I'm 5 days post-op and everybody keeps saying walk walk walk. So today I put on a sunhat, packed a little bottle of water and a little bottle of protein drink, put on my sunglasses, and took off. Leisurely stroll with plenty of stops to browse in shops, sat on a bench and knitted awhile, sip sip sipped. This was not a workout powerwalk by any means and yet after 3 hours I am finally back home and utterly wiped. Before anyone freaks out, at least 45 minutes of those 3 hrs was spent sitting on a bench knitting. I haven't had enough protein today (25gs) but a call from my nutritionist today convinced me that for right now #1 important is to be hydrated so water got ahead of protein.

Why am I so tired? I'm not sleepy-tired, but I could fall into bed and stare out the window for a solid hour I think. I think I've also hit the wall of disgust and frustration with this nastier than possible protein powders. =( =(

At 5 days post-op, I was back to work full-time and I was EXHAUSTED at the end of the day - ok, by lunch. You have had major surgery, you're barely able to get enough calories in to keep a bird alive, and you're body is spending it's energy trying to heal. In a few weeks, you'll be able to drink more, and more importantly, eat more (high protein items that aren't yucky protein drinks). As soon as I started eating solid food, I had a huge jump in my energy level. Do you best to choke down the protein for now and in a few weeks, you'll start feeling like a new person! (I always added the Special K protein drinks to my water, it's only 5g per packet, but it kept me constantly getting hydration and protein and the iced tea isn't sickly sweet like so many of the other flavors.)

I remember that: about a week post op I tried to walk around a shopping mall for a few hours and had to sit down and rest for ten minutes after I walked up one flight of stairs. I decided to walk around the house instead until I felt better, which took another week at least. You do get tired after surgery.

I'm right with you...I don't know how people say they are out and about right away, God bless them lol. It's been 10 days and I'm super tired. I know it's because I'm not eating and I'm sure my body is in SHOCK LOL!

my sergeon said walk walk walk meant 5 mins out of every hours at this point. So with what you did that would be a lot!