short term memory loss

I wish I could help but your asking this question on the wrong site. If you want serious help find a medical site or talk to another doctor. I hope your short term memory doesnt make you forget you posted this!

Since you've officially entered the brain-dead zone here, I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for any informative responses to your question. I'd definitely post this one at a medical site or take this up with a doctor who specializes in post-surgical trauma. If you had a significant loss of oxygen supply to your brain during surgery, your concerns may be valid. But again, this is hardly the place to get your answers.

Dot, son, are you kinda simple minded? Maybe you'd like to come work with me out at the farm. It's mighty lonely out there since mama died. I could use an extra hand. I'll make sure to have an extra plate of lady fingers made for you.

you were certainly no help I am not sure why you bothered to comment, just for kicks? not funny at all, hope a situation like this never crosses your path!!

if i was in the dead zone i would not have been able to tell my situation, would i? but i will heed your advice and speak to a qualified medical person, and for that advice i thank-you

Are you a goldfish?

no i am not, i certainly do not live in a glass bowl!! so what is your cryptic point?

healing, you need to understand how things work around here; LOL. Deft's comments were meant for dot. Deft's character is that of a long-deceased serial killer; hence he is acting in character. There's a lot of that going on in here. Not a lot of "real" people in here at all! If you're looking for serious advice, once again -- this is generally not the place to get it. I've seen posts from people talking about considering suicide, for example. I would then follow these posts later by reading the first two or three responses -- they would invariably say something along the lines of "please go for it now and decrease the surplus population."

Anyhow, you get the point. This is a place for shits and giggles for the most part, as the Brits might say. Come here for fun and abandon, and you might enjoy it. Come here for serious debate, and you're on your own :-)

As your memory is so poor you've properly forgotten that goldfish have particularly poor memories.

There are several things that could be contributing to your condition. Without knowing what kind of surgery you had it is difficult to make an educated guess as to what is going on.

Your blood pressure, 80/40, while low is not SO low as to likely to, on it's own, cause short-term memory loss.

Go to your primary care physician and inform them of your concerns. If they do not take you seriously, go to someone else. Ultimately, you will need to see a neurologist to get your memory tested in a controlled environment. Based on these tests, they will be able to proceed.

Good luck!