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 Sudbury, Ontario RNY (01/19/12) Member Since: 09/04/11[Latest Posts] | Post Date: 2/3/12 5:26 pm I just wanted to ask any Vets if they recall a "down" period when they were first post-op. And ironically, I am not referring to weight.... I have very limited energy, which I sort of thought it was due to the limited and drastically smaller amount of calories that I am now consuming, combined with the fact that body is still healing on the inside. And then I wondered if maybe this "down" feeling is also possible tied to a fluctuation in hormone levels?? Seems possible.... What I can say for sure, is I am definitely not myself this week. No desire to surf the OH site (or any other website), No desire to write, no desire to go anywhere or do anything. I force myself to go for walks with the dogs and to actually do stuff, but when I finish all I want to do is go back to bed...or take up couch surfing. I started the puree stage yesterday, and I sort thought I would be eager to change up the foods and flavours when I got to this stage...but I have this don't-really-care attitude when it comes to food. I make sure that I consume atleast 80g of protein a day - no matter what, and for the most part I usually hit at least 75% of my goal for water... To be totally honest, I can't believe I have typed all of this...because I really didn't plan on coming on this site to be a whiner... Please do get me wrong - I just wanted to know if anyone else has sort of experienced this so soon post-op... I AM NOT COMPLAINING.... I refuse to let myself do that. By nature, I am generally a happy and optimistic person... I'm just a little baffled as to where the heck she went? Toni.... "I may not be there yet, but I am closer than I was yesterday!"
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 Canada Member Since: 01/04/11 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 2/3/12 5:48 pm Yes Toni, most of the women I know went through this. In my case, it was after three week post-op. I was listless. No other word for it. I kept waiting for the much-vaunted energy to show up ... and felt there must be something wrong with me, that it wasn't. Turns out tf was my body adjusting to the new intake. When I finally realized that it had decided to go into preservation mode (i.e. they're starving me so I'd better just concentrate on keeping her alive) it was already starting to adjust. It took about 6 weeks to start to get energy back, and by about 9 weeks out I was beginning to feel a little more energized. When I had been back at work for about a month, and the weightloss was showing, people kept asking me "but don't you have more energy now?" as though I was on one of my old diets. And the answer was, frankly - no, I DIDn't have more energy now. I was intaking about 700-800 calories a day. How could I have more energy??? I think you're normal.   |
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Sudbury, Ontario RNY (01/19/12) Member Since: 09/04/11[Latest Posts] | Post Date: 2/3/12 6:10 pm Thank you for sharing this with me, it helps to know this is probably normal. Toni.... "I may not be there yet, but I am closer than I was yesterday!"
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 Canada Member Since: 12/24/10 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 2/3/12 5:51 pm Hi Toni I hit a dramatic drop in energy in week 3, and in my case the clinic suggested I start supplementing my iron. Again, in my case, this made a big difference in a matter of days. I do think that the surgery takes a great deal out of us, and that we don't notice it so much until the pain is under control and the routine becomes more familiar; but I also think it can be a physical reaction. Maybe contacting your nutritionist would be a good idea. Claire |
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Sudbury, Ontario RNY (01/19/12) Member Since: 09/04/11[Latest Posts] | Post Date: 2/3/12 6:11 pm I agree with you Claire, I think I will contact my nutritionist on Monday.... if things haven't improved...just in case there is more I can do feel better. Toni.... "I may not be there yet, but I am closer than I was yesterday!"
