Question:
Should you still be tired and week?
I am 2 1/2 weeks Post op and the last 2 days i felt like i just had surgary no engery and week? is this normal? — campoma (posted on May 14, 2008)
May 14, 2008
I'm 12 days out and have been exhausted and extremely lethargic. A lot of
people have told me that this is normal and that it's just my body
adjusting to the changes, but I'm not sure. You're further out than me and
yours is just starting? The thing that really sucks is that I can't nap
during the day. I try, but I can never sleep more than 30-45 minutes. So I
will be curious, too, what people have to say about this ...
— lauren_marie
May 14, 2008
This is SOOOO normal! I felt wonderful after my surgery! The more time
that passed the more worn out I felt. Besides the body adjusting to a
MAJOR surgery you have to remember that it is now surviving on 600 to 800
calories and that is probably around a 1/4 or less than it was used to.
Don't push yourself. It really took me months to get all of my energy
back.......and I do mean months. My iron was a little low but nothing
drastic. This is just a major surgery with major adjustments. Relax as
much as possible. Best wishes and enjoy the success!
— neisha =.
May 14, 2008
I think it's very normal to be tired. I flucuate between feeling great,
lots of energy and then getting so tired so fast. Remember that 1. you've
just had surgery and your body is healing, 2. your diet is completely
different. Both of these things effect the way you're feeling.
The good news is that it gets better as you adjust.
— cjjordan
May 14, 2008
I was so full of energy after mys surgery. I was cleaning my hosue the 2nd
day I was home.
— Joanc
May 14, 2008
wow bummer - i am 12 days post op and feeling great. i was hoping this
feeling would last
— bikermama
May 14, 2008
I had the same feelings, and I would go to the car and nap at lunch and do
the same thing again before I drove home. Turns out I was low on B-12.
Got a shot, but that just pumps you up for a week and then you are back to
the same place, so I got the shot again and used a b-12 spray from
www.bbvitamins.com. I spray it under my toungh three times in the morning
and at noon and in the evening. If you use it twice a day it last for about
a month. I go through one pray unit in three weeks. It is easy to cary,
very small and taste good too, as Lucy would say. Best of sucess to all of
you.
— William (Bill) wmil
May 14, 2008
I believe it has everything to do with the anistetic they give you to knock
you out, it takes a while for it to work its way out of your body and this
feeling to go away. perhaps a month. Be sure to drink all you liquids and
get in all your protiens. rest alot and get up and walk around even more.
This will all soon be behind you. I am pre-op and this is what I have
learned from reading all the posts. Hope it helps. Any troubles call you
Dr. office.
— Nancy C.
May 14, 2008
This is very normal. After I had my surgery I remember often feeling very
tired and very little energy. My Dr. told me I have gone from eating a
thousand calorie diet to eating almost nothing in the beginnning. I
increased my protein as much as possible and after a few wks. I felt
better. Good luck!
— tracyv07
May 15, 2008
I agree with all of the above. Good days and bad days. I had lap-band on
4/14/08, waiting for my first fill. (Hopefully 5/22) and some days I feel
good, some days I feel ill. PMS time (sorry men out there) this last time
was the pits. My post-bariatric vitamins have a LOT of B-12 so I'm good
there. I do feel kind of better as far as being more conscious of my
nutrition. The itching and pain in the stitches, especially in the port
area was pretty unconfortable but now is almost gone. Just hang in there
and it will get better. Even a little bit of activity is better than none.
— [Deactivated Member]
May 15, 2008
U NEED TO DRINK WATER AND GET MORE PROTEIN!!!!!!!!! u will feel back to
ursefl!!
— TanyaMay
May 16, 2008
I have had 7 surgeries in the last 4 years. I have lots of artritis in my
joints and had back surgery, knee and hip replacement, and foot surgery
among others. But I have to tell you that RNY took more out of me than all
the others combined. I teach aerobics and swim so its not like I went into
this surgery. I was so weak, it was a struggle just to walk up and down
the halls of the hospital. When I got home I couldn't even walk a 1/2 a
block. I called the Dr. and they told me it was perfectly normal and it
could last up to 3 months. I am almost 11 weeks out and I am now just
starting to feel normal. Some days are better than others. When I went in
for my 2 week check up, I complained big time about how weak I was. He put
me on sub-lingual liquid vitamin B12 every day. It helped a lot. Make
sure you get your multi vitamin every day, your 40+ mg. of protein and 64
oz. of liguid. Liquid is not just water, it can include your juice,
protein drink and the liquid you add to your food. If you stick with this
your energy will start to come back. Good Luck, Paula B.
— paulajaneb
May 22, 2008
Tomorrow I'll be three weeks out from lap RNY and I am just starting to
feel like I'm getting some energy back. I was incredibly tired and
lethargic, especially after the first week. I wonder, though, how much of
it is because of the surgery, how much is depression (I've been going
through some personal things lately), and how much of it is a lack of
effort and a no motivation to force myself to start exercising more.
— lauren_marie
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