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1 week post op and not feeling great

This is really hard. I am feeling so rough - don't know what to do. I was sleeved on 6/12 and my recovery has been improving each day until yesterday. Yesterday i was feeling pretty weak and severely fatigued. i called the nurse practioner and she said to load up on calories and just rest, as I had made trips outside of the home 2 days in a row. I drank a higher calorie protein shake and some V-8 and felt much better. Today I woke up feeling weak again. I have gotten things down today, but still feel so weak. I can walk downstairs but then have to come right back to lay down. What else do you think I could try? I'm so afraid of having a complication or something bad. I have had a protein coffee shake, Gatorade, cream of potato puréed soup, and now sipping on another protein shake. Oh and I had a yogurt and fruit smoothie. So what could this be? I have also taken my normal daily meds, vitamins, and sipping on water outside of the meal times. I want to go walk but fear I don't have enough physical energy to make it. I can tell I am mildly dehydrated (I'm a nurse - crazy I should know these things) but not dehydrated enough to feel this weak. Sometimes when I get up, I am even a little clammy or have a hot flash. I don't have any medical conditions and all of my bloodwork has been normal. 1 week until my first post op appt. Any one else have/had this? Advice is welcomed! Thanks!

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Im day nine post op and some days I am tired, but I find If I just get up and move, it makes me feel a little more energetic....

B-12? My doc mentioned to me if I feel fine, and then start feeling fatigue, to make sure I'm taking my sublingual B-12 because without it, I can feel tired and become anemic... just a thought.

Hope you feel better soon!!

So if i'm reading correctly you are 7 days post op. If so feeling weak is perfectly normal for this point, I didn't have enough energy to do much till about day 14, right now you should just be concentrating on getting your protein and hydration, and give your body a chance to heal. Good Luck, it gets better.

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