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Are these normal symptoms after having a BBL?

kaneb4May 26, 2017
I had a bbl about 10 day ago ive been experiencing servere pounding headache where it feel like i can feel my heart beat in my ears And body along with arm and legs feeling extremely weak the feeling intensifies when i try to move around is this normal? Symptoms subside slightly when i lay down but hearing my heart. In my ears seems to be there constantly with pressure like feeling in head.

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