VERY SCARY EXPEREINCE

I had a very scary experience yesterday morning. While taking a shower I got extremely dizzy and almost fainted in the shower. I barely dragged myself out of the shower and wrapped a towel around myself when I plopped down onto the toilet and took a few deep breaths. After I stood up and started to move around, I sat down in the middle of my bathroom floor and had to regain my strength. I had to call my friend in to help me get up out of the floor. I felt weak all day long. I have no idea what caused this episode. My insides feel fine. Some of my co-workers told me they thought it may have been my blood sugar level dropping too low. Has anyone experienced this before? Jeanie Hayes Post-op 10/12/05 Loss: 103+ lbs

Hello Jeanie... I am sorry you are feeling bad... I have these spells sometimes and they found out my was caused from low blood pressure which is caused by dehydration which causes me to feel very dizzy... I would suggest you call your doctor and maybe get your blood checked...Just to be sure nothing else is going on... I am a year out and i still have these spells... The doctor told me to up my water and it does help... I hope you feel better soon.. Brenda..

Thank You Brenda. I found out from my gastric bypass coordinator, that this was signs of dehydration. Of all things, DEHYDRATION!!! Well anyway, I am drinking more that ever now and have had no more signs. I hope she was right. Jeanie Hayes Post-op: 10/12/04 Loss to date: 110lbs