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Still shattered!!!

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Cazy1010
Cazy1010

Fellow hippies when does this tired feeling stop 5 weeks since op and i feel like an old woman (ok i may be 60 this year)!!!! but i have no energy !! i am always on the go work full time and never stop but at the moment no chance

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  • HLMUK
    HLMUK Cazy1010

    Posted

    Hi Cazy, you will be. I am 4 months out and I look knackered!!! Sleep is still not great even though I can sleep how I want. Hoping for some sun to bring me round. Relax and go with it, you will get better honest! x

    • HLMUK
      HLMUK

      Posted

      Forgot to add, I never kipped in the days post op, I was up from around 6 til 10pm, horrendous sleep but bit like jet lag, see it through to tiredness later. Now sleep better but not as long and deep as it was pre op.

  • hippy28
    hippy28 Cazy1010

    Posted

    Don't worry it does get better. Once you get passed the 6 week milestone and start getting out and about again you should see a difference. I remember that in the first couple of weeks all I wanted to do was sleep.

  • Doodle56
    Doodle56 Cazy1010

    Posted

    i am almost 5 weeks and am managing with the help of others to

    get out and about in the day doing normal things !!

    lunch , costa , m and s lol

    but this totally exhausts me and by the end my leg is aching badly but can i sleep at night ??????

    oh no i cant !!!!

    so the tiredness increases each day

    am m eant to be going back to work in 2 weeks !

    need sleeping tablets but my gp said no !

    totally in sympathy with you x

  • Stargate_fan
    Stargate_fan Cazy1010

    Posted

    Hi Cazy

    I am now just past the 6 weeks and the last few days have been better for tiredness. Slowly but surely i am starting to feel human again.

    Haven't gone to bed this week during the day so for me this is a big difference. I was shattered for the first 5 weeks and i'm 51.

    And saw consultant today and got all restrictions lifted apart from bending down to pick up stuff of the floor.

    I can now drive which is what i missed most!

    It does get better Cazy so do hang in there.

    Mary

  • Susanw61
    Susanw61 Cazy1010

    Posted

    hiya Cazy1010

    I am feeling same , i am 58 this year and 7 weeks post op with my right hip. I had left hip done same time last year . I am shattered . I sleep most of night ok , rarely any pain unless i over do it in the day time .

    I had low iron levels after op , so had tablets ...but only for two weeks .

    I am hoping i will start picking up soon , being tired all time is getting me down 😴🙄🙁

  • Rocketman_SG6UK
    Rocketman_SG6UK Cazy1010

    Posted

    5 weeks is early days - don't beat yourself up, it takes time for the body to readjust.

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  • Cyndey
    Cyndey Cazy1010

    Posted

    Hi I think it varies, I had my hip done 12 weeks ago and still feeling very tired, and so looking forward to getting back to normal hope its not too long for you to feel better take care Regards Cyndey

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