Howdy group!
I had laparoscopic gallbladder removal 11/29/16. It was under general anesthesia with an anti-nausea patch behind my ear. I had an asthma attack in the post-op room, so was given a broncho-dialator via the oxygen tube. Then, in the recovery room, I was given Vicadon for a pain-killer. Also, in recovery, I was cold, so they put me under a hot-air blanket cranked way up.
I get my worst symptoms when my body gets hot. So, it wasn't long in recovery before I started getting vertigo and double vision. Though I still felt cold, I asked to have the blanket removed. Vertigo lessened so we checked out. But, double vision remained for the next couple hours. It went away, but blurred vision remained and is still there. I'm home now and had read that the anti-nausea patch can cause blurred vision, so removed that. Still blurry vision, now on 12/4/16. Plus, I'm getting achey numbness in my left arm and leg. Also, quite short of breath and fatigue with only a brief amount of activity.
In the past 10 months, we'd changed our lifestyle to eat lots of fresh fruits & veggies, whole grains, good oils, no dairy, no meats. We also worked up to my being able to hike 8-10 miles a day. I was doing so well with few symptoms; now this!
Has anyone else experienced this sort of response to surgery? For future reference, I'm trying to figure out whether this would be a reaction to anesthesia or one of the other meds or simply a shock to the body or all of the above.
I don't have a regular neurologist and have an "I'll do the research; you order the test" relationship with the one doc available in our region, so it is up to me to figure this out. Any advice or ideas or thoughts from your experiences are quite welcome, if you have the time.
Happy holidays to y'all!
Jennie
I had laparoscopic gallbladder removal 11/29/16. It was under general anesthesia with an anti-nausea patch behind my ear. I had an asthma attack in the post-op room, so was given a broncho-dialator via the oxygen tube. Then, in the recovery room, I was given Vicadon for a pain-killer. Also, in recovery, I was cold, so they put me under a hot-air blanket cranked way up.
I get my worst symptoms when my body gets hot. So, it wasn't long in recovery before I started getting vertigo and double vision. Though I still felt cold, I asked to have the blanket removed. Vertigo lessened so we checked out. But, double vision remained for the next couple hours. It went away, but blurred vision remained and is still there. I'm home now and had read that the anti-nausea patch can cause blurred vision, so removed that. Still blurry vision, now on 12/4/16. Plus, I'm getting achey numbness in my left arm and leg. Also, quite short of breath and fatigue with only a brief amount of activity.
In the past 10 months, we'd changed our lifestyle to eat lots of fresh fruits & veggies, whole grains, good oils, no dairy, no meats. We also worked up to my being able to hike 8-10 miles a day. I was doing so well with few symptoms; now this!
Has anyone else experienced this sort of response to surgery? For future reference, I'm trying to figure out whether this would be a reaction to anesthesia or one of the other meds or simply a shock to the body or all of the above.
I don't have a regular neurologist and have an "I'll do the research; you order the test" relationship with the one doc available in our region, so it is up to me to figure this out. Any advice or ideas or thoughts from your experiences are quite welcome, if you have the time.
Happy holidays to y'all!
Jennie
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