You just had major surgery!!! It is absolutely normal to feel wrung out! I don't think I felt "normal" on a regular basis until about 4 months.

Hang in there!! It's worth it!

JJ

Tami - you are going to have days like that for a while longer. what you are feeling is totally normal. It takes some time to get the anesthesia totally out of you system and of course your body is learning to adjust to way less calories

Hang in there - it gets better :)

i agree with JJ - you just had major surgery. Your body is using your energy to heal. Take this time to baby yourself - read, nap, watch a movie. From everything I have read, this sounds normal. Hang in there. You will be a bundle of energy soon enough!

thank you for responding everyone because this is truly strange for me. I am glad there is nothing more wrong - I guess i just have to get use to allowing myself to rest until it passes. Blessings to all.

Three weeks out? My how time flies!! Hope you feel better soon!

Are you getting your protein in? They keep stressing that to me in all the pre op classes.

If you aren't taking Vitamins you may need to get your levels checked too. Vitamins D, B12, and Iron are all precursers to fatigue, so if you Vitamins are off you will be dragging, but like most of the others have said you just had major surgery so it can be normal, and your adjusting to way less calories than your used to getting, so get some rest and don't worry too much...Best Wishes

Rest is the key! I had been a suck bag of nothingness until about week 4 when I finally got a little spring back in my step...now I can't stop!

I feel like the Energizer bunny! I am the smallest I have been since I was 25!!

Best. Decision. Ever.

LOL at boo...a suck bag of nothingness!!
i see i have some competition with wordsmithing!!
but really tam..ditto what everyone else said..
and im only gonna say two words....B-12...well thats one word and a number..but you get it right??

They have not okay'd me to increase my vitamin intake as of yet (calcium, vitamin b-12 and iron yet) which i was taking prior to surgery. Tomorrow is the day I pray, and if they don't tell me I can off the cuff - I am asking them to let me start taking them because I cannot function like this - I return to work in two weeks and I am even fighting for brain energy right now. Yes I assure you that I am getting my protein in. Surprisingly i have no problems with protein or fluids period which is all i've been on for 3 weeks.

I think "suck bag of nothingness" definitely sums it up. Tami, I was one exactly one week before you and my husband said he'd never seen someone melt onto the couch or the bed quite like me lately.

Melting is what I felt like for sure. I went for my 3 wk follow up on Monday and of course they confirmed exactly what I already knew - not getting enough protein or fluids.

Geez!!!! I am NOT hungry so I don't think about going into the kitchen. This is a FULL-TIME JOB just trying to keep up with getting in some protein and some fluids.

I have also been forgetting my vitamins and I have to get that on track or there will be additional issues.

I too want the energy to arrive. I have to go back to work a week from today. I hope I can make it through 3 days without collapsing from sheer exhaustion.

Let's hang in together and whoop it up when the energy shows up!!!!

I just can't believe it's been 3 wks already. You'll get your energy back soon, and more than ever! Hang in there girl!

So I am not the only one... I was wondering for the same thing. I had the surgery April third and some day... I am very tired. I wanted to do all the exercise that I can but it seems that I have to listen to my body... He's the boss. I went to shop today... it is my step-son graduation... so I really needed something. I felt so dizzy, sweating. It asked me a big effort. When I came back I just had to sleep. I am not too strong, I have to take care, I cannot do everything that I want but I keep going... I will be stronger some day! In my town, it is only 4 weeks at home after the surgery, but in another town close to here, it is 3 months... How much time do you have in USA? I think that 3 months should be great, honestly I will not be able to go back to work now! So we continue and in few weeks, we will be just perfect. Take care!

Give yourself a chance to heal. 3 weeks out is awful soon after major surgery. Don't push yourself.

I was that "suckbag of nothingness" for almost 4 weeks to the day.... Then I started back to my water fitness class and like magic I had energy I hadn't had in years and years....

Now don't get me wrong, everyday is not like that.. I know my body is changing and healing still (at 10 weeks out)....

But my vitamins and protein are priority in every day...

I have a friend who had this surgery and she said for her it was 6 months before she got her energy back....

Hang in there Tam... You will be feeling better soon...