PO 6 weeks; feeling weak, shaky, nauseated & faint

Can anybody relate to this? I'm 6 weeks out, and I'm happy with my 35-lb. weight loss, but I've been feeling so weak, tired, etc. that it's hard for me many days to just get up and go to work. <p>For instance, yesterday I woke up feeling very weak, kind of nauseated, generally blah. I came home from work on my lunch to fix a protein shake and check on my daughter because she was home with strep throat, and I ended up getting very sick, on the floor, having dry heaves (I hadn't eaten but a bite of cottage cheese in the morning) and couldn't stop. It was like my stomach was going into spasms. When I was finally able to get that stopped, all I could do was lie on the couch; I felt as weak as a kitten. I was able to eat some tomato soup, but it didn't set well; I didn't get sick again, but I felt bad. Now, this morning, I got up, got dressed, and was trying to head out the door to go to work and I started getting very shaky and weak, broke into a cold sweat, almost like having a low blood sugar attack; blood sugar was 137, so it shouldn't be that. I also feel nauseated and very weak right now; my legs feel like rubber.</p> <p>I also feel exhausted; if I don't get 12-14 hours of sleep, I feel like I haven't slept at all! 8 or 9 hours isn't cutting it for me. I'm really concerned because my boss is getting frustrated because of the time I've had to take off. I did talk to my human resources person and she told me that I could have my doctor fill out FMLA papers and that would cover me for these intermittent days (up to 12 weeks), so that made me feel better.</p> <p>I'm getting in all my vitamins; daily multivitamin, calcium citrate, and I've upped my B-12 to 3 times a week at the advice of my surgeon. I also try very hard to get in my protein, but that's difficult; I tried the Carb Solutions protein bars and they gave me severe diarrhea. I'm trying to find a supplement that doesn't do that to me or make me gag trying to drink it. I walk a minimum of 20 minutes a day and am trying to increase that gradually due to pain from arthritis in my feet, knees, ankles and back.</p> <p>Sorry this is so long, but I was just hoping for some feedback from some of you who have "been there and done that". Seems like I felt better at 2 weeks out than I do now! I'm seeing my pcp today and my surgeon advised that I ask her to run some blood work to check everything out. Thanks in advance for all your help! Moysa, lap RNY 08/19/03

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