Recent Posts
Correct me if I'm wrong but you're probably only taking in 500-600 cals a day at this point. That's not enough fuel to sustain a walk of a few miles even if you took it easy. Especially not even 2 weeks post-op. You have been calorie restricted with the pre-op diet and severely restricted week one I imagine. There is no reserve to draw on at this point, so when you over exert it's a quick cascade to feeling miserable.
As for the headaches.. did you give up cafeine? I did and i had a couple of of monster headaches the first week or two. I know headaches can be a symptom of dehydration, but you said your intake is good so I'm stumped. If these symptoms persist you should give your surgeon a call.
I don't know what your Drs. recommend, and not knowing what kind of shape you are in, my first thought was that you should give your body and chance to heal. I know I way underestimated the time it would take to heal and get my energy back. I was definitely not walking "a few miles" 2 weeks post op - I tried, but felt awful. Try not to over do it, and listen to what your body is telling you. At three months out, I feel amazing, full energy, walking etc. You'll do great!! You'll see!!
Today, I walked a few miles and I got sick. I was light headed, anxious and felt nauseous. I kept hydrated but even that didn't help. I was unable to drink a protein shake because I felt sick. I am getting headaches more frequently too. Anybody felt the same?
My surgery was October 6, 2015.
Any tips on getting through the next few weeks? I am a week post-op and feel like death. Nothing tastes good. Everything makes my stomach hurt. I get full REALLY fast. Most days I am getting my protein in, but I am having a hard time getting all the required fluids in. Premier protein shakes have saved my life. The only shake I can tolerate. I just never feel hungry or thirsty anymore. Please tell me this goes away over time.
I have 26 nurses that had the same dilema. Find the right meal replacement bars that are low glycemic and undenatured .
If you have anymore questions feel free to message me.
You could ask the nutritionist for a diet.
I personally did a low carb diet. It is very difficult for the first week or two, but after that it was much easier. It was also very close to how we eat post-op for the most part.
I follow a ketogenic diet post-op. I also have a diagnosis of binge eating disorder. Feel free to ask me about either!
It is not that we have so little time but that we lose so much...the life we receive is not short but we make it so; we are not ill provided but use what we have wastefully. -- Seneca, On the Shortness of Life
I browsed through two sections of yogurts in Meijer's tonight. There is NO yogurt of any kind that is low carbs. Most I looked at had around 12 g of sugars per serving. Granted, our serving size isn't as large as theirs but I thought the whole idea was to limit carb intake and get protein instead. Some yogurts have only 2-3 g of protein! In my mind, hardly worth eating.
I gave some to neighbors. I left some on the counter at work for whoever wanted to take it. The Food Bank is a great idea or you can also donate to a church. DART was doing "Stuff the Bus", but not sure if that is still going on now.