Daily Post--2/16/08

Hello from Myrtle Beach! The marathon is over. Our teams did great and everyone is happy with their medals and how we did as teams. I'll post pics later when I am home again... Today's topic: What is one good way to battle post-op fatigue? Most of us have been there. Let's try and share what helped if you can think of anything! Lea

I just tried to take it easy and didn't push myself. I was through that stage before I knew it!

I honestly just give into it. When i feel tired i rest. Eventually i feel better and i have the energy i need to go out and do the things that need to get done. Alot of times i notice that i get really tired if i dont have enough protien and water in my diet, even if i do have enough calories. It also helps to take all my vitamins.

I wish I knew! Hopefully I can get some ideas from here Cheers!

Basically I set goals for myself each day. I made sure I met those goals each day. They can be simple things like doing at least 2 loads of laundry, getting the car washed, going to the bank, etc. Each day I set these and then at the end of the day I saw what I accomplished and created a new one for the next day and tried to add more as I was further out.

Well..what I was doing didn't work cause I am now officially sick and exhausted...so maybe pushing to get up at 5am each morning to excersize is not the best course of action. I am starting to think that you CAN excersize tooo much..I know my surgeon would disagree since he is the one who stated emphatically that I will have to excersize every day for the rest of my life...honestly, I can't see me keeping up that pace...and now that I am sick I can't even force myself on the bike or for a walk...so I am looking forward to the other answers posted on this one!

I notice that when I am able to exercise regularly, I have more energy in general. There are still days when I am tired and just want to get home and into pj's to veg out and watch primetime TV. Now that my orthopedic surgeon has put my exercise on hold I am not sleeping well, not feeling good at all, tired all the time, and the bags and circles are back under my eyes. Right now I am taking in as much water as I can, I am getting my protein everyday, but that is not doing anything to improve the situation. I think for me its just being able to maintain my daily schedule.

B12 shots and Monavie

I made sure I walked every hour, drank my fluids and got my protein. Beyond that, I let myself rest. Post-op is a time to rest, care for yourself and heal.

Sorry...either I have a very bad memory or else my tiredness never appeared. I felt great the day after I came home. I think people should make sure to take however many days it takes to recover and not feel guilty about it. We are important and need to heal and feel well. Jolene