almost 3 weeks TAH post op??

I have been feeling lousy. I am not in pain haven't in awhile now. I was told I could drive about 10 days after my TAH and could ride the recumbent bike and walk. So I am only doing half hour on the recumbent bike and walking in the stores. I don't do any of the lifting I leave that to my kids and hubby. But lately I have been having dizzy spells when I get up and start walking around to the point that I feel the room spinning and feel like I am going to fall down on my face. I have to hold onto something and sit down right away. Also been getting bad headaches and today my back hurts and my breast feel tender as well. I just notice some pink spotting after I went to the bathroom. Is this normal to be bleeding or spotting. The last time I had this was when I was in the hospital then it stopped before I got home. Is my body still thinks I should have periods? So I am getting all the signs of a period. Maybe that is why I gain weight this week. I had gain weight after my surgery then lost it plus some but now it has fluturate from 171.2 to 173.4. I was 184 before my surgery and then 192 when I got home. Today I weigh in at 172.5. I had the gastric bypass on July 28, 2009 as well. The weight management doctor today and he is checking labs on me to make sure it isn't my anemia getting worst as well as well other vitamin levels and other labs. I see my family phsycian on Tuesday so she should get the results by then and if the blood work dont' tell us then she needs to go further with the testing. I am tired of feeling so tired all the time. I want to be able to get back to my workouts at the gym but not released to go back to the gym. I miss the treadmill and the elipitical. I also miss the whirlpool as well. I just took a percocet for my headache and my back pain. I haven't taken any pain pills in awhile because I been feeling great. Hubby can't believe that I am heal so fast and up on my feet so fast. I just dont' know what to think anymore. I just want to be normal again. I still have my ovaries they just remove the cysts on my ovaries and took out the uterus and cervix. Sunday I am going with my 15 yr son to a tae kwon do tournament in Addison Illionois and we live in Milwaukee Wisconsin. No I am not driving that far we are going to meet the team at his school and then go on a bus there. Bus leaves at 8 am sharp. Have to be there at 9 am to register. I am already planning on plenty of fluids got some gatoraide g2 low sugar/calorie and some high protein snacks for me as well. I even got a seat cushion for myself as well. Hubby staying home with our daughter.

Also he gave me a med for dizziness called Meclizine 25 mg every 6 hours but he only gave me 10 pills. hmm wonder why so little of them. Has anyone taken this med before dizziness? 

thanks,
Robin

 Hi, 

I had my hysterectomy 5 years ago.  They only took my uterus.  Up until this last month I had no spotting or bleeding, but was told that it was possible.  The only reason I have spotting now is because I've lost enough weight and the metformin is working.   My ovaries get cysts that come and go constantly.  

Right after my surgery for about the first 3 months or so I would have dizzy spells.  My doc told me it was my body's way of adjusting to new blood levels.  Before my hysterectomy I bled heavily for 150 days straight.  I mean heavy, like going through an overnight pad and my clothes within 30 minutes of changing.  I went like that for so long that I was on the verge of dying and didn't even realize it.  So, when that much blood is gone and then your body starts producing it and holding on to it, your body has to adjust to the new levels.  Your blood pressure is adjusting too and sometimes sitting for awhile will cause the blood to pool in your lower body and make your body feel like it is lacking and then you get dizzy.  

I would give your doc a call and reassure yourself that everything is okay. Remember also that you had Major surgery and even though you want to be normal again as quickly as possible your body needs to time to heal and that means at least 6 weeks of taking it easy.  

Hope you feel better soon.  I know that the hyst. was the best thing I ever did besides WLS.  

Toni

Thanks, I did go see my doctor and it was because the lasix was to much for my smaller body. So now it has been adjust to half the dose and I am doing better. My iron levels are still low so had to increase my iron intake as well. I stll have some spotting but not much at all. I had the uterus and cervix taking out. It has been one month today since my total abdominal hysterectomy. Hoping to get back to the gym soon but I have now work up to hour and half on the recumbent bike. Yesterday I even got 2 hours on it. Once the headaches and dizziness went away I was back on the bike again. So glad that is over with. Was tired of being in bed all the time. And the headaches were bad no matter what I did.