I do wake up in the morning weak due to no intake of fluids/protein all night. It takes me hours and sometimes more sleep to to come around in the morning and forcing fluids. The weight is dropping swiftly if feels but how do I handle that 8 hrs of no intake and feel like I can get going in the morning. I get in my vitamins daily also. Thanks for any suggestions. I am 5 days post op also.

i'm 13 days post-op and i haven't slept more than 4 hours at a time since the surgery. i wake up and drink some water and then go back to bed and then wake up and try to get in some protein and then usually around noon or 1pm i lie down and take a nap. i'm never without a drink of water for more than 4 hours at a time. i get so sick of drinking water i could scream.

You're only 5 days post op....you are still recovering from major surgery so you are going to feel weak and run down at times. I too would wake up in the middle of the night the first week or two and would take that time to get some fluids & a bit of protein in. I remember chuckling to myself that my body knew it was on a schedule. But if you're no waking up in the middle of the night, then I'd say just make sure during the day you meet your fluid & protein goals the best you can, start as soon as you wake up, and accept that it's just going to take a little while to get back to feeling normal.