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Originally Posted by pgh3rivers
How much sleep is normal the first couple of months after surgery? Do you sleep more/ less since surgery?
I sleep almost 12 hours a day. I would sleep more if I could. Before surgery I would get around 7 hours. Lately I can't make it through the day without a nap and I have been sleeping in more and more. I'm exhausted.
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I was feeling the same way...literally exhausted. I called my RN at Magee, and arranged to have blood testing done. (They don't normally do it until the 6 month post-op visit). Turns out my iron was extremely low, and my B-12 and potassium were low as well. All 3 can contribute to being tired, especially the iron. I'm now doubling/tripling up on those supplements until I can get my levels normal again.