i am so tired!

hey everyone i am 3 weeks out and suddenly i have been so tired i don't know why. i am taking a prescribed vitamin everyday. any ideas?- amanda

HEY AMANDA, IM NOT SURE, I AM TAKING FLINTSTONES COMPLETE, AND IT SEEMS TO BE DOING THE TRICK...WHAT VITAMIN ARE U TAKING?

hey jennifer, i am at work and don't remember the name, but it looks like a prenatal vitamin- amanda

Me also, but it has gotten a little better. I am going to see if Dr Baker will let me take more B-12 than just the shot once a month. I think it is probably our bodies way of trying to compensate for the healing of surgery, sudden rapid weight loss that is not natural and lack of calories we are taking it. I have to come home in the afternoon and take a nap so I can make it until bedtime. All post-ops tell me it will get better but I am waiting on it. Denise

I understand where you are coming from completely, Amanda. I think with me its probably my iron since it was low pre-op....

hey lindsey, did you get the bloodwork done yourself or did your dr. want it done? god bless amanda

Amanda, that was my bloodwork pre-op...I havent had it checked yet, going to do that on Nov. 14th.....

Amanda, with me it was my iron. I'm now taking iron pills and am feeling much better. --Shelly

hey girl i am the same way here lately. i got gas finally thank god for gas x..... i feel so much better i coudlnt figure out why my belly hurt so bad.... didnt feel like gas it was making my chest hurt and i was beginning to worry beings i already had a heartattack but i am tired too and i am taking my vitamin everyday i have to go to the doc on monday so i wont see you but good luck stephanie

Amanda, I am so sorry that I didn't get back with back in September. You are post-op now and I feel bad that I didn't give you the support that you needed. Anyway- about being tired. Make sure you are eating at least 60 gms of protein and drinking 64 ounces of water. Those are both vital to feeling well post-op. I drank at least one protein drink per day, with at least 50 gms of protein, for the first 5 months post-op. That is besides what I managed to eat. I also take the Flintstones Complete, but I take 3-4 of them a day instead of two. I take sublingual B-12 everyday. I have done really well. I am 14 months post-op now. If you have any more questions, I promise I will stop by the Arkansas message board to see if you need anything!!