Tiredness

Haha, Angie...I can understand. I see the frustration on my wife's face at times even tho she tries to hide it. You sure ya'll aren't long lost sisters??? You'll get there though.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

You just had a "major" surgery, and it is so tramatic to your body, give your body a rest. Let your body tell you what to do, if you feel tire, simply seat down and relax. Overdriving your body is a bad idea, your immune system is already weaken and you are just trying to lower it further. Your body needs whatever is available to heal the wound and keeping the system running. So relax, give yourself a vacation!

Sorry for how you have been feeling. Yes, you are in a culture-war with your own body. Pay attention to anytime you hear yourself say "should" and drop that word.

Now what I am hearing when I read your post,  is something no doctor will probaby EVER say to us, the patient. You need added nutrients to assist in your healing. Your insides are healing. Nerve endings cut, insides re-arranged to do the surgery, so they may be swollen as part of that healing process with extra blood supply all for the process of healing.

Whenever you have a LOT of chemicals used for Gen anesthesia, then the pain pump 1 day or so, THEN oral pain pills, all the while our insides are sore and tender, you are using a LOT Of energy just for healing. 

So your body clearly needs NUTRIENTS to assist an already drained system. I happen to have an amazing nutritionist (not typical dietician from hospital) that can detect EXACTLY what nutrients you are deficient in, or how your liver/kidneys, may be more sluggish from all those added medications. 

The body only has so much reserve and its most likely depleted. Any sometimes we are iron deficient from surgery. SLOW FE, over the counter can do the trick and build up your iron. 

GET GOOD NUTRITION into your body, PACE yourself, by dropping ALL those "shoulds" and learn to be kind to your body as it heals. 

Its MAJOR surgery after all.

Keep us informed as to how you are doing. 

Sending you calm, serenity and healing hugs,

Jan

I had internal bleeding after surgery. I was told "Don't walk up hill for two months".

Overdoing exercise might have killed me.

I was very careful.

By the way, I am also on a very low carb diet. It has been very, very good for me.

Steve.

Angie1496 said:

FOrtunately prior to even

FOrtunately prior to even knowing I had a tumor I had changed my eating habits a great deal.  I try to eat clean or as clean as possible.  Eating good carbs only and no flour, sugar, rice, potatoes etc.. and was very physically active.  I have lost 49 pounds doing that.  I just got back from the GP and he gave me a shot and a zpak for a sinus infection.  Didn't want to wait to see if it got worse or assume it was just a cold since I had just had surgery.  I have my yearly on Thursday and they will do a full blood panel and I will ask about my iron.  Years ago I was anemic but had surgery 10 years ago and that is no longer an issue.   I guess  I needed to be slapped in the face for me to realize I am not invincible!  

Do you take Probiotics? Keeps that immune system healthy. 

And if you can find a practitioner, who does NRT (Nutritional response testing) get a good evaluation. 

Trust me, these deficiencies will not show up on labs. B 12, Vit D etc can be checked by your MD. but with NRT they are more specific AND they are WhOLE FOODS so no side effects with medications. Its not the kind of supplements you have to be concerned about. 

Again, you are healing!

Hugs, Jan