I can't give you personal experience as I STILL haven't gotten a date yet for my surgery, but I have this in my files!!
God Bless!

Janelle

This stage can last several weeks. Our discomfort is compounded as we are, at
this same time, trying to recover from major surgery, adopt new eating habits,
and deal with a liquid or soft diet. To get out of this stage, our body has to
say to itself 'gee, this famine is lasting a bit too long. If I keep conserving
my energy with inactivity, I will starve to death. I'd better use my last store
of energy

(the remaining fat and muscles in our body) to hunt up some food'. At this
point, our body will switch from getting energy from food, to getting energy
from our fat (and muscle too if we don't eat enough protein) and that is what we
want.



In order to deal with this difficult transition period, tell yourself that
you're right on track; this is exactly what is normal and to be expected. Tell
yourself that, in a few weeks, this will pass, and you will feel like a
completely new person. We all seem to turn the corner about 4-8 weeks post op.
Then, your mood will lighten and, with your weight loss starting to add up,
you'll feel more positive and have a better outlook on life. Just keep telling
yourself that you will not always feel this way! You WILL be back to feeling
like your old self. Just give it time!

Haven't had that yet, although i am going to bed WAY earlier and getting up between 7am-8:30am when I used to sleep top 10 or 11am regularly. I have felt more energy, but I am only 2 weeks post-op. I have been cleaning my house and feeling very energetic

I am almost 4 weeks post-op and am very tired in the evenings when I get home from work but seem to get a burst of energy after resting for about 1/2 hour. Had my surgery Oct 17. I went back to work on October 29. I have had an ongoing headache and haven't figured out just yet what that is about. But making sure you get enough rest for your body is important so just hang in there. Keep doing what you are doing. Your body has been through a lot and is just trying to recover. My surgeon told this will pass.

I have something like that. I get enough sleep in at night and then I'm up and about 2 hours later I'm really tired like I didn't sleep enough or just hadn't slept yet. Then I sleep for about 3-4 hours and I'm good. I have a appointment to see a sleep specialist on the 19th. This doesn't happen everyday.

i'm going through this right now. i'm almost exactly 3 months post op. it started about a month and a half ago for me. i get tons of sleep at night. then, around 12-1 pm, i feel out of sorts and absolutely exhausted. so, i've been missing my afternoon class for weeks to go home and get some rest. after a nap of 2 hours, i'm okay. i should've have gone to school this semester and just stayed at home and recovered. ugh. i'll be glad when this funk is over. i miss having energy.

This time of year, we all want to hibernate. One thing that helps me is to make sure I exercise. I go to a gym to for motivation. I take the classes and that helps me have more energy. Also, it its daytime, get out there, even if its cold, get some fresh air and if its sunny, let the sun hit your face. It really helps. :)