When did you get your energy back?

This is for the POST OPs: When did you get your energy back? I'm looking for real life experience here, not book-theory.

I am three week post op now, and I had a few days around week 1 post op where I felt great - and over did it I'm sure. I've felt zapped of energy ever since. I've been resting; I may have no choice. I do stuff for 10 minutes and I'm exhausted!

When did you get your energy back? I am tired of being tired!!

Thanks :)

are you taking b12? have you had your bloodwork done yet? hows your iron? are you taking your multis? b12 helped me a TON!

I do take all my prescribed vitamins - religiously every day. I will have my one month post-op next week, so I think they will give me blood reqs then. I will def look into my levels. Good thought.

Your body has been through a lot. It takes time to recover.

For me, I think it was around the 2 month mark that I really felt my energy return. It was around month 4-5 when I felt like I had more energy than ever before. Month 6-7 I hit a wall, I was tired all the time again. From what I have read, seems to be fairly common at 6 months, people stall and feel tired. I'm starting to come out of it now, feeling better again.

Make sure you rest when you're tired, don't over do things. Your body is telling you to take it easy. It will get better.

Thanks. Yeah, I am not good at recovery... I'm a go go go person. Ugh.

Glad you're feeling better now! Glad there's hope for me! LOL

I'm glad to hear you say that as I'm in month 7 and am feeling so tired again. I was just sick for 3 weeks though, which might add to that.

I don't know if this qualifies ... but when I had Ecoli .. I was so tired I went to bed at 8pm .. I haven't done that since 6th grade ... and I took naps ..like everyday.. I ate like 600 calories and low iron and B12. So I think it's the iron and B12... check those out if you still do not have it back in awhile.

I don't know if it's the same either - that's why I was looking for post op experience. I've been sick before and needed rest. This is just different...

Careful what you wish for.

Your energy will return soon enough. I had restless leg syndrome before...now I just find myself needing to move all the time to burn energy. My restless leg syndrome is worse now...always drumming up some good beats on the hardwood floors now. Drives my Wife nuts, LOL

There are times I'll just get up and go hop on my bike just to burn some energy or when at work I wander the hallways when I can't sit still anymore.

I'm 7 months post Op now.

Restless leg doesn't sound fun! But energy sure sounds amazing!!! If I give you my address, will you mail me some?! :)

In all seriousness - do you remember when you got energy? I just feel zapped, this week especially.