Up and down?

[New Me 31317 25]

I am almost 2 weeks postop… Have been doing great energy good… Now, the last three days I've been nauseous and very little energy, supposed to go back to work tomorrow… What is going on here?

[Greensleevie 451]

You just had major surgery 2 weeks ago, that's what. To top it off, you are lacking proper calories and nutrition due to said surgery. It takes weeks, if not months, to recover from this surgery and to feel completely human again. Take it slow and easy, rest as much as you can and be kind to yourself.

As far as the nausea, I had it too around your time. I'd asked my surgeon for a some anti nausea meds. Your stomach was literally cut out and sewn back up. It's going to rebel a bit.

That's why they call it 'recovering' from surgery. It takes time.

Edited March 26, 2017 by Greensleevie

[New Me 31317 25]

How much time did you take off work? I figured two weeks was enough...now I am thinking I need more time

[painter88 101]

I found that nauesa comes from lack of eating. Eat properly and it will go away.

[New Me 31317 25]

I am two weeks into my 3 week liquid post op...so sick of Protein shakes

[blizair09 3,250]

1 hour ago, New Me 31317 said:

How much time did you take off work? I figured two weeks was enough...now I am thinking I need more time

I took off for 6 weeks after my surgery. I cannot imagine having gone back before about 3 weeks, but honestly, I needed all of that time to recover physically, to devote myself 100% to meeting my Protein and Water goals, and to deal with the intense fatigue. And the fatigue was still a serious issue for me for the first 2 weeks after I did go back to work.

My advice is to take as much time as your personal, professional, and financial situations will allow.

Good luck!

Edited March 26, 2017 by blizair09
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[Pam_2-06-2017 375]

6 weeks post op here and still have fatigue sometimes.

Not proven but here's what I think. Because we are on a pretty low calorie stage of our process our bodies are getting nutrients from our reserves. Namely fat! What's in our fat? Lots of toxins from all the bad food we ate over years! As you release these toxins it can make you feel fatigue and nausea. When I felt nausea especially, I would take a hot shower. It felt good to wash the toxins off my skin. Especially the underarms, groin area and feet. I started wearing deodorant instead of anti-perspirant. I also used peppermint soap. Great to detox and invigorate in the morning.

Worth a try to get you back to work:-)

Take care

[_Kate_ 2,224]

It really depends on what kind of work you do and your recovery rate. I took 4 weeks off but should have really stayed off for 6, which is when I started to feel better. I have heard people here say they had surgery on the Thursday and was back in work on the Monday which I can't even imagine. I was so exhausted even 6 weeks out.

Kate

[_Kate_ 2,224]

Btw: Congratulations on the surgery !! Hope you feel better soon.

Kate