Sick And The Sleeve...

[Fiddleman 4,376]

I am wondering if there are any comments or observations on being sick after getting the sleeve. Since reading VST a couple months ago, I have not seen this topic come up.

I had a 5 day common cold (no more nausea than normal) before today and will probably be over it in a few days. It wasn't too bad, but there was a day when i had 102.5 temp for about 1/2 day. Is there anything we should watch out for? I felt really wiped out so reduced exercise to just walking with my dog. I still pretty much ate same foods, but didn't want spicy meat at all (not normal for me!). Thanks in advance for your comments.

[lsereno 2,525]

I got a bad cold about 6 months out. It took several weeks to get rid of it. The one thing I did notice is it upset my stomach a bit because of the nasal drainage.

Lynda

[diochick 40]

I just got over a cold last week. I noticed the cold meds zapped me more than before, and that I had to take half doses because the pills were killing my stomach. I also had zero appetite, and the few things I did attempt to eat just tasted off to me. Now that the cold is out of my system, I still feel a little exhausted, but my appetite is definitely back. I actually felt seriously hungry the other day. I'll be 6 months post op tomorrow, and had 0 complications since surgery. Oh, and I'm not sure if this is connected, but I was the only one in my house to get sick. I live with my husband, my 5 yr old and my 2 yr old. I'm guessing my immune system isn't as strong as it used to be.

[Fiddleman 4,376]

Thank you for your responses. They are very helpful and are in line with my experience (not hungry, completely wiped out, etc). I hope it ends soon because getting the high fevers for multiple days now is no fun.