Loss of Energy and Balance

[roboniko 2]

I am just over 4 weeks out and have lost 50 lbs. so far. SUppose to have 100-110 gr of Protein a day. Switched over to the long term vitamins/calcium the about a week and a half ago which is about the time my syptoms started. I have been very tired or rather weak feeling and a loss of balance. I was thinking it could be stress as a lot is going on right now but just not sure. Mostly getting my protein in but not the full amount everyday. Probably average about 80-100 a day. I will probably contact my Dr. today but I am not scheduled to see him again until the 8th. Just wanted to know if this was normal at this stage of the process before I "blow the whistle"..

[PamelaAM 16]

I had that feeling much earlier on - about 10 days out. It just so happened that I had my post op right about that time as well and my doctor told me that my body wasn't doing well without carbs and sugar. Kind of a weird thing for a bariatric surgeon to say but he told me to go eat ice cream and carbs for a few days and boy, what a difference! So now I know that my body can't do well without a reasonable amount of carbs so I am not as strict with my carbs as most probably are. He explained that some people's bodies just don't fare well without the carbs. I thought it was strange but when I added carbs back in to my diet it made a huge difference. I was at the point that I could barely walk and had no sense of balance at all.

I would definitely check in with your doc :-)

[M2G 1,836]

I'm 10 days post-op today and I feel like I just hit a WALL. I. am. so. tired. I'm sleeping good, getting all my protien and liquids in, but I just have such FATIGUE. I know I'm still in recovery. I started logging my food yesterday because I started mushies and when you look at how few calories you are taking in, it all sort of makes sense. I know this is temporary, but it is just hard going.