Just wondering if anyone has struggled post op? I am 1 week post op. I am consuming approx. 60 grams of Protein for the day, along with broth, ice pops and Jello and feel constantly light headed. When I try to walk outside I am fearful I will loose my balance. At night I get headaches and have trouble falling asleep. Wondering if anyone has any tips to help? Thank You

These are des hydration symptoms. I am two weeks post op and the same thing happened to me last week. Make sure you drink enough Water or as prescribed by your doctor. Don't forget to call your doctor's office too.

Good luck with everything!

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How much liquid are you getting in? It does sound like dehydration!

Thanks for your reply. I try to get in the Isopure during the day for the Protein, so I'm sure I forgo an adequate amount of Water. I get in about 5-6 cups of water a day right now. Its really hard to get down more than that with everything else.

It can be really hard! You're a step above what I was doing though. My first week all I had was Water, gatorade, and broth. I had little to no Protein, and none of the others. I saved that for week two. But basically my method is that I go EVERYWHERE with a bottle of water. If I'm not eating (including the 30-60 minutes after a meal) then I was/am sipping/drinking on water or gatorade. The good thing is that Protein drinks and broth count towards liquid intake (at least with my program it does), and we're required 64 ounces a day. I, admittedly, struggled and still do struggle with that. Next week I'm suppose to go up to 80 ounces, but I'm laughing at that honestly. With my job there's not always a bathroom available, so I have to be careful while working.

Increase your water intake as much as possible! if that doesn't help in a day or two, definitely call your doctor for some follow up questions.

Thank you/ That was helpful. I am so focused on Protein, I was not considering how many ounces per day I was consuming. Will increase that and see how it goes. Best of luck to you as well.

Yes at first your primary focus should be liquids and at a minimum you should get 64oz......your body will be fine for several days even weeks with not getting enough Protein.....but it can not survive without enough Fluid intake. For me it was much easier to focus first on building up my fluid intake and once I was able to get in the the 64oz a day then I started working on increasing my protein............trying to do both at the same time was too overwhelming.

I also counted protein drinks towards my fluid intake.....Popsicles, Jello, all count......Good luck and keep us informed on how you're doing.

Add Powerade zero or G2 to you liquid lists and Chew on ice chips, sonic ice was amazing those first days.

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Add Powerade zero or G2 to you liquid lists and Chew on ice chips, sonic ice was amazing those first days.

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I agree. Also try Propel instead of/in addition to Water. When I'm feeling light-headed, a boost of electrolytes will typically fix that.