low BP and WLS

 I just had surgery and was kept an extra day because of low BP....another time it went so low I passed out.A friend and I have been wonderfing about this as well,is it all WLS related? The same thing happened to him.

My BP was always on the low side before my DS, and just as low if not lower afterwards.  I started beefing up my salt intake, and haven't had a problem in many years.

Mine runs about 90/50.

Emily, even when I was 430 pounds my bp was 110-115 / 70-80. When I lost weight it dropped to around 100/50-60. Sometimes now, it's around 90/50ish.  I have to maintain being properly hydrated or it drops my bp even further. I was in Walmart not too long ago and got horribly nauseated and started sweating. I happened to be around the pharmacy where there is a BP machine and I sat down and my BP was 80/40 but my heart rate was really high. I guess I looked pretty bad because someone, a customer I think, came over and asked me if I needed help. I asked for some orange juice. I felt better soon afterwards, but realized that I had not really had a lot to drink that day or even the days before and was probably very dehydrated. Also, when I was in the hospital the pain meds would drop my pressure a lot. It got to the point where I would get up and make my bed just to bring my pressure up so I could get pain medication (they would not give it to me because my pressure was low).  I don't know if my low BP is WLS related or not, but I think I'd rather have low BP than high! 

Thanks ladies,I have been told by several people to up my salt intake as well.I will try that.