Energy

Hi All -
I'm wondering how your energy is affected after surgery and long term?????
Misty

Hi....I think it is normal to have high and low energy....we have to get in enough protein and keep our bodies hydrated...just follow the doctor's guidelines.

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I go through highs and lows, mostly high. It is really important to get your protein in.

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Julie
banded 6/6/06
Dr. McKeen, San Jose CA

320/213/goal 199. Almost there!

I didn't have a whole lot of energy right after being banded. I felt good, but not a lot of energy. About a week out, I started getting energy back and now it is through the roof. I can hardly sit still, where as three months ago, thats all I did was sit....The only times I am sitting still and not doing anything is when I am on the computer and eating. I don't watch much t.v. maybe two or three hours a week, and mostly the news. I love the new found energy. Makes you feel like you can do ANYTHING!!!

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To view me going from 305 to 191, click below.
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Yes, mine was so low for about a week. I'd get up and then just want to crawl onto the couch. To get up and get something to drink was something I really had to think about. I discovered that in fact I was very constipated, and I think that that was at the root of my problems. I tried suppositories, enemas and finally my doctor told me to try Phososoda, a product by Fleet, in the enema section of the drug store. Finally, I was able to go after nine + days. I was feeling terrible and that was the cause. After I was able to go, I felt great. Good luck.

With me, it all depends on my exercise...if I allow myself to be 'too busy' to get on the treadmill, I notice my energy level dropping. Getting back into the routine picks it right back up.

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Banded 5/21/07
by Dr. Amir Moazzez
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital
(Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence)

the first 3 days after banding all i pretty much did was sleep and drink (99% sleep, 1% drink). then the rest of the week i was awake but like someone else mentioned, even to get something to drink i had to really *think* about it..

now my energy is through the roof! i have a desk job and find myself needing to walk every 1/2 hour or so. just to get up and move!

good luck.

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Thread Starter

Thank you. I appreciate the comments.

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Misty
Wanna Be Loser!
Seminar May 2007 - Blood Work, Chest Xray, Psych. Eval., Chemical Stress Test., 6 + Month Dr. Observed Diet, Orthopedic Appt., etc.....
Submitted to BCBS of IL 1-16-08
Denied 2-12-08 BCBS of IL claimed my Dr. wasn't clear enough in her monthly notes. Re-did diet, lost weight and doc wrote a book each appt. - submitted 2nd time on July 2008 and was denied again. Submitted 3rd time August 2009 and waiting for response.....

I've been up and down with my engery. As others stated, if I don't get my protein in, my energy is low. I've been in a slump for a couple weeks, but I also haven't been drinking my protein shakes.

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Surgery Date - 3/5/2007
Total in Band - 1.75cc's
60lbs Lost as of 10/28/2009