Fainting anyone??
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, 03-21-2016 at 03:44 AM (4122 Views)
My surgery, recovery and in general, life post-op, has been good. Until recently. I fainted at work about a week ago. I had been feeling a bit odd at work and needed to sit down or I knew that I may fall down. I knew something just wasn't right. That happened earlier in that week. Later in that same week I experienced the same sensations, yet didn't have the opportunity to sit and rest/regroup. All I remember is saying that I needed to sit down and then waking up on the floor! I was so confused, I've never fainted so the entire experience was just surreal. As I came to , on the dirty hospital floor!, I actually thought that I was at home dreaming.
I initially thought that I fainted because I wasn't taking in enough calories, I'm currently eating between 750-1000, and getting in not less than 70 grams of protein, though I generally stay on the lower end of those numbers. Honestly, I'm probably not getting in the amount of water that I should be drinking, I get between 50-64oz daily. It's been difficult to get in all of my protein/food before I go off to work. Working at night poses a few hindrances in getting in all of the food that I need to eat. I am bringing a snack to eat and a protein shake, too. I'm thinking that the fainting spell was caused by dehydration? Has anyone else experienced this?
By the way, I have had the same sensations, (it's very difficult to put into words what the whole thing feels like), recently while walking around a store with my daughter. I had to go and sit down and gather myself... I did go to my doctor's office, the day that I fainted, and had a blood work up done which came back within normal ranges. I do have an appointment with the bariatric doctors and nutritionist a week from Tuesday.