feeling short of breath

I had gastric bypass surgery 6 days ago. I feel like I am getting short of breath without doing much. I checked my pulse oximeter and it was good 98 - 99. I am just wondering if this is normal after the surgery or something I should go to the hospital about. Thanks

If you are having trouble breathing, I would go.  Your pulse is considered high, but mine has been like that and higher since the surgery but they checked everything about my heart and I was fine.  So it's up to you.  Call your dr and see what they say.

Good luck to you!

Thanks my pulse was actually 84 resting and my oxygen to my lungs was 98%. I am just feeling kinda winded if I walk to much that is really what I am wondering about if it is normal or not. Did you get winded fast right after surgery?

I did get winded.  I would still call your dr just to clear thing up.  Be on the safe side:)

Thanks I will call in the morning. Feeling better now but want to make sure.

I should have come into your post when I first saw it.

Call the doctor now, do not wait until the morning. I do not want to scare you but this could be a blood clot.

I was thinking the same thing Christine is thinking.  I wouldn't even call my doctor.  I would go straight to the ER.  Shortness of breath after surgery could be a pulmonary embolism...these are not good.  I would check it ASAP. 

Hi everyone, Thanks for the advice. I went to the ER last night. They did a cat scan, EKG, and some blood work and everything came out good. I feeled alot more relieved now. Thanks again