Im exhausted 11 days post-op need advice

[Cynisca 67]

Everyone seems different.....I was back at work after 1 week, pretty low energy week 2 and then week 3 it was like a superpower....my energy is through the roof and I'm more energetic and active than I ever thought possible.

[Lynn Cannon 49]

I hear you about the exhaustion. First day back to work, lasted 3 hrs and then headed home for a 2 hr nap. My surgery was Aug 23.

[roleypoley 19]

i had that problem as well...instead of letting it get really bad and possibly ending up at hospital i got myself a myers cocktail iv. there are places everywhere nowadays that do it for a reasonable price and even come to your home and do it right there. felt so much better after. getting one of those now every 4 weeks and it makes all the difference to me

[ReshapingRenae 11]

This may sound crazy, but I started focusing on my Water and less on my Protein and I feel way better. I try to get in 64 oz of plain water, and can usually still get in 50-60 G protein (but I don’t count them towards my Fluid goal. However, that’s all I can get in. I’m 9 days post op.

Are you dehydrated? Urine pale yellow or lighter?

[nenes78 528]

On 9/16/2018 at 2:08 PM, kick butt take names said:

Hi there,

This is my 1st message. I am 11 days post up. I have lost 30 pds but I am totally exhausted. I do 3 Protein Shakes a day and 1 cup of yogurt and drink Water. Just no energy I star back to work tomorrow.

thanks

It's normal so early on to feel exhausted because of the low calorie intake. Based on your current meals of 3 shakes and a yogurt, you're at about 700 calories which is truly not enough for the human body to function like normal. I had 2 1/2 weeks off and got back to work, I was dead tired by the end of the work day, and I have a office job (wish i could have taken more time off). When I moved to pureed foods it helped and brought in a few more calories and started adapting. It also takes a few weeks for your body to adjust to the lower intake. Hang in there.

[nenes78 528]

double response ignore this

Edited September 19, 2018 by nenes78