Hi,,I am 2 weeks post operation and have never felt so ill, was discharged from private hospital (but done under NHS) 6hrs after operation with no pain relied etc, was admitted to local NHS 3 days later on morphine and drips for 24 hrs, discharged 2 days later but very since I had GB removed I'm constantly tired, dizzy and lightheaded where feel going to pass out heart palpitation when lightheaded and to be blunt look awful. Can anyone help
Did you end up getting to the root of the cause? I had my gallbladder removed 10 days ago and have been experiencing slight vertigo the past few days and it seems to be getting worse quite quickly today. Wondering if it will pass or I should visit the hospital or call an after hours doctor (it's Saturday where I live).
I see you all are suffering the same thing I have been suffering from. Myself, sometimes even when I have the dizziness my blood pressure is normal, sometimes it is really low, but since the surgery I've had such debilitating dizziness. I saw doctor after doctor and no one could tell me why I was feeling of passing out etc. All of my symptoms were as followed, feeling out of breath easily, heart racing when up or walking, dizzy, headaches, feeling out of it, and its worse when eating so I hope I can share what I learned. First, after gallbladder surgery your digestive system has to work even harder to digest food so it requires a large amount of blood to the stomach to digest food which can cause low blood pressure after eating so best to either lay down and wait it out or try like I did a digestive enzyme before each meal. Second, my doctor FINALLY ran a nutrient, macro nutrient and iron panel on me. Just because your iron, tbic, and ferritin are normal doesn't mean you don't have low iron. I've never had low iron but I had these symptoms all only after the surgery. My iron saturation has constantly been low which means not enough oxygen in the blood cells and low iron. You really need to be careful with iron supplementation though as you don't want to overload so have the test done first. You're also more than likely going to struggle with low a, b, c, and d vitamins after the surgery. So I take a vitamin from Walgreens that is their brand and has only basic needs we lose out on after gallbladder and it says with iron. It has vitamin c which you'll need, a, b, d, folate, iron, and a couple more basic necessities. Double check your iron saturation though once you've been tested and started the regimen though because if you have digestive issues you may not absorb it orally and you can ask for IV iron supplementation. I hope that helps some of you. I know how difficult it is. I couldn't drive, I could barely leave my house the dizziness was so bad. I started it a week ago and finally felt normal.
I replied to the wrong area but please read my post a couple posts down. I did post some possibilities and answers that may help you like it helped me. I think yours definitely could be like mine especially since you just had the surgery, you had blood loss during the surgery meaning you could probably use iron too. I'm 5 months post op
Please read my post below yours. I hope it helps all of you. I'm 5 months post op and have been going through what all of you have and it took so many doctors and lots of hard work to find the simple cause that no one thinks about after gallbladder removal. Also a few tips to help you with your recovery: make sure you guys are drinking lots of water. I stick to all water and a couple Gatorades a day. Keeping your salt up a bit will help. Also, do not lose hope. I was 97 lbs the day I had surgery and I honestly didn't think I'd survive recovery because I was in such poor condition prior to surgery. I'm slowly and steadily gaining weight finally but that's on a 3500 calorie diet, taking the vitamins, drinking lots of water, and the enzymes. My life revolves around food and make sure you guys do a digestive enzyme with each meal for the first 6 months I would say. II had the dumping syndrome, the diarrhea and dumping of nutrients and literally cut it out within the first week by taking a digestive enzyme with each meal which was recommended to me by other gallbladder post op patients and I'm so glad I did. I use the daily essential enzyme brand 500mg and I can pretty much eat what I want without consequence (although I recommend not over doing it). I knew I wasn't going to survive if I didn't get a handle on the bile dumping because after the surgery everything went right through me. The digestive enzyme literally saved me. I also did a protein vega vanilla shake once a day to keep my calories up, 1 scoop of the vega protein (easy to digest compared to whey), 2 tblespoons of peanut butter, 1 cup of ice, 1-2 cups of lactaid milk (tastes better than regular milk and stay away from lactose), 1 banana. My go to easy to digest high calorie shake I do every day.
