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I'm 8 days out from being sleeved and I'm extremely tired! I haven't returned to work so I have been able to get plenty of rest,yet I'm still weak! My Nurse Case Manager says that the way I'm feeling is normal. I'm able to complete tasks around the house with frequent breaks in between. My Iron is low, so that may also be a contributing factor. How long was it before you guys started to regain your energy?

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Yes, Iron plays a huge role in your energy level! It's normal, & WILL get better! Hang in there

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I'm 13 days post op and today is the first day I've felt normal. Still having pain though. I planned to go back to work this week, but needed more time.

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I'm 5 weeks out and am just now starting to not be so tired. I'm sill going slow part of the day and I take a lot of naps. Hoping to be back to normal any time.

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I'm 13 days post op and today is the first day I've felt normal. Still having pain though. I planned to go back to work this week' date=' but needed more time.[/quote']

I hope your pain fades soon! I'm not having any further pain! I can't wait until I feel normal!

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I'm 5 weeks out and am just now starting to not be so tired. I'm sill going slow part of the day and I take a lot of naps. Hoping to be back to normal any time.

This is going to be hard especially when I resume my work schedule. It will get better for us all!

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I will be two weeks post op tomorrow and I have been extremely tired too. I am still losing but not happy with how tired I am. :-(

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I'm 20 days out from surgery and keep forgetting I'm still healing. I went back to work two weeks after my surgery and have not made it a full week in the next week and a half. Any really long, really busy day exhausts me. Take it easy, everybody heals at their own pace. I'm 52 and I bet I'm more tired because of my age so I'm cutting myself a lot of slack!

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get some juice, use that sugar to get some energy

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I'm 8 days out from being sleeved and I'm extremely tired! I haven't returned to work so I have been able to get plenty of rest,yet I'm still weak! My Nurse Case Manager says that the way I'm feeling is normal. I'm able to complete tasks around the house with frequent breaks in between. My Iron is low, so that may also be a contributing factor. How long was it before you guys started to regain your energy?

To be perfectly honest it was a month before I was at full strength again. I felt my energy gradually beginning after the second week..... Hang in there it gets better! Best Wishes

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I just hit 34 days from my surgery and I still get tired faster than I did. At 52, I have to remember I probably won't regain full strength and vigor as fast as a 25 year old! You need to remember, just because you see healing in the outside, doesn't mean your full system has recovered. It will probably take me another couple of weeks before I stop wanting to go to bed at 8 and that's ok! Right now, it's the only thing I'm conscious of. The reduced appetite and inability to pig out keeps surprising me, I hardly think about it now. What amazing progress that feels like!

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5 weeks out today and I still get really tired after I've been moving around quite a bit. It's totally normal. Idk what my Iron is but I was really anemic before surgery so it's probably low now. But I do have more energy upon waking up. I just tire easily. Hang in there!

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I'm 5 weeks out and went back to work this week. I really miss my afternoon naps. Last week I saw my Dr and found my Iron was low so I started iron pills and am feeling better. I find if I walk/exercise in the early afternoon/lunchtime it gives me more energy.

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I think it took me 8 weeks before I felt like myself again. I'm a little over 3 months now. Make sure you get all of your Fluid in and Protein. That did make a difference. I started drinking Gatorade. It really made a difference. I didn't like the Water father surgery.

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