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I had laproscopic cholecystectomy on 11-9-17 i am having shortness of breath since surgery upon walking around even slowly. is this normal?

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No: Please seek urgent medical attention as the 2 potentially serious conditions that may need to be ruled out here are postoperative chest infection and pulmonary embolus (clot). (There are other a few other possibilities too). Please see your doctor urgently for examination. You may need urgent tests done such as electrocardiogram, blood tests, chest X-ray and possibly a CT scan to sort it.

Answered 11/13/2017

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A member asked:

I had laproscopic cholecystectomy on 11-9-17 i am having shortness of breath since surgery upon walking around even slowly. is this normal?

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