Hi margareth I have liver cancer for a year now though haven't had an operation yet since it hasn't got bad yet *touch wood* but my old neighbour had the same as you and she was pretty rubbish as well she said also she had colon cancer a while before her oncologist told her it was just a bigger operation that took more stress in the body so maybe that's your anwser ? But hope to hear from you-Diane X

Hi Diane, mine was mets from the colon but was not prepared for this. I can cope with the op site it's the faintness and dizziness that's causing my problem. I was taken off blood pressure tablets while in hospital and it seems strange all this has started since been back on them.   I'm holding onto they did this to cure but it's hard to be positive when you feel so low.  I hope all goes well with you and thank you for the response

Hi Margaret.   I too had a liver resection in 2013 and also have BP difficulties.  It has only been about 3wks since your operation (I was in hospital for 2wks), so I think you have got to expect to feel tired and you must rest and let your body heal.  Its a pretty big operation to go through!

However, I do remember that my BP became very low following the operation and I do wonder if that is what has happened to you.  It is really useful to buy a monitor - they are pretty cheap on Amazon - and then you check it daily. Low blood pressure will make you feel very dizzy/faint and a little ga-ga.

You should really be having follow up checks by your GP/District Nurse or the surgeon who carried out your operation.  Please contact your GP surgery tomorrow and ask them to check your BP as you may need to stop your tablets or reduce your dose for a while - you certainly need it to be checked regularly at the very least!

I hope this has helped a little - rest and dont overdo it Margaret.  Also please get your GPs help with the BP or faintness etc.  All the best and let us know how you are getting on x

Hello Max, thank you for the reply and I'm sure this is to do with my blood pressure tablets all the factors point that way. It's the most horrible feeling ever, I'm feed up and frustrated in crying but that's because I feel so rough and people keep coming in and saying wow you look so well after what you have had done. You can't really say actually I'm at Rick bottom today but I'm a positive person got through the colon last year 7 months of chemo and hopefully this is a little blip that will be resolved. I had district nurse for the first week as my drain was working hard but it's all cleared up nicely now . My op site healing well and I can call my hospital in London if there is a problem but I do feel it's blood pressure related as u wasn't allowed them the 10 days I was in hospital and only started them once home and this is when it all started.  It certainly kicks your bottom this op but I'm trying to do a little ironing dusting etc but have to at the moment keep sitting till it passes.  I put on over a stone in fluid after the op and it's all gone now which has helped with the recovery just need some apetite and to sleep at night. What a moaner I am also very grateful for the team that picked it up so early after my chemo finished.   So how are you doing .

Go in the morning but that makes my bp go up.

Regards margaret

Bless you Margaret - you are far from a moaner lol!  You have just had major surgery and are expecting an awful lot of yourself.  It will be another few weeks before you can be thinking about lots of housework and for goodness sake dont get the hoover out for several months yet!  Ask your visiting friends to help you out a little!I

I think you are probably right that the faintness is to do with your blood pressure and hopefully your doctor can sort this out for you.  If the reading goes up because you are at the surgery (mine does too) ask them if they can lend you a monitor for a few days so that you get a true reading.  They are around £25 to buy for a decent one, so may be worth investing in one.  Boots probably have them and their sale is on I would guess.

I have breast cancer so my disease is progressing which I expected, but the liver surgeries I have had have prolonged my prognosis significantly. I have now been on chemo since June 2012 so am used to feeling a bit underpar.

It is great that your mets was picked up so quickly - colon cancer acts very differently to BC so there will be a good chance that you are curable thank goodness.  I also found that my appetite was low after surgery and I felt full very quickly.  I think that having your gall-bladder removed probably has a lot to do with that (mine was removed too) - you can find quite a lot about the effects of having your gall-bladder out on google.

I hope you manage to get a GP/Nurse appt tomorrow and that you start to feel a lot better soon. x

Hi margareth

I do not have cancer (it was my husband who had the illness) but have had BP issues in the past (including what my GP called white coat rise in BP when visiting the surgery).  As you are recovering from major surgery I would ring your surgery and ask for a visit (maybe if the GP will  not come out the district nurses will call back).  As lovely Max has said you can 'home monitor' and my GP had me do this for nearly six weeks (I got a monitor from local pharmacy at around £20.  Hope you can get the symptoms sorted out soon but in the meantime be kind to yourself and the housework really can wait until you get a little  help and support. All the very best and hope you feel improved soon. Jules54

Thank you Jules, yes liver resection and gallbladder removal due to mets from last years colon surgery.   I'm certain it is to do with my blood pressure tablets as didn't have it until I went back on them.  It's seems to be a long road this time but hopefully it's a little blip but I think I will invest in one for future. I hope your husband is doing well and thank you for the advice. 

Regards

Hi again

As you can pinpoint when the dizziness started think you  have hit the nail on the head in that it could be linked to re-starting BP medication as well as being in recovery from surgery. Whilst I do not know if it would help my daughter's heart consultant suggested 'ginger' to help with preventing/treating dizziness (she has low BP readings which causes faints) but I am sure your own GP will be able to assist with  your blip.

Sadly lost hubby January last year after his journey with the cancer linked to asbestos but found the forum of great support and made some good virtual buddies here.  Take care  Jules  

I have quite a lot of blood pressure problems my self but I think that's just to do with my age and arthritis don't know if any of yous suffer from it but my joints are wearing out now I feel. At 73 its understandable I guess. I started going to the gym again and it's definitely getting hard for me as the next morning I couldn't move anything lol. Sorry I'm making out cancer isn't the main problem here.

Hello, not at all before this op I swam twice a week right up to the day before. My blood pressure has always been controlled until now. Perhaps I'm expecting too much too soon. There were a few days recently I thought it was beating me but it's not going to it's a blip and I will get over it.  Thank you for replying it has helped.