Question:
Beyond Exhaustation

I am 8 months post op and when I get home from work I am beyond exhaustation, I just cannot keep my eyes open. I hate this feeling. My body is sore and weak. Any advice. I exercise daily and drink plenty of water. I am 8 months post op. I started at 223 and I am now 124 I notice when I exercise I get light headed sometimes and things get fuzzy... hmmmmm    — Jennifer L. (posted on April 5, 2002)

April 5, 2002
Wish I could help with the exhaustion. Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately), I'm full of energy. I can tell you that I get light headed and things get fuzzy for me many times a day. Not just during strenous activity; it happens when I get up out of a chair, stand up from squatting...or sometimes it just happens to me as I walk. I thought I was the only one, but one of my good friends said the same thing happens to her. We're suspecting low blood pressure (??), but that's something that we should all ask our Dr.'s about. Congrats on the weight loss!
   — Kristin R.

April 5, 2002
Are you taking any vitamins, specifically iron supplements? Sounds like you might be anemic. Get yourself to a doctor, and get your labs done pronto.
   — Leslie F.

April 5, 2002
I am 2 1/2 months post op and this was happening to me. My dr. had my labs done and I am horribly low on my potassium, which can kill you if not dealt with. I am now on liquid potassium which is by prescription only ... get your labs checked!!!!
   — Kathy J.

April 5, 2002
I am the same way my doc says it is coused by a couple things, first low blood pressure which he says to drink lots of fluids, it helps with that problem, and second,low blood sugar, which is helped by more protien shakes he says every 3 to 4 hours should help word low blood sugar off, i am a year post op and have lost about 110 pounds, and have the same problems and doing this seems to help.
   — sandra M.

April 5, 2002
Grab your last labs and check out where your numbers were. Protein, albumin, iron, hgb, hct, B12-----where are they in the range? Low end? If the labs are more than 2 months old, it's time for new ones. Guessing is OK, but you could lose your job. Good ol' black and white numbers, comparing all your labs to date--then you'll have a better clue as to just where the "hole" is.
   — vitalady