So tired...why??

brwneyz
on 3/23/11 10:30 am
So starting the week after surgery I have had a TON of energy!  Going nonstop, going to bed late, waking up refreshed, etc.  Then a couple days ago I started yawning all day (including when giving lectures in my classes), can hardly get out of bed in the morning, want to go to bed asap when I get home. 
Has this happened to anyone, is this related to the surgery?
Wife to Lawrence since July 4, 2003.
Nathan June 16, 2005   Haylee October 7, 2009  
Getting help so I can live long with him and raise them to be the best they can be!                

 
walterswife
on 3/23/11 10:51 am

I lacked energy for a few months after surgery.  How are you sleeping?  Are you waking up more than usual during the night?  How about your supplements?

HW 240/ SW 229/ GW 146/CW 125; OH Support Group Leader   

Starting size:  18W-20;  Present size: 0 or 2; 5'5-1/2" tall. 
Current BMI 20.4 as of 2/13/2013 (normal for the first time in my life).
Goal weight reached on 8/12/2010; As of 1/13/2013, 21 pounds below goal

brwneyz
on 3/23/11 10:55 am
Sleeping great at night...not waking up like before surgery, getting 8 hours a night.
As for suppliments...I am getting enough protein, taking my iron, B12, calcium, and multi everyday.

It's like I suddenly feel like I am pregnant...it hit me that hard and that fast, but I'm not.  I know I'm not.
Wife to Lawrence since July 4, 2003.
Nathan June 16, 2005   Haylee October 7, 2009  
Getting help so I can live long with him and raise them to be the best they can be!                

 
AMRubel
on 3/23/11 11:33 am
walterswife
on 3/23/11 11:34 am
Glad you are not pregnant.  I do remember that tired feeling during pregnancy.  Although it has been 32 years I still remember it.

What about iron?  How much are you taking?

HW 240/ SW 229/ GW 146/CW 125; OH Support Group Leader   

Starting size:  18W-20;  Present size: 0 or 2; 5'5-1/2" tall. 
Current BMI 20.4 as of 2/13/2013 (normal for the first time in my life).
Goal weight reached on 8/12/2010; As of 1/13/2013, 21 pounds below goal

brwneyz
on 3/23/11 11:58 am
My iron supplement is 240 mg and I take it once a day.  I also mostly eat red meat for dinner...my pouch loves red meat :)
Wife to Lawrence since July 4, 2003.
Nathan June 16, 2005   Haylee October 7, 2009  
Getting help so I can live long with him and raise them to be the best they can be!                

 
Just Ducky - The
Meditative Hag

on 3/23/11 12:24 pm - Belleville, IL
I love red meat too! :)
How much water and how many grams of protein are you getting?
What is your average carbohydrate grams per meal? (is it under 12 or less?)

If all that is good, are you exercising some? How is your vitamin D3 and B12? (are you doing the injections?) What is your lab results for Vitamin b12 and D3?

Good luck.
Warmly,
Jackie
   
    
texashello
on 3/23/11 1:59 pm - Fort Worth, TX
Have you checked your blood sugar? Hypoglycemia can be a side effect of WLS. When my blood sugar is low I get very very sleepy.  I also have problems with daylight savings time, the one hour of sleep lost hurts me for months!
        

Highest weight 227, 200 day of surgery,  120 goal, at 109 now and still dropping
Stretch goal reached 7 months post op!   www.FollowMeWell.com
RNY 10.19.2010        
5'2" tall
Lady Lithia
on 3/23/11 2:17 pm
Another thought is that you've been through a very stressfull process, and just preparing yourself mentally for everything that is going on will take a huge toll... once you get a real handle on teh whole thing, the body says "Crisis over" and then it goes WHUMP and you get all tired, a delayed reaction to all the stress you are under.

I've been fighting for two and a half years to get my ****yx removed, and right after we scheduled the surgery I suddenly was yawning all the time, feelnig tired as anything, just EXACTLY as you describe. But in teh end, I realized it was down to delayed stress reaction, the body responding to the letup in stress.... you don't need all those stress hormones that were keeping you going and you've relaxed and settled in with your WLS, and now your body says, "no more stress? GREAT, let's take a break so we can recuperate from all that stress"

That's my theory, and I'm sticking to it.

~Lady Lithia~ 200 lbs lost! 
March 9, 2011 - Coccygectomy!
I chased my dreams, and my dreams, they caught me!
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AKSteveB
on 3/23/11 3:22 pm - Anchorage, AK
I'm a month out ...and what I've noticed is sudden extreme changes in energy.  Today I could barely drag myself out of work ..it seemed like the effort to do it was too much.  30 minutes later ...I was ready for the treadmill.  I just think our bodies get weird for quite awhile.
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