A little more background info, I played soccer 4 times a week, hiked, and surfed before this happened this year. I'm 29 year old female and was 120 lbs. I was 97lbs by the time I had my surgery and on the verge of death. My heart was failing. It's also important to address WHY your gallbladder failed. I never had stones, I had inflammation from EBV, which is possible to happen to anyone so make sure you check if you are an acalculous case. That's really what will help you the most is making sure the cause of the gallbladder issue is addressed. There are causes more than stones such as autoimmunes Also, give yourself time. They said it can take up to a year to feel normal again and I believe it. I have spent MOST of my year this year in the hospital, even following surgery because it's been so hard to recover and being so sick I've also caught opportunistic infections during the recovery so be careful your immune system may not be as great for awhile, just know not to give up and that you can do it. It won't come easy and I'm so sorry for anyone who has had to go through this, but you will get through. I've cried many a day this year as I continue to battle my way through. I'm 5 months post op and I know I won't be able to be really active again for probably another 6 months and I know my life will not be normal for a long time. I just empathize with all of you and any time you feel you aren't going to get through this, unless you're running a fever, read this and know that if I can get through this (at 97lbs with strep, pink eye, and the flu at the same time same month I had my surgery) you can too! I also had the vomiting the first few months while eating (it does get easier) ans On the tough days allow yourself to rest. It's ok to baby yourself through this I feel and with time you will feel brand new. good luck to all of you. My thoughts are with you all.
I had open cholecystectomy little over a month ago, pain is pretty much gone but I am really weak still and feel shaky sometimes. Not sure if this is normal or not. Don't want to panic yet, maybe it is just what happens after surgery?
Hello everyone, I can relate to all of these stories had my GB operation a month ago and from last week I have been experiencing terrible dizzy spells, diarrhea and vomiting even on an empty stomach. I was thinking about consulting tomorrow when I thought of google which sent me to this site. I was so scared thinking that there is something seriously wrong with me , I guess it’s the side effects. I will ultimately have to see my GP this is a terrible feeling and very exhausting
I just had gallbladder then endoscope for stones next day. 3 days. Taking stool soft. Pain in bowels when passing before movement. Dizzy before this. Was taking dramamine 6 plus a day. Now maybe 2. Sore. Tired easy. Not near eating as much but more often. Drink a lot of water.
I am 3 weeks post-op gallbladder surgery.
I am getting dizzy standing up and laying down.
Diarrhea and bloating too.
I am getting dizzy standing up and laying down.
Diarrhea and bloating too.
Just a quick reply for everyone. Had my gb removed 4 months ago. The first two months were sort of ok but at month 3 I suddenly developed these devastating dizziness spells everyone here is writing about. It really drove me crazy (and even gave me panic attacks) and when I finally got to a decent gastroenterologist she explained to me that it's the way of pancreas reacting to my "finally eating everything". And since pancreas and liver are not innervated as most of our organs (you can Google it!), whenever we give them a hard time by eating junk, they signal thru the nervous system, which results in dizzy spells! True. For the first 2 months I followed the diet carefully because I'd get pains immediately if I ate something wrong. But then all of a sudden the pain was gone and I thought I was well! So I started eating junk food, a lot of pastry and chocolate. NO,YOU CANNOT DO THAT, NO MATTER THAT YOUR STOMACH SEEMS TO BE OKAY WITH IT! It is NOT okay! So, once I was back to my diet: only boiled meat/fish/poultry, also some decent carbs like rice, barley etc I felt much much better! Also you cannot eat vegetables like Eggplant and absolutely no nuts of any kind, including coconut ingredients.
Just stick to your original post-surgery diet. And you're gonna be ok!
I hope this post helps someone! Be good! :)