Tired and lightheaded

[dochas13 0]

I'll be 2 weeks po friday and everyday I'm tired and lightheaded. I literally could sleep all day and when I get up to do stuff I immediately feel like I'm going to fall over. I'm on a full liquid diet until I see my Dr tomorrow. Has anyone else experienced this?

[Djmohr 6,965]

I did get that feeling for the first 3 weeks post op. I realized that it was directly related to how much fluids I was getting. As soon as I was able to get to 40 plus ounces that lightheaded tired feeling disappeared.

Are you getting between 48 to 64 ounces of Water daily? If not try working even harder at it. You will be very surprised what dehydration does to our bodies. Many people end up having to go to the ER with the same symptoms you are having. They give you IV fluids and get you back on track but you have to sip that liquid constantly post surgery. Mostly because your little tummy can only tolerate sips.

In a couple of months you will be able to drink more than a sip.

I now am able to get 48 ounces in before Breakfast, then I know I only need to drink another 24 and it takes care of it.

It will get easier, I promise!

Good luck!