Question:
Has anyone else noticed a difference in their sense of balance?
I feel sometimes that my balance is off a little. Not really bad, but, sometimes I seem to stumble a little more than I use to, and even walk into door frames slightly. ( it's not an everyday or all day kind of thing) Could it be that my center of gravity is different, and my body is taking time to get use to it? Pre op I was 282, had RNY Lap on 5/15/03, down 83lbs- 199lbs. ( first time under 200 in about 20 yrs. ) thank you :-) — KellyJeanB (posted on October 18, 2003)
October 17, 2003
I noticed this at about 100lbs loss. You body is losing so fast it has a
hard time adjusting to the weight change just like you do....BUT....I did
have low blood sugar problems too so check with your doc just to make sure.
— Oldsoul
October 18, 2003
I have experienced this too. My legs feel like they are not co-ordinated
sometimes. When I go for a walk, I like to walk with someone just in case
I tip over or something LOL. I know it is not LBS or the middle ear thing.
It is simply from not hauling around so much weight. This started for me
when I was down 30 lbs. It still happens now at -54 lbs. I assume it will
continue until long past goal. So far I haven't actually fallen. One foot
in front of the other.....
— mary ann T.
October 18, 2003
I thought it was just me. I have had a problem with positional vertigo for
quite a while. But it's only been in the past few months that I have
noticed that sometimes I seem to slightly veer to one side or the other
when I am walking. I assume it will go away after a while. I'm scheduled
for lab work next week anyway. I guess I'll mention it to my dr when I go
for the results since other people have the same problem, it might be
related to the surgery.
— lharbison
October 18, 2003
It is possible that this is not related to wls at all. The symptoms you
mention also could be a rotated pelvis. I just went through that and never
connected the different things happening like walking into walls especially
going down a hallway, or stumbling when there was nothing in my way. Not to
get too graphic but another symptom had to do with occasional bladder
leakage. All of it caused by the rotated pelvis. It might be worth looking
into with your dr.
— debbiecsturd
October 18, 2003
I noticed this too. I am a little over 6 months out and down 83 lbs. Last
week I noticed some vertigo while flying in an airplane. It was weird -
something I had never experienced before. I don't ever really feel like my
legs are stumbling - mine is more vertigo where my head kind of spins. I'm
going in for blood work next week so will mention to my PCP.
— Barbara C.
October 18, 2003
Yoga hs done wonders tohelp me with this issue.
— Sarah S.
October 19, 2003
I am glad to see someone else has this problem also. I feel I cannot walk a
straight line.. Also sometimes feel dizzy in getting in and out of bed.. I
have lost 13o..so think it is because my body is used to more weight. I
have
done bloodwork and it is fine. Thanks..now I know it has to do with weight
losss!
— Rhonda S.
October 20, 2003
I have, but then thought it was just me... Sometimes I feel like a bull in
a china cabinet!
— Lynette H.
October 20, 2003
YES! After I lost the first 50 pounds, I suddenly found myself stumbling
all over the place. I definitely think it was mostly because my center of
gravity and ways of shifting my weight changed! At one point, I also
realized that my feet were slightly smaller and my shoes were too loose.
As a result, I was slipping around in my shoes. One week I actually fell
down twice! [Had minor injuries, bumps, bruises, both times]. My husband
and I joked about it a lot.... he kept asking how I was getting drunk when
I couldn't eat sugar! Anyway, it eventually passed as I got used to my new
body.
— Kathy J.
October 20, 2003
I received advice when I was still preop that for the first 6 months to a
year when you lose the majority of your weight, to stay off of bikes (not
the stationary ones), not to walk on things that required much balance
(high heels, curbs, etc.) and to avoid things that required balance -
ladders and such. Guess the shift in our weight can really mess with our
balance. When I was about 5 months out I stumbled in the kitchen and
landed my hand on a hot burner and ended up in the ER. I'm still careful
today since I'm still not used to my body lol
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