When did you feel normal again?

[Jazmundo 58]

So I'm 6 days post op. I've noticed a few things. Some are common sense but when you're in recovery, they just don't click. So... I've felt semi normal about 2 days this past week. Why? I wasn't sure until I really thought about it. I am basically starving my body which includes my brain. I feel this fog that won't go away. I've noticed the days that I've consumed more calories I've felt better. So this makes me think that once I consume more calories on a daily basis I'll feel better? What have you experienced? TIA!

[Pepper123 320]

Am two months out and still not "normal"

[AvaFern 3,516]

I felt less miserable at about 2-3 weeks after surgery. The first week I thought I had ruined my life and I remember feeling very sorry for myself, lol. The second week I accepted that if I had ruined my life, I was now stuck with it, so it was time to buck up and be a big girl. I also was back at work the second week so I had no time for pity parties. By the third week I was eating soft foods, which really helped a lot, and by the 4th week, I wouldn't say I felt normal, but that mental fog you talk about was mostly gone. I think anesthesia also majorly contributes to that feeling, because after plastics I also felt pretty crummy for a few days- like I had suddenly become ditzy and didn't remember things as much.

I am 16 months out now, and some days I don't feel normal. Sometimes I barf, sometimes I get annoyed that I can't eat as much as I want to, and some days I just feel oddly fatigued (which has mostly stopped happening since I started taking the B12, I didn't take for awhile). But, this is my new normal now, and hopefully you will find, like I did, that it's something you're ok with.

[Justajenn 65]

I'm a little over two weeks post op and feel good. I think I feel normal. Lol. My energy level is up and I almost feel antsy. Weird huh. I did 23 days of preop that consisted of three Protein Shakes and green veggies until the last ten days was just shakes. I think that helped prepare my body for the low intake after surgery.

[JamieLogical 8,710]

I would say I was feeling pretty normal-ish most of the time around the time I was allowed solid food, 40 days post-op. I'm now 5 months out and feel normal 99% of the time.

[samuelsmom 670]

Felt almost normal after 2 weeks and completely back to normal when I started on solids at 4 weeks. I'm 2 1/2 months out and don't even feel like I had surgery. If I didn't get full so quickly and have those little scars on my abdomen, I would think it just a dream!

[jacileggs 402]

You will likely never feel your old normal again. As far as feeling good again. It may take several months. After losing weight you will have a whole new normal. And it's a great one.

[Turk 8]

NEVER

I mean, I felt better within 2 weeks after surgery but a little over 4 months later and I feel totally different than I have ever felt before. It still makes me laugh that I eat less at a meal than my skinny little 9 year old daughter. But that's a good thing.

You'll feel better soon, just hang in there but what people like us have tricked ourselves into to believing what normal feels like in my experience is tired a lethargic and depressed. My entire life ha changed as a result of this surgery.

I don't feel normal anymore. I feel exceptional.

-Turk

[Jazmundo 58]

Wow thanks for all the advice. I'm excited!

[JerseyCityGal 231]

I felt very weak for about 10 days after surgery and then I felt pretty good.

I was so excited and grateful about having had the surgery that everything else was inconsequential once the room stopped spinning, lol. I have been so damn happy since I was sleeved it isn't funny.

[HaddocksEyes 205]

At three months I felt totally normal - like I never had surgery. When I ate, then I would feel the restriction.

I forget I had surgery until I eat - then I remember.

[Ariella 73]

It took me a good 3 months to feel like myself again. Not only is your body adjusting to the lower calories, but your recovering from a major surgery. Be patient, it gets better! A year later and I have never been happier.

[Kindle 8,667]

I'll throw my hat into the 3-4 month time frame before I felt normal. But I developed a C. Diff infection from a dental procedure 6 weeks post VSG, so that definitely delayed my recovery. The fecal transplant at 3 1/2 months out that cured the C. Diff was pretty much the turnaround point for my health and well being.

[sofianoemi 16]

Once I started eating solids I felt good my moods got back to nornal too ... in the beginning I was a mess but now I am good takes time and sometimes it will feel like time isn't going fast enough buy u get there and its all good