TLH One week post hysterectomy, extremely weak

I was feeling OK yesterday but woke up today feeling EXTREMELY weak.

I don't have a temperature and no bleeding or drainage.

Had cervix and ovaries out.

Is this a normal setback?

I think it is. I'm at 11 days and I hit that bump yesterday. Just too weak for anything but tv watching. I have heard several people say they went through this. I know for myself, I'm not eating enough. I have no appetite.

Definitely! One week out I had just ditched Percocet and was still very sleepy and sore. You had major abdominal surgery! Roll with it. I had my highest energy in the mornings, so I'd get my shower in and any little chores I could do then.

The trick to recovery, as my dr told me today, is listen to your body. It'll tell you when you've done too much and needs to rest.

I wouldn't even consider it a setback - it's recovery from major surgery with after effects of anesthesia, pain meds and the trauma of surgery itself. A nurse who ran a hysterectomy prep class I attended shared that she'd take a shower, fold a few clothes and then crash for a nap. Just the way it is!

This is one time that it's a-okay to obey that impulse to sleep and do low key activities. So, go to bed early, sleep in, take a nap. My joke "regret" after all the resting was that I wouldn't be tanned or have memories of sipping pina coladas served by a cabana boy at a tiki hut on some tropical beach !
We don't get this down time very often, so take advantage of it. It's what your body needs.