Question:
Is it normal to tire easily?
I am 22 days post-op R-N-Y surgery. I have very little energy. I manage to wash a few dishes or shower and do my hair before I need to rest a few minutes. Is this normal? — earlene50 (posted on April 25, 2008)
April 25, 2008
Yes. I found that to be normal. I was taking naps all of the time. As I
progressed, it got much better. Plus I got better at taking my vitamins. If
I felt extra tired I would double my B vitamins dose.
— mindyCB
April 25, 2008
Yes - I'm 32 days out -post-op RNY and I get very tired. At work, I take
naps at lunch in my car. It doesn't take much for me to get fatigued. I
asked my doctor about this - she said it is normal and could take up to a
couple of months for the fatigue to go away. She said it was due to the
surgery.
Yep - completely normal.
— C P.
April 25, 2008
Yes, I'm 2 years out and we all go through that. I'm now 61, and I don't
have the energy I had 20 years ago, but I have to attribute that party to
age too. For the first 3-4 weeks most patients are very tired, and may
sleep more than normal.
— Dave Chambers
April 25, 2008
Yes, I think it's normal to feel tired after any type of surgery. And they
with the different eating habits you're adjusting to that as well. The
first 2 weeks to one month were the most difficult for me.
Now, three months out, I have lots of energy and actually have trouble
taking a nap in the afternoon which previously was a life long habit.
Just rest when you can and enjoy losing the fat!
— cjjordan
April 25, 2008
Yes, it is normal. I slept most of the time. Your body is going through
major change. When you have this type of surgery your body is in shock. You
will get more energy as time goes on.
— nascar_angel_3_2003
April 25, 2008
Sure...you just had major surgery and are melting away as we speak! Your
body is taking on some serious changes in weight! It takes a tole! Keep
taking your vitamins and protein supps and stay hydrated. You will begin to
feel better as you heal and are able to eat more. Rest if you need to!
Allow yourself that! It's justified!
— .Anita R.
April 25, 2008
Yes, it is. Rather it was completely normal for me. I say you are doing
just fine to be able to do thoses things. Keep going, it does pick up and
get much better. BE BLESSED
— datagirl2
April 25, 2008
I would get so tired at work, I would go to the car and sleep. here is
what solved it for me. First take Bariatric vitamins, iron, calcium, and
B-12 spray. I get them from www.bbvitamins.com. I had to get a B-12 shot
the first time, and within 24 hours I was able to go all day without a nap.
I use the spray Morning and afternoon, and it works and is small enought
you can carry it with you. Over the counter vitamins go through RNY
patients too fast and are not absorbed. I could not tell from your profile
what surgery you had, but it sounds like a RNY issue, as I don't hear
anyone with a Lab Band saying they are now tired. Over the counter Iron,
is just passed to the colen almost in tack in RNY patients. If your are
RNY Patients the reason is you do not have much stomach acid until the last
third of your small intestine where your original stomach is attached to
the small intestine by means of the first third of your small intestine.
Does that make sence to you. If not, write me and I will give you more
details. Best of success to you.
— William (Bill) wmil
April 25, 2008
Yes! I was extremely exhausted in the first month and as my food advanced
so did my energy. I couldn't walk from here to there without feeling
completely run down. I am 15 weeks post op and that feeling is now
completely gone. Hang in there!
Cindy
— ellabean
April 25, 2008
My Doc says it's normal and can last up to 3 months. I'm 7 wks. post-op
and still very weak. I have had 7 major surgeries in the last 4 years.
Starting on Mar 25, 2004 with back surgery ( lamenectomy L4 L5), 2 foot
surgeries, knee replacement, and hip replacement to name a few. I am also
very active and teach exercise classes, walk, and swim. I have been put
down by this surgery more than any of them. I thought I would bounce back
just like the others, but nooo, this one has floored me. I make sure I
have vit. B12 every day (what you don't use come out in you urine), my
multi-vit, and calcium. I also make sure I get at least 60 mg. of protien,
64 oz. of liquid, and am eating about 1,000-1,200 per day. I'm down almost
40 lbs. People who have the desease of being obese, and having a hard time
loosing weight, this weakness is normal. Your body is trying soo hard to
make you start eating again, because is doesn't want to go into the mode
where it has to take it's energy from fat cells. It wants to continue
getting it's energy from the blood stream (where the energy has come from
the food you just consumed). Eventually it will convert, but it will try
its darndest to resist. So, just hang in there like I am doing, and rest
if you can when possible. Try to resist not exerciseing, because the more
you exercise the faster the fatique will go away. Best of luck, Paula B.
— paulajaneb
April 25, 2008
I was the same way. I was worried about going back to work after 6 weeks
but it lasted a little over 4 weeks before I started feeling like myself
again. I was around the time I started eating solid foods, it will go away.
Remember, even though they give it a pretty name, RNY BYpass, it is still
bowel reconstruction! So healing takes awhile and your energy will come
back. Enjoy the rest while you can. Take care.
— noboat4u
April 26, 2008
I was warned that it would be a possibility after my surgery but in MY case
I actually have MORE energy AFTER the surgery than BEFORE. My health
issues were and ARE legion and the REDUCTION in caloric intake actually
HELPED BOOST my energy levels and lifted me from the diabetic torpor that I
was in. Three WEEKS after the surgery I had to DROP ALL of my DIABETES
medications because my BLOOD SUGAR was TOO LOW! I had gone from taking 70
to 80 units of 70/30 insulin to taking NONE and from taking FOUR pills of
Glucovance 5/500 to taking NONE in 3 WEEKS! My change in dosage WAS
GRADUAL and NOT ALL AT ONCE but it DID HAPPEN.
My point actually was that this kind of thing is NOT unexpected. Your
reduction in caloric intake will often leave you with less energy. In MY
case, it made me more HEALTHY. This caused me to FEEL an INCREASE in
energy level. Had I BEEN healthy to BEGIN WITH and had just been FAT, I
TOO, would have probably felt a DECREASE in energy.
Hugh
— hubarlow
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