Back to work blues...

[LMatt84 3]

I was sleeved on March 10th and my doc said it was ok if I went back to work today. I teach 9th grade so I can't really just sit down all day long. I told them that I had surgery and that I would be really sluggish in class for about a week. Now that I'm back at work I feel just mentally and physically exhausted. How long will this last usually? All I can think about is my bed!

[Elode 8,093]

That stinks! I go through phases of that and it seems like it's worse the weeks I drop a lot of weight. Are you taking your b-12 and other Vitamins?

[JamieLogical 8,727]

I was pretty exhausted and run-down feeling until I was back to solid foods. That was when I was finally able to get my calories up to a level that could sustain me. For me, that was about 6 weeks post-op.

[LMatt84 3]

I take my Vitamins everyday. I actually felt way more energized today than yesterday, but I also had a cup of coffee this morning. My doc said I could have caffeine in moderation but I know others are strict.

[blissfulbeing 84]

Ditto to what @@JamieLogical said. Much more energy at six weeks with full foods.

[gresau1 10]

I feel your pain. I was sleeved on March 17th and return to work on Monday. I also work in a school. I actually enjoyed my time off and dread my return. Fortunately, I only have two months before the end of the school year.

[MsAlaineus 63]

AAAAHHH! I teach and plan on taking a week off. I was assured that would be sufficient. Is there any pain, or is it just fatigue?

[Graciesmom04 184]

I had mine done on a Wed & was back to work following Tues. It was so hard. Very tiring. Would come home & sleep after work. It does get better, I promise!

[MsAlaineus 63]

Ok. I'll keep that in mind. I think I can get by with sitting more until I'm getting more foods I that will sustain me.

[mi75 1,239]

it DOES get better. focus on Protein and hydration. sit when you can. rest after work. PLENTY of sleep at night. right now ALL of your normal basal metabolic energy (the amount of energy your body normally burns in a day) is going towards healing, and healing alone.

ANYTHING you require, energy wise, beyond healing has got to come from SOMEWHERE...your body is seriously tapping into energy stores, burning stored glycogen, and sadly, burning up some muscle to compensate.

i'm a registered nurse and went back at 4 wks. i thought i would die for the first few days, but then about 10 days into it, i felt AWESOME and it all turned around.

around 6 wks it really turns around. hang in there!

[allison.june 0]

Hi , I had to start a new job and week and half after my sleeve and I also travelled from the UK to Prague for my op , I was worried that I would not feel ready but I was fine , I stuck to the diet plan for the first 4 weeks so rigidly and then went down with a chest infection for almost two weeks ! But now with Multi Vitamins and Protein Shakes I'm feeling really good , lost two stone in 4 weeks but then hit a plateau for 2 weeks and was worried have started swimming which should help but I know I'm not drinking enough Water and must improve that , are you sure you are getting enough Protein also ? Good luck it will be worth it !

[4me4them 381]

Hang in there and bless you for working with 9th graders! It does get easier....rest whenever you can. I put a couple relaxation/meditation podcasts on my ipod and listened/rested during my lunch at work....doesn't take that long to eat . Maybe you could take 5 minutes at lunch and another 5 on your prep? Good luck! Beth

[shellyd88 463]

I too felt horrendous for several weeks it does get better eat what's allowed drink fluids take your Vitamins rest when u can I work as a housekeeper so I was so weak tired etc I found that I had to force myself to do things even if just for a few mins to start working up to longer it seemed I started to feel better its sounds awful but the more I laid around the worse I felt and when u must run a 13,000 square foot estate home for a living there's no resting lol so I felt I had to do my best to get back to it as soon as I could I also found out my potassium was very low and I was told to take a supplement its a prescription not over the counter my surgery was February 24 th I didn't feel normal again until a couple weeks ago I'm still exhausted after but I can get thru the day best of luck