Question:
2 wks post op having shortness of breath

feel as if I need to take a deep breath and when eating anything I feel I can't get a breath, full feeling, stomach very hard, and now I have diahrea. anybody feel this way    — james B. (posted on August 11, 2003)

August 11, 2003
Call your surgeon - now! It's my understanding that shortness of breath this early out CAN be a sign of an embolism and this is nothing to dally with. Good luck!
   — [Deactivated Member]

August 11, 2003
I agree with the previous post. Please call your doctor and be assertive if you need to be. Your in my prayers.
   — Karen Renee

August 11, 2003
When approving this post I immediately e mailed him to call his surgeon or go to the ER without delay. It could be life threatening. I hope we hear soon how he is doing.
   — bob-haller

August 11, 2003
When my Mom was short of breath it was a blood clot. Don't wait! Don't wait to get a call through to your surgeon.... Go to an Emergency Room STAT! Even if you feel better now.
   — Danmark

August 12, 2003
Yes Please contact your Surgeon. After going thru two procedures LAP and then OPEN RNY. I was dismissed from the hospital 5 days later. That evening I started getting short of breath and thought I could handle it. Well at 3:00am I had to call 911 because I was really laboring to breath. My feet and legs were swollen too. In the ER they too x-rays and found fluid around my lungs and pneumonia. I ended up with a PE and spent the 3 weeks in the hospital. Best of luck too you!
   — John B.