When did you feel normal?

You need to build up to that 40 grams of protein. No way can you hit that amount right out of the gate (in my opinion).

Hello! Congratulations on becoming a post-op. I hope you are feeling better soon.

There are a lot of different aspects to feeling normal. I'll try to give you a flavour of how my recovery went. I had VSG and no complications. Since you had RNY with complications, your recovery will probably be slower than mine was at first, but I expect you'll catch up soon.

A week after surgery, I was feeling great. I could do a lot of things, but I would get tired very easily. I would go from feeling like I could run a marathon to I need-to-sit-down-NOW in the space of a few seconds! I was able to do most things I normally do, including gaming, but only for brief periods of time.

I took a full month off work at my surgeon's recommendation. I felt guilty about it, but he was right. My first week back at work, I slept about 14 hours a night! The following week was much better.

One thing that helped when I went back was that I had a colleague who was a close friend and knew about my surgery. So I could ask him to get me some water, or just keep an eye on me if I felt woozy.

After a about a month, I was feeling the benefits of early weight loss. So in some ways I felt better than before surgery. For example, my back didn't tighten up when I walked for a bit. But I still got tired easily. My biggest problem was that I felt so good that I would forget that I was recovering from surgery, and I would overdo things.

It took about 3 months to learn what I could eat and how much. It's very individual. Some foods bother some people for a long time after surgery, and others have no problem with those foods. Also, the amount you can eat is affected by how much protein is in it, how dry or moist the food is, what spices are in it, and so forth. I couldn't eat broccoli or cauliflower for six months, and then I had to make extra sure I chewed it completely. I couldn't eat falafel for almost a year because it was too dry for me.

After about 3 months, I thought I was back to normal. And I was fairly close to it. But in hindsight it was about seven months before I was truly 100%. Similar to any surgery or illness in my experience.

Thank you so much for your help! Thankfully I believe I'll be working remote for a while still, but I have plenty of work friends who know why I'm out. So I feel they may help if I do have to return....

It's so frustrating to feel energy one moment and be so exhausted the next so it's nice to know I'm not alone (while I am curious how much is due to my complication).

I hate being sick so much I am nervous about finding out what doesn't agree with me. I feel like with RYN all I hear about is people being sick while learning what they can eat.

I think I just need to remind myself to do what I can each day without pushing myself or feeling bad.

Healing with its bouts of fatigue, difficulty sleeping, and fluctuating energy levels takes eight weeks. Get in as much protein and water as you can. Take your vitamins and rest when you are tired.

The overall shock to your body takes longer. For many of us, it is about a year before we realize one day that we feel completely normal again. That is not just with weight loss surgery, but with any major surgery.

The first year after weight loss surgery is truly life changing. New eating habits, unbelievable bursts in energy levels, greatly reduced body weight, and learning to live as a new person. I look back on it like being a new born baby and growing up to be a different person than the one that existed before surgery.

I went back to my office job about 10 days after surgery, but only because back then I was a single mother and only had so much sick and vacation time accrued. I definitely recommend taking longer if at all possible, I was exhausted and it took me weeks to get back into the groove.

Unless you think it something that could be medical, in which you should get to your doctor right away I wouldn't worry too much.

Truth is, what you have just done is completely not "normal"... everyone is different but universally I think everyone's body is smart enough to realize something major has changed.. your body will fight some of it in most cases... In my case it eventually realize that it was going to lose the fight and might as well play along.

I have my revision surgery three weeks ago and I don't feel anywhere near normal yet. Actually, every time I have a day where I actually do feel normal it seems to be followed by two days of just other party chaos.

Unless you think it's a medical emergency, I was just being patient, being tough, and letting your body know that this is the new normal and it should get used to it.