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3 days post op and NO energy!

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ShrinkingMama    42

ShrinkingMama
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So I had my surgery on Monday and I'm not in any pain besides being sore. However, I am SUPER tired and wiped out all day. I'm getting in all my liquids and Protein. Anyone have any advice??

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mezanne1401    190

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I felt the same way and started taking my Multivitamins again and it was like night and day for me!

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fluffylibra30    323

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Most importantly just relax! You won't be able to get all Water and Protein in for awhile. Concentrate on water, dehydration is awful no sugar coating it. Just keep sipping. Your energy will be depleted for a bit. I was 3 months out before I didn't want to take a nap everyday! Your body is getting used to the low calories. Just walk it helps with the pain. Sip and let everyone who is willing help out around the house. You have to be selfish during this time, it's an important part of recovery.

Good luck and welcome to the losers bench :-)

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fluffylibra30    323

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In sorry I thought you said didn't get all your Water and etc in. Well take out that part and go with everything else I said lol

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Squisha    99

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I was taking naps for about the first month. Now if I start feeling run down I know to check my Water, Protein or that I am remembering all my Vitamins.< /p>

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ShrinkingMama    42

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Okay thank you everyone!! So good to be posting in the POST op section!! ????????????

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AMannCPhT    7

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I also had surgery Monday how much Fluid did they recommend you get in? Today they said I am supposed to have 60ounces, yesterday I got in 32 and feel like I over did it, I am still in pain having to take meds ever 4 to 5 hours I did finally sleep 7 hours last night with out getting up, should I be concerned?

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ShrinkingMama    42

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Don't be concerned. Everyone is different. I'm feeling great today but hungry! Can't wait til Monday so I can start puréed foods. Def hungry tonight ... Having my beef broth as my family has steaks lol

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Dayo-dayo    7

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I also had surgery Monday how much Fluid did they recommend you get in? Today they said I am supposed to have 60ounces, yesterday I got in 32 and feel like I over did it, I am still in pain having to take meds ever 4 to 5 hours I did finally sleep 7 hours last night with out getting up, should I be concerned?

I had surgery this last wednesday... They told me that to initially work to a goal of 32 oz of Water, and that as recovery extended, to work that up to the 64 oz. :) 64 oz of Water would be nigh impossible immediately post-op in my opinion, due to stomach change/swelling and gasses, etc. My two-cents!

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AMannCPhT    7

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Thanks, I thought it was too much too I slept a lot more today but still got more in than yesterday. My husbands pain has subsided enough that he isn't taking the meds anymore but I am still pretty sore, can't wait to go to the dr on the 18th :)

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ibehere10    163

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I was wiped out the first two weeks. We have to remember that it is MAJOR surgery and your body has been traumatized. Get your fluids in and allow yourself time to heal, everything else can wait!! This is your time!!!

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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