First day back at work

[Lattelady585 0]

So today is my first day back at work after my DS on 03/22. I’m halfway to my Protein goal and my Water goal both for the day, but I’m sitting here on my lunch break feeling Shadey, and a tad bit lightheaded.

Did anyone else have this problem when they returned to work? Does it go away? s

[Lattelady585 0]

Shaky*

[kcuster83 1,504]

35 minutes ago, Lattelady585 said:

Shaky*

Oh man. I first day back was rough! I only lasted 3 hours and went home and slept for 3-4 hours.

I was lightheaded, exhausted, nauseous and overall miserable!

It got better each day. By day 4 I was back to working a full 8 hrs but very tired by the end of the day.

I have pretty much a desk job, and basically just moving back and forth from 1 desk to another.

[GradyCat 3,696]

Yes of course. Your body just went through major trauma and you're not eating a lot of food, so you might be a little shaky or dizzy when you stand up and fatigued for a little while after just returning to work. It gets better. Hang in there.

[summerseeker 2,265]

I don't think you realise how big a surgery it is. I didn't. Just because its over and done in a day we expect to bounce back quickly. I am fairly sure if you can get your Protein and Water levels up to the required level you will be fine at work. Be kind to yourself and let the housework slide a bit. I did. Take Nana naps when you need them. You will soon be powering along especially when you are a few more pounds down

[Queen ApisM 427]

Oh man, my first week back I only worked half-days and thank goodness I did. I needed two hour afternoon naps for the first month or so post surgery. I'm not sure if you are working from home or going into an office - I was exhausted commuting from my bedroom to my home office across the hallway. If I'd had to go into an office and all that entailed, I would have made it 2 hours before crawling into a corner to sleep the rest of the day away.

It gets better, and once it does start to improve I found the improvement to be exponential.

[Lattelady585 0]

2 hours ago, Queen ApisM said:

Oh man, my first week back I only worked half-days and thank goodness I did. I needed two hour afternoon naps for the first month or so post surgery. I'm not sure if you are working from home or going into an office - I was exhausted commuting from my bedroom to my home office across the hallway. If I'd had to go into an office and all that entailed, I would have made it 2 hours before crawling into a corner to sleep the rest of the day away.

It gets better, and once it does start to improve I found the improvement to be exponential.

I’m actually a pharmacy technician. I’m on my feet a lot and walking back and forth across the pharmacy.

[Lattelady585 0]

Thanks for the replies everyone! Makes me feel a lot better that I’m not the only one. I thought I was doing something wrong