tough to breathe normally. I wasnt sure if it was my asthema acting up from something they used, or if it was the fact that my stomach was so sore, and I was used to breathing in using my diaphragm. (sp?) Not sure..

The hose, are those white things they put on your legs before surgery that look like thigh highs..I only used them for the surgery, and the day after. O.o

I would suggest going to the doctor. Just in case. Let us know what happends though!

I hope everything comes out ok.

-Kendra

Staci · April 21, 2005

Sounds very similar to what I went through. I had really bad pains, even in my shoulders. It seemed to take a couple of weeks before I felt like I could breath correctly again. It was all really creepy.

Staci

Orlando FL

banded in Mexico 12/14/04

vinesqueen · April 21, 2005

because you diaphram has been man-handled, it is brused and out of sorts. It will keep you from being able to get a comfortable deep breath for several days.

If you are having difficulty breathing to the point of it interfearing with your speach, you need to have that checked out ASAP. Asthma is a life-threatening condition. If you are sounding like that kid from "Malcom in the Middle", it is time to go to the ER!

Esmeralda · April 21, 2005

I could'nt take a deep breath and had sortness of breath for about 4 weeks. I also had phlem and a cough, later when I went to the doctor he told me I had bronchitis.

bobby_hamrick · April 23, 2005

i WENT BACK TO THE dR. BECAUSE OF THE SHORTNESS OF BREATH. iT WAS THE EFFECTS FROM SURGERY AND GAS. fOR ME THAT IS. tHE CAR IS WHAT MADE ME THE SICKEST FOR THE FIRST WEEK THEN IT WAS GONE!

Tarafeena · April 25, 2005

I had the same thing....... I to this day don't know what it was all about, I was just glad that it got better, and went away..... I pray it goes away for you soon....