Tell me about your energy level

[Mrs.FullerRN 189]

Hi guys

Sorry if I post too much. I basically think about my surgery 24/7. I'm scheduled 10/14.

Anyway. Right now I get up at 545, punch into work at 7, punch out at 3...by the time 6 or 7 rolls around I'm totally drained.

I know people complain of low energy at first. So when do u get the energy like you've never had before? Did it just hit you one day as you were power cleaning your house or does it steadily increase?

All input is appreciated

[gmanbat 5,889]

After initially getting over the surgery I moved more and more safely as I could. I determined before the surgery that exercise was a permanent fixture for the rest of my life, like bathing or brushing teeth.

I went from walking to walking with weights to running with weights to running up a hill with weight repeatedly. I also did push ups, squats, and worked out with a kettlebell.

My energy steadily increased. After a year I went to work with my nephew in his dock building business here in Florida, I shovel dirt and wheelbarrow for hours in the hot Florida heat. This from a guy who puffed like an old steam engine after climbing the stairs to the bedroom. I am 64 years old as well.

Determined, deliberate, consistent, well thought out exercise coupled with this operation and a proper diet is a combination that will most likely yield a doubling or tripling of your energy.

[Sassygirl06 962]

Yeah, my energy level steadily increased. I went from getting up by 6:30 and napping by around 10 till about 2 then being up for a couple of hours and then finding myself slipping off to sleep around 6 or so. Since about month 3 post op I stopped napping all together, and as a matter of fact, I even sleep less at night, heading to bed around 11-12 and waking up at 6:30. I feel like I am in my 20's again!

[Mrs.FullerRN 189]

Yeah' date=' my energy level steadily increased. I went from getting up by 6:30 and napping by around 10 till about 2 then being up for a couple of hours and then finding myself slipping off to sleep around 6 or so. Since about month 3 post op I stopped napping all together, and as a matter of fact, I even sleep less at night, heading to bed around 11-12 and waking up at 6:30. I feel like I am in my 20's again! [/quote']

I AM in my 20s lol

[ItsMe2033 143]

I work at a desk job and I went back to work 4 days after surgery and I did fine all day at work. However, for about the first two weeks after surgery, I was getting fairly tired by 8:00 PM, such that I would have to take a nap sometimes. I usually don't go to bed until about 1:00 AM, but during the first two weeks, I was sometimes going to bed by 10:00 or 11:00 PM. After the first two weeks I got past the evening tiredness and didn't have any problems. I was exercising all along, and I was also at my full Protein target 3 days after surgery. If not for those two things it would probably have taken me longer to get back to normal.

[Greeknugget 56]

I'm 15 days post op and absolutely exhausted. I go to work and then come home and need to sleep by 5:30 or 6. I'm just dog tired. I know it's the surgery as i used to have way more energy and I can't wait to be a full month out and for it to get better.