when do i stop sleeping so much?

I’m 5 days post op now, and i’m still sleeping about 15 hours a day. I’m so lethargic. I have no energy at all!!!! I literally get up, have something to eat, take pills and go back to sleep! Luckily I have my hubby to look after the kids, but i’m still shocked at how much the op has taken a toll on me.

When did everybody else stop snoozing so much?

Make sure you are drinking lots of water and eating loads of fruit and veg (vitamins) and you will be back to normal soon, just think the more you sleep the more you heel xx

I slept for 2 days after. Still can’t seem to get enough at 3 weeks post op but I think thats to do with sleeping half up x

the painkillers made me drowsy, i stopped taking the combination of pills and took just ibruprofen and i was fine then xx

Don’t take ibuprofen until you’re 2 weeks post op x

I was prescribed Ibuprofen to take alon with my co codamol although it was a very low dose, I did take it only for a couple of days then i did not need any painkillers. I think Aspirin is worse for its blood thinning properties, and if you google it you get conflicting information.

A lot of the surgeons have different opinions on this and other aftercare.

yeh me too, i was given ibruprofen and co-codamol to take together. it was too much i was too drowsy and tired i think it must be the painkillers making u drowsy hun xx

Thanks ladies. I thought it might have been the pills but I thought it was the antibiotics doing it so didn’t wNt to stop taking them as I need to finish the course!

I will stop taking the codeine and see how that goes! Thanks again, I’ll let u all know how I get on!!!

Px

Hi Hun im d same on n off, feel great but bit weak n sleepy, its d meds hun, at least we will feel rested lol, n not complaining cos its less painfull if ur asleep most of time lol, hope ur feeling well hun, mine have settled down at least 80% n feel great at d mo but on last day of antibiotics so hope i carryon feeling like dis wen der finished xxx

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