WELCOME TO NORMAL!!This is, (and you are!) very typical for this post op stage. Generally, you have 2-4 hours of general anesthesia, and it really wipes you out! Your body is quite surprised by this, and wants you (it) to take it easy. Each day, week, it ail be better. It is fairly typical to be more tired and fatigued, lacking in your regular endurance, up to 5 weeks. But most people find that things are pretty good at the end of two weeks, or a week and 1/2.
Same with eating! Your GI system, from top to bottom,have a big sleep! It takes a while for our marvelous bodies to “right themselves” from this surprise!
DO NOT eat when you are not hungry. No point. Some people do feel hungry, but find they eat smaller portions post op. Others are nauseated. Eat what you want, all those muscles are SORE cause your head was hyperextended during the surgery. No different that working out muscles that you have not used! THey are SORE!
You are doing fine. Take advantage of the break. Go through stuff to throw out. Read a book. Take naps. Yak on the phone (but your throat might not like that.) Do not push yourself. That is how must of us live, pushing ourselves all the time. Take it easy. Let your body heal.
RE Synthroid, it takes about 6 weeks to have an idea if you are on the right dose. You may need more, you may need less. Based on how you are feeling then. You can’t evaluate the Synthroid at all when you are post op and recovering from surgery.
Does this help a bit?
Shirley