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 Canada Member Since: 07/15/11 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 2/3/12 6:12 pm Oh yeah...I had NO energy. I was tired all the time. Walking was a chore! I was convinced I made the biggest mistake of my life. Thankfully it passed after a few weeks. I got stronger, had more energy, started walking & getting out of the house more. That really helped. |
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 Canada Member Since: 01/08/10 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 2/3/12 7:08 pm I too had no energy and could hardly get out of bed. I would get up, go for a walk, eat breakfast and then go back to sleep. I knew that this was not normal for me. I called the clinic, and they got me in right away. I had blood work done and found that I was really low in iron. I now take 2 iron supplements a day. I would get your blood done if I was you. After I was on the supplements, my energy slowly returned within a week. Best of luck!   |
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 Toronto, Canada Member Since: 06/24/06 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 2/3/12 7:08 pm I went through it too. Clinic put me on iron and B12 shots. I am a week out from my next shot and am feeling lethargic again. HW 301 PreSurg Diet W 252 Surgery W 237 CW 187    |
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 Lindsay, Canada Member Since: 06/24/11 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 2/3/12 7:13 pm I hear you Toni. I have had the very same feelings off and on. I just keep putting one foot in front of the other most days I am doing good but yesterday was a daytime TV day for sure. If the dog hadn't brought me her leash I might have never gotten off the couch. Today was a good day--we'll see what tomorrow brings. Cathie  Surgery - January 11/12   |
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 Canada Member Since: 02/24/11 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 2/3/12 7:30 pm As you can see, you're perfectly normal. We've all been there in one form or another. I remember the days of just plain not wanting to eat, mostly because of the effort it took. Can't make an effort when you have no energy. It will pass soon enough - your body has been through alot, not to mention your brain and every other part of you. Hang in there. Had surgery July 22/11, St. Joe's Hamilton, with the awesome Dr. Scott Gmora. |
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 Thunder Bay, Canada Member Since: 11/23/10 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 2/3/12 8:37 pm i am 7 weeks post op and have been back at work since 3 weeks i am truely exahsted this week really dragging my ass, i hate getting up in the morning and have lost the spring in my step. I push through the day but even resorted to a 2 hour nap after work today ,,,,, very unusual for me. I am thinking that this may be account of the winter blahs or just functioning on few calories. I have a lay off pending next month and i am so looking forward to it. Robin   |
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Toronto, Canada Member Since: 09/10/10 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 2/4/12 6:18 am I feel pretty crappy, too. Low motivation, low energy and generally feeling sorry for myself (although I try and think positive). I keep reminding myself that, "this, too, shall pass". I'm barely getting any calories in...like maybe 450 a day and that's including protein shakes. This has to be majorly stressful on the body...and the body-mind connection is very real, so it makes sense that I am not at my best emotionally and mentally. I'm focusing on trying to follow all the rules and trusting that things will pick up in terms of energy over the next few weeks. I will say that I"m very glad that I had the surgery in winter since this is usually a low energy time for me anyways and I don't feel so bad about "hibernating" in the house all the time. I think that some of it is psychological. The break up with food is so real, so extreme and so final...all at once. I've been driven by eating for my entire life and now, bam, the best friend is gone. I feel a bit abandoned, alone and unsure about how to move through the world without food as a crutch. I can see how much the surgery is a "head trip" and not just a physical thing. I've got stuff to work on, clearly. Things will get better! Keep posting, Toni, and let us know how you are doing! Sandy  |
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Sudbury, Ontario RNY (01/19/12) Member Since: 09/04/11[Latest Posts] | Post Date: 2/4/12 3:29 pm Thanks for your reply Sandy, you really gave me a lot to think about, and I think you wrote very insightfully about the psychological changes. I appreciate it the time you took to reply to this. Toni.... "I may not be there yet, but I am closer than I was yesterday!"
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Sudbury, Ontario RNY (01/19/12) Member Since: 09/04/11[Latest Posts] | Post Date: 2/4/12 3:35 pm Thank you everyone for your replies...I discussed taking extra iron with the nutritionist before surgery for fear of becoming anemic, as I have bouts of low iron in the past, and so I have decided to go with her advice and double my daily recommended intake of iron. Hopefully within a week or so I will notice a difference and will no longer feel like a couch sloth. :) Toni.... "I may not be there yet, but I am closer than I was yesterday!"
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 Member Since: 09/01/08 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 2/4/12 4:59 pm Hi Toni Just so you know - its very common with any major surgery to get down a few days to a few weeks post surgery.....maybe 24 - 36 hours of feeling low before you mentally snap back... Just be kind to yourself and do the best you can ok? Barb
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