2 wks Post-Hard to eat! Feeling weak & shaky

[LeeRN 32]

I was sleeved April 6th and by God I'm having a terrible time getting in all my supplements and Protein rich food. I've been on Clear Liquids for 2 weeks and supposed to start FULL liquids this Monday, however in a desperate attempt to get protein and calories in, I started it today. I'm feeling weak and afraid to get in the shower because last time I did I almost fainted. This morning when I woke up I noticed my hands were trembling slightly. A few wks preop my hemoglobin was only 8.9. I was severely Iron deficient. I took

Iron and it went up to 10.6 just pre-op. Wondering if I'm more anemic now or if it's lack of protein, calories or an electrolyte imbalance. Anyone feel this 2 wks post op?

[TammyDTM 391]

You should call your sugeons office asap and speak with a nurse. There are several possible reasons for your weakness. In the meantime, it wouldn't hurt to drink some G2 and eat some pureed fruit and cream Soups.

I hope you have someone home with you...

[CanyonBaby 1,852]

I was pretty much the same as you at that point. Have you tried using Water Enhancer drops in your Water to get in your fluids? You could try using those same drops with unflavored Protein Powder in your water for the Protein if shakes are intolerable. You can also use that same powder in broth and Soups for extra protein. How are you with thin scrambled eggs? Lots of protein there. Also add protein powder to milk, and/or dry milk powder to regular milk (I used this ALOT). Are you able to get down yogurt? Stir in a little protein powder in it, or dry milk powder. It DOES get better, just try not to overdo. All the best to you....

[shellyd88 463]

Yes I felt this way my dr office was rude and unhelpful I was told before hand I could Water down juices for a while so I used to trop 50 orange juice and baby apple juice And v8 also did unflavored Protein powder in Soups yogurt Unsweetened applesauce etc also after a while I was told I could have mashed carrots and beets which I also added the unflavored protein powder to it took me a while to be able to tolerate sugar free drinks again I ended up getting true lemon it's by the crystal light it's got stevia in it tho not artificial sweeteners I couldn't tolerate it after surgery anything with artificial sweetener made me extremely sick even tho I used it before surgery I also used whipped cottage cheese the texture is very small it has a decent amount of protein in it too and u can add the unflavored powder to that also lower sugar/ fat p nut butter mix in the unflavored powder and u get lots of protein and drink drink drink warm drinks went down better for me in the beginning u can add the protein powders to those too put powder in mug add a few drops of water to wet it then add hot water etc or else it clumps up it does kinda make clear or light color drinks look muddy tho lol I used darker teas and soups u couldn't see it that way hope this helps

[LSF 264]

The more Protein Shakes you start drinking, the better you will start feeling. My surgeon only had me do clear liquids for 2 days, once I started drinking my Protein shakes, I felt like a wilted flower coming back to life

[IndieDivaIN 39]

I felt like this yesterday, my husband checked my BP and it was low, as well as my heart rate. So sipped on some beef broth and felt much better in a half hour. The salt helped I think. Drank some pedialyte too.