Question:
Swollen Eyelids

Here I go again w/another question. I had my surgery this past Monday, 2/16. I did fine, etc. I wasn't swollen or anything.....maybe a little puffy at first. This morning (4 days later) I woke up w/my eyes lids swollen. I called my surgeon, spoke to the nurse & she said that it shouldn't be from the surgery & suggested liquid benadryl. Has this happened to anyone who had Lap/RNY?    — Ruth M. (posted on February 20, 2009)

February 20, 2009
it sounds like you might have a over active thyroid. your eyes lids are swollen and eye starts to buldge. my mother had that,
   — yvettetas

February 20, 2009
My eyelids generally swell when my allergies act up. Do you have any other symptoms? About a month ago I woke up with my eyes so swollen I could barely see. Turned out that I had strep throat, though my throat wasn't hurting, and my system trying to fight it caused the swelling.
   — snickersblk

February 22, 2009
Hi Ruth, Between the 'tickle in your throat' and now the puffy eyes, it sounds to me like the possibility of some allergies and some post nasal drip, although I do remember having a slight 'rattle' in my throat for a short time after my laparoscopic gall-bladder surgery in 1993. I would continue to blow into the spirometer they gave you in the hospital to be safe. If it doesn't go away in a few days, I would call your doctor for advice. Wishing you a speedy recovery!
   — thegoodlife

February 22, 2009
I don't know what area of the country you are from but with all the moisture we are having in the north it's probably allergies. I never have that problem but two weeks ago I was sneezing for about a week.
   — Muggs