Have you noticed????

Ladybugmom
on 9/7/06 12:09 pm - Lockport, NY

I cleaned and rearranged my room today...(First time I rearranged it since surgery) I have cleaned it since...

Anyways I noticed I do not have the same strength I had prior to surgery....I used to be able to move my dresser without any difficulty and today I really struggled.

Weird huh? Anyone else notice this? ~~hugs and well wishes~~ Chris

Kristi H.
on 9/7/06 2:44 pm - wildomar, CA

RNY on 01/04/06

My friend was/is like that. I have more strength, I think. I am doing things I couldn't before, I think I am stronger. I know I can climb into the back of a big rig trailer now, couldn't before. Are you doing weights? My friend didn't, that is why I made sure I did.

*~*Jaci *.
on 9/7/06 3:26 pm - Central Valley, CA

RNY on 01/06/06

I have! I think its due to lack of mass... I know I used to use my bulk to move stuff around.. now I don't have it and I'm a weakling lol!

Karla Lewis
on 9/7/06 8:34 pm - Livingston, TX

RNY on 01/23/06

I think my strength is the same or better, but I have been lifting weights for a little while now. Karla

Karyn R.
on 9/7/06 10:38 pm - wynantskill, NY

RNY on 01/23/06

YES!! I have noticed this also... I have difficulty picking up my daughter(of course she's 5 and I dont pick her up often, but just lifting her to get on her horse is very hard for me) I am sure it has something to do with my protien levels since I have struggled with this from the beginning(I dont use supplements at all) but I am definitely not as strong as i used to be.

Karyn

lrecheverry
on 9/7/06 11:57 pm - Humble, TX

RNY on 01/23/06

I have noticed that, also. I don't think it's a deficiency of any kind, but tend to agree with Jaci's reasoning that it's a lack of pure bulk anymore. I used to "put my weight" literally behind moving things and picking up, etc. LOL -- Now I'm missing that weight and so I don't have as much "oomph" to get things to moving.

*~*Jaci *.
on 9/8/06 12:21 am - Central Valley, CA

RNY on 01/06/06

LOL I can like barely carry the 50 pound rabbit food bag from the barn to the rabbitry now! Before I could *almost* do two lol... I'd lean everything on my rolls and walk fast lol! ha ha..... oh the memories...

Ronna
on 9/8/06 4:57 am - Hoffman Estates, IL

RNY on 01/03/06

For me it's just the opposite. Before surgery I could not do much of anything. Now I feel so much stronger it's amazing. I feel better than now than I did 10 years ago.