So Tired

The last time I was in surgery for four hours was when my youngest was born by ceasarian. (Long story for another time...). The exhaustion ended the minute the little begger bit my nipple during a feeding. He was born with nearly a full head of teeth!

I've never spent that much time in the operating theater, but my dad spent almost 8 hours having a quadruple heart bypass done. It was made a trifle more "exciting" because he also had a blood cancer that made clotting difficult. According to the heart surgeon, the cancer guy would wander through and say things like: "looks good" or "another unit of platelets"

It's been 3 weeks since this post and I hope you've recovered from the tiredness. From your updates on Facebook, I know you are recovering. The last major surgery I had was when I was 3!!The surgery was around 6-7 hours long and I don't remember how my recovery went. The other surgery closest to this would be my C-section. It took me around a few months to recover from that but that's not surprising since I had a baby and a child to take care of without any help.

Your body is healing itself, and using available energy to do it. Listen to your body, give in to what it's asking for, and you will heal faster than if you rob that energy doing other things. Remember the adage: All good things take time. So, while you're healing, you'll just have to spend more time with us!

Mate! I wish you all the best for a speedy recovery and hope that they got it all. I have no experience with major surgery, just a knee operation and I remember feeling tired for a while after that. Same with my recent recovery from a broken collar bone. The body puts all it's energy into healing, so you feel tired all the time. This is why it is very important to eat extremely well when healing so that the body has loads of energy coming in to replace the energy going into the healing. Very similar to how you should replenish your body after exercise but on a larger scale.

Never been in my life I undergo such kind of health treatment, that's why I am very thankful to God for giving us here good health. You too, should be thankful also because He made you overcome such ordeal.

It certainly does 'take it out of you' and much more than you expect. I think that it was three months before I felt anywhere near back to normal. My specialist and nurse were (and still are) very pleased with my progress. It's now over a year since my operation and I'm still being closely monitored. I think that goes on for 18 months and I'm very glad to feel that the Health Service takes such good care of me. You certainly have ups and downs and there are times when you need just to sleep. It's important to learn to listen to your body and if you need to rest, do so. I believe that even minor infections, which we would normally throw off easily and without noticing them, have a much bigger effect when we are recovering from a major op. After four months I took on a seasonal stewarding job which I have done every year for the last ten years. That was fine but I found that I was MUCH more tired than in previous years and basically just wanted to get home and go to bed at the end of each day. Even now, a year on, I find there are things that I do less readily than I did before. I think, though, that a lot of it is because I haven't been as active as I was and part of it, at least, is due to mental attitude and a slight lack of confidence.

Yes, 12 years ago I had what turned out to be a major hernia repair done...surgery time 4 hours. Recovery was boring as heck, six weeks of doing nothing and feeling quite fragile while I was(n't) doing it.

I had major abdominal surgery when I was 17. I remember sleeping a lot.

I hope you recover soon. I have never been in hospital and hope I never have to but I understand exhaustion. I have chronic fatigue and I have had to learn to cope with feeling tired all the time. It is not easy and can get me down sometimes but I am learning to manage it.

hi mate! so sorry to hear what happened to you. hopefully, the operation is successful and you get better the soonest time possible. i'll be including your speedy recovery in my prayers my friend. i have never undergone a major operation in my life and i pray that i won't have to. get lots of rest and eat well. take it easy my friend. an upside of this one is that you'll have more time mylotting. see you in the discussion boards p1kef1sh!!! get well soon and happy mylotting!!!

Hi Pikey, you have had a rough time so the only thing to do do is rest, rest and rest, don't try to do too much, I know how active you are but please be patient and soon you will be back to your old self, sending you all my love, prayers and healing light. Tamara xxxxx

Hi pIkefIsh, I hope you will get full recovery. So long body exist we have to suffer. This is our fate of destiny. I had 3 minor surgery and one N G O Gram. I have hypertension. I'm at a risk of cardiac disease. I'm waiting for your witty post.

I haven't had a surgery before and i think that it definietely needs more of your courage to feel better.Just feel optimistic and i think the attitude would really help you recovery soon better.

I hate to say this, but it could take a full year for you to feel normal again. I had cancer surgery a year ago this month and I can say that it has taken that long. I didn't feel awful for a year, but I didn't have the energy and ambition that I used to have. Surgery is a major assault on our bodies and they take awhile to completely recover. That said, you should get back some strength in a couple of months. I went through radiation therapy, too, and that takes it out of you.

It´s no surprise that the body takes time to recover after such a shock. Sleep, sleep, sleep. This is probably the only time I´d ever suggest daytime TV! I´m very lucky to be able to that say I´ve never undertaken surgery so major. That which I did was many years ago when my body was young and bounced back quickly. All I had to worry about was the physical wounds. Keep well P1kef1sh x

Oh Pike..how about if i blow a big ole fat kiss your way?..will that make you open your eyes and crow like a rooster??..hahahahaha Sorry couldn't help it..you know how much i love you and want you to get better so much faster so we can goof off together..So glad you are on your way to recover..don't rush it..your body has a way letting you know when you need rest and when you are getting better..just listen to it..hugs

Welcome to the world of the old and infirm. Well, infirm anyway. But be of good cheer, you will recover, eventually, and then you can laugh at (or sympathise with) the old and infirm, 'cause you've had a taste of what's coming. Get well soon. Lash

i have had my gall bladder removed, and the hosptial i was at did laparoscopic surgery. and i was there ginny pig they had never did it before (this was years ago ) and i went thru it very well and went home the very next day and no complications . a girl i knew had the same surgery the same day and she had to do the straight cut surgery not laparoscophic.. because her gall bladder had ruptured and i felt sorry for her she was so sore afterwards and had to stay awhile and recover there.. as for being tired maybe check your iron level that is what im dealing with now.. and i found out brown sugar is a great source of iron.. get better soon..

First of all pray to god for your quick recovery, You neglect the surgery and then think of the very poor suffering people.You have the got the financial support, the majority of the mankind is suffering from the illness and have not such a good circumstance for operation. so be happy, you are lucky to get surgery and relief from the illness. Once again pray to god for your quick relief from the tiredness.