getting a cold post op..

[gomekast 559]

Ok..so I'm looking to find out what anyone has experienced post op with getting a cold or the flu.

I have a cold starting and I seriously feel like I could sleep all day long. Lack of energy can't come close to how I feel.

I'm hitting my Protein, and Vitamin goals still. Didn't hit Water yesterday but am on track to hit it today.

I've not felt this level of exhaustion since right after surgery, im 11 weeks post op now.

Thanks for any insight you guys!

[Miss Mac 6,262]

Yep! I was in the hospital for 8 days at the end of October for ischemic colitis - tons of IV antibiotics. As soon as I got home I began coughing and was pretty sick for a week, so I went to my primary doctor. He said I had bronchitis. I asked him how could I get sick with anything with so much antibiotics in my body. He called it a secondary infection and that it happens all the time. I am wondering if this is part of what people call a hospital acquired infection? I am much better now and was able to have my sleeve 12/23. Hope you get better soon.

[gomekast 559]

Anyone else??

[mikey856 11]

I'm a little more than three weeks post and I came down with a cold a few days ago. Just been taking Vitamin C. It kind of helps. I'm just kind of worried about my incision spots when I cough.

[Seela 1,187]

I had a bad cold over Christmas. . Went back down to 200-300 calories a day.. it sucked. I used zicam and liquid dayquill. After my cold I spiked up to like 1200 calories for a few days then it all leveled out. Lots of broth... added plain Unjury to broth to keep Protein up. You can look at my diary on mfp for those few days before and after Christmas if you want. Hope you feel better

[Fluffnomore 1,235]

I'm 12 weeks (I think) and had a cold over Christmas/New Year's. Still have a tiny bit of gunk, but I have been able to work out through it and feel pretty okay. I sing, and it never got to the point that I couldn't perform.

Probably not what you wanted to hear. If anything, I didn't get as sick as the rest of my family and feel pretty good now.

[Fluffnomore 1,235]

Whoops. 11 weeks.