had to make a Dr appt

Liz R.
on 9/28/09 11:06 pm - Easton, PA
SO I left out the small detail that I am pregnant - I'll bring that up later when I get there !lol I am so dizzy I am afraid that I am getting dehydrated. OB's office doesn't want to hear from you unless you can't keep anything (ANYTHING!) down for 24 hours, I don't think they understand (the nurses) that as a RNY patient I can get dehydrated much more quickly then that. So I just told the PCP's office that I was very nauseous, dizzy and generally not feeling well. SO I have an appt today at 4:30. Maybe I can talk him into running my HCG so I can relax for the next 10 days!
jojobear98
on 9/28/09 11:09 pm - Gettysburg, PA
TELL them you want HCG done.........don't ask!

When life hands you lemons, ask for tequila & salt and give me a call!


 

 

Liz R.
on 9/28/09 11:39 pm - Easton, PA
OK :)  I can be demanding! lol
floflo1981
on 9/28/09 11:27 pm - Huntsville, AL
Feel better soon Liz!!

~Flora

Lilypie - (zx1x)


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Sara S.
on 9/28/09 11:50 pm
Liz - Seriously DIZZINESS is common with Pregnancy. Your PCP is going to tell you the same thing...

Here are some of the most common causes of lightheadedness during pregnancy and some advice on how to avoid them:

•  Standing up too fast When you sit, blood pools in your lower extremities (your feet and lower legs). If your body isn't able to adjust when you stand up, not enough blood returns to your heart from your legs. As a result, your blood pressure drops quickly, which can leave you feeling faint. This can happen to people who aren't pregnant as well.

To prevent lightheadedness, avoid springing up from your chair or bed. When you're lying down, sit up slowly and stay sitting for a few minutes with your legs dangling over the side of the bed or couch. Then slowly rise from sitting to standing.

When you need to stand in one place for a long time, move your legs to promote circulation. Wearing support stockings can also help circulation in the lower half of your body.

•  Lying on your back In your second and third trimesters, your growing uterus can slow the circulation in your legs by compressing the inferior vena cava (the large vein that returns blood from the lower half of the body to the heart) and the pelvic veins.

Lying flat on your back can make this problem worse. In fact, about 8 percent of pregnant women in their second and third trimesters develop a condition called supine hypotensive syndrome: When they lie on their back, their heart rate increases, their blood pressure drops, and they feel anxious, lightheaded, and nauseated until they shift their position.

To avoid this problem, lie on your side instead of flat on your back. Either side is better than your back, although the left side is best. A pillow placed behind you or under your hip can help you stay on your side — or at least tilted enough to keep your uterus from compressing the vena cava.

•  Not enough food and drink When you don't eat enough, you can end up with low blood sugar (hypoglycemia), which can make you feel dizzy or faint. This can happen much more easily when you're pregnant.

Dehydration can have a similar affect. Make sure you stay well hydrated by drinking eight to ten glasses of water a day — more if you're exercising or if it's hot.

Try to keep your blood sugar from getting too low by eating small, frequent meals during the day instead of three large ones. Carry healthy snacks so you can eat when you get hungry.

•  Anemia If you're anemic, you have fewer red blood cells to carry oxygen to your brain and other organs, which can leave you feeling lightheaded. Iron deficiency is the most common cause of anemia, so be sure to eat an iron-rich diet and take a prenatal vitamin with iron, especially in your second and third trimesters. If you become anemic, your caregiver will probably prescribe a separate iron supplement as well.

•  Getting overheated Spending time in a very hot room or taking a hot bath or shower can cause your blood vessels to dilate, lowering your blood pressure and making you woozy.

If you feel dizzy when you get too hot, avoid stuffy crowded places and dress in layers so you can shed clothes as necessary. Take warm showers or baths instead of hot ones, and try to keep the bathroom cool.

•  Hyperventilation Excessive exercise or anxiety can sometimes cause you to hyperventilate and feel faint. Although exercise can help your circulation, be careful not to overdo it if you're feeling tired or not well. Start out slowly. If you start to feel lightheaded or dizzy while exercising, stop and lie down.

•  Vasovagal syncope Some people get dizzy when they strain to cough, pee, or have a bowel movement. These actions can prompt a vasovagal response (that is, an effect on your circulatory system by your vagus nerve) — a decrease in blood pressure and heart rate, leading to dizziness and fainting. (The word syncope means fainting.)

Dehydration, anxiety, and pain can also trigger this type of reaction, and pregnant women are more vulnerable to it. Lightheadedness and warning signs such as a feeling of warmth, paleness, sweating, nausea, yawning, and hyperventilation often precede vasovagal syncope. Pay attention to these signs and lie down immediately to help keep yourself from fainting.
  Sara

Mom to Haleigh born 04/14/10 and Dylan 05/15/12
Kathy W.
on 9/29/09 12:27 am - Enfield, CT
RNY on 01/15/08 with
FYI: If the vasovagal was that simple life would be good. It's actually a lot more complex than that. It can be triggered by any number of things. The biggies for me are caffeinne, stress, lack of sleep, and dehydration.

This was not meant as a flame, just more info on the vasavagal.

I shall now be know as Hagatha: Queen of the queens.

Baby 7-09

Xavier Elliott born 10-5-10

Liz R.
on 9/29/09 1:15 am - Easton, PA
Thanks for all that great info! I am sure that it is all 100% pregnancy related but I will feel better if the Dr gives me the once over and draws blood to make sure that it isn't something else - like B12 out of whack (which makes me feel like this too)

Thanks again!
jojobear98
on 9/29/09 3:37 am - Gettysburg, PA
That is all fine and dandy if going to the PCP was JUST about dizziness. But it's not. The girl has been fighting a sinus problem, possibly infection for about a week. So top that off with dizziness, nausea, etc.....and I would go to the doctor too.

Having a sinus infection can cause severe nausea because of drainage.

So, Seriously......does it matter that she is going to PCP for being sick all week and dizziness is one of the symptoms?

Being dizzy is not inclusive to being a pregnancy symptom.

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Sara S.
on 9/29/09 4:28 am
Wow... let the flaming begin....
  Sara

Mom to Haleigh born 04/14/10 and Dylan 05/15/12
jojobear98
on 9/29/09 4:34 am - Gettysburg, PA
Not flaming at all.........Honestly. I just wanted to state that she wasn't going to the doctor JUST because she felt dizzy. That's all. You sort of picked that one thing up and had a huge article about it so I just wanted to state that wasn't the only symptom.

Besides, I KNOW Liz so I know she has been sick for over a week and the dizziness and nausea has added on to the other symptoms.

And........in 1997, I was 7 months pregnant, got a few dizzy spells, ended up passing out and being rushed to the ER and was admitted for over 2 weeks, including christmas.

So I just don't think it's fair to "assume" someone is being frivilous by going to the doctor to get checked out. That's all.

And honestly, I found the article you did post very informational. There were things on there I never even realized. So thanks for that info.

When life hands you lemons, ask for tequila & salt and give me a call!


 

 

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