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How common is it to be fatigued after surgery? I don't think I can make it through a day without a nap and am usually in bed by 9. All soreness is gone, no gas pains, no nausea or vomiting. Just fatigue. I also still haven't lost weight and have gained. I'm getting a little antsy since I lost 31 pounds on the preop and thought I would be continuing that.

How common is it to be fatigued after surgery? I don't think I can make it through a day without a nap and am usually in bed by 9. All soreness is gone, no gas pains, no nausea or vomiting. Just fatigue. I also still haven't lost weight and have gained. I'm getting a little antsy since I lost 31 pounds on the preop and thought I would be continuing that.

You will be exhausted for a few weeks. That's normal after most major surgeries and more so when you're not getting enough protein and calories. Be sure to drink at least 64ozs of non caloric fluids and as soon as able - get all your recommended protein. Your body is healing and you need to rest. Walking will help move things along. Don't worry about the scale right now.

@@diamondchic94 don't worry things happen I'm sure you can be rescheduled fairly soon. I know we can be anxious and a little impatient but your special day will be here soon. You're getting the process started :)

@@sgc glad to hear that you're still doing well. Post op. I'm sure your weight loss is just around the corner. Just keep it up and don't get discouraged!

Had my procedure yesterday @ 10:30 am. My husband says they notified him by 11:20 I was done and in recovery. Pain was minimal. Gas bubble at middle of chest caused some pressure. I had my strips plus they gave me something. Mild nausea relieved with Zofran. I was very sleepy for a long time like until 730. I mean I was awake enough to answer questions but very tired.

No drains. Incision sites glued. Barely visible. No catheter. Got up a few times to walk. Minimal pain. Pain pump provided. Still nothing by mouth today. Not hungry. Can have ice chips only. So far so good.

Day 2 post op. Gas pain. No bm. No farts. No belches. Very uncomfortable. I've walked. Gasx, prilosec, milk of mag. I stopped pain meds until i can get moving. Not eating or drinking much. That scares me because i don't want to get dehydrated which i feel I'm on the road to if i don't get to it soon. I feel like maybe I shouldve stayed in the hospital an extra day. Maybe I rushed it coming home.

Sooooo... I went for a late walk around 10pm and around 10:40pm, i passed gas and it was such a relief. Everybody in the house was soooooo happy :)

I rested well. So much pressure relieved from my abdomen! Man that was the worst. I am only going to do Clear liquids for now just to increase my Fluid intake. Oh and the milk of mag i took yesterday evening did it's thing this morning so I'm in a much better space today.

I am in Lansing and I am in the middle of my 12 week pre op process.....

Day 4 post op. 7/4 was rough. Because for everyone else life goes on. My hubby decided to have folks over and I resented him for that. How dare you, knowing I just had surgery decide to invite people over impromptu for food and fireworks it wasn't fair to me.

Anyways my mom picked my kids up for the parade and later picked me up to get me out the house. I stayed with my family until 9. It was rough sore, fatigue, gas but i was scared to eat or drink anything.

All the food smelled great. But I couldn't dream of putting anything in my mouth. I had no regret there have been plenty of holidays and there will be plenty more. Right now my healing is the focus and getting to know my sleeve.

Last night i started putting ice on the abdomen it was soothing and i imagine there is still lots of swelling so, I've been doing that all day today as well.

Today I got through 3 8 oz cups of fluids. 3 popsicles. 1/4 cup of cream of wheat. I'm at my son's baseball game so Im sipping on a bottle of ice cold Water and apparently my sleeve still likes ice cold so im happy about that.

I'm easing into the swing of things slow and steady, I'm doing what I can. Tomorrow I will do a little more and then a little more the day after.

Thanks! I set my alarm for 830 am. Took all my chewable vitamins. Drank some sips of water put my protein shake in the freezer. My goal is to get through an entire premier shake today and a bottle of ice water. Anything else is extra. Less sore today.

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