Krista 40 Posted May 21, 2012 Hi everyone. I was just wondering about energy levels. My surgery was on May 10th, and I am on my first official day of full liquids (although I did try a Soup yesterday) My energy level has been very, very low. I was just wondering at what point should I start to feel better? Right now I feel as though I could sleep for a month. I've been trying to get my Water and some Protein in, and have been getting about 30-40 grams of protein (as instructed on my clear diet) Please tell me this gets better! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lissa 2,631 Posted May 21, 2012 It DOES get better, and very quickly usually. Are you taking Vitamins yet? I started taking chewables as soon as I got home from the hospital and have been super high energy ever since. I don't know if the vitamins are the source of it, or if I psyched myself into that energy level, but it's there and I'm thrilled!! 1 Krista reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BlackBerryJuice 349 Posted May 21, 2012 Took me a week before I didn't feel exhausted walking 3-4 blocks. Took me about 2 weeks to be able to get through a busy day of school without feeling like I was gonna pass out at the end. After 2 weeks, it was pretty much back to normal. 1 Krista reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kiki19 16 Posted May 21, 2012 Hi everyone. I was just wondering about energy levels. My surgery was on May 10th, and I am on my first official day of full liquids (although I did try a Soup yesterday) My energy level has been very, very low. I was just wondering at what point should I start to feel better? Right now I feel as though I could sleep for a month. I've been trying to get my Water and some Protein in, and have been getting about 30-40 grams of Protein (as instructed on my clear diet) Please tell me this gets better! it gets better day by day...I have a lot of energy 6 weeks out, but at two weeks out, I thought I was better than I was and overdid it a couple of times...take it slow and easy. 1 Krista reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Krista 40 Posted May 21, 2012 I think that's another problem that I have. When I do feel pretty good and get out for some activity, I tend to do too much and come back in to sack out on the couch. For instance, I was feeling ok a little earlier and went out to work with one of my horses a little bit. I didn't even do too much with him, just lunged him (had him working around me in a circle while I stand mostly still) but that still zapped every bit of energy I had. I do take a childrens Gummy Multivitamin (by recommendation of the pharmacist) and a calcium/vit D chew twice a day, and a B12 in the mornings. I'm glad to hear that it will improve eventually, thanks everyone! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Willow216 91 Posted May 21, 2012 Took me a while to obtain any kind of energy level. You got to give it a bit of time. The one thing you need with this kind of surgery is patience. I learned the hard way..LOL 1 Krista reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
