Potassium issue

bowlwidow
on 4/28/12 6:42 pm - IN
 Has anyone ever had a potassium issue?  What are the symtems?  Need answers ASAP 

Thanks,

Christy
        

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Cicerogirl, The PhD
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on 4/28/12 7:50 pm - OH
When I was in the hospital for something else, they discovered that my potassium was low.  The only symptoms that I was having was an increased number of "charley horses"  in the calf of the leg that I had the blood clots in (which gets them periodically anyway).  Symptoms of significant  protein deficiency can include muscle cramping and weakness, and/or heart palpitations or an alteration in the heart wave patterns.

Lora

14 years out; 190 pounds lost, 165 pound loss maintained

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poet_kelly
on 4/28/12 9:32 pm - OH
I had low potassium shortly after my WLS.  I did not have any symptoms, though.  It was diagnosed with blood work.

Those potassium pills were HUGE.  I mean, they made calcium citrate tablets look small.

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rsassyjackie
on 4/28/12 10:06 pm - MA
 I had really bad heart palpatations and I was extremely tired! My potassium was very low and was put on a liquid for 4 days. Now I am back to normal.
    
oxfordcat
on 4/29/12 4:48 am - NJ
after my filter removal, my potassium was low.  I was anemic too so i don't know what the symptoms were.  I was just a mess.  I was on dissolvable potassium things.  GROSS.  2x a day.  tasted like salty tang.  


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