SO sleepy! 5 days post-op...normal?

Hi firends,

My DaVinci procedure was Tuesday and I have been resting, resting, and resting. It seems like the longest I am able to be awake without a nap is 4 hours. Just wondering is anyone else is having, or has had the same experience.

Just wondering when you ladies felt your energy levels coming back up. All advice appreciated!

My first few weeks I would get tired from just taking a shower. I was the opposite in that I was exhausted but I could not fall asleep.

You will notice a increase in your energy every week.

I slept for most of my first week. If you are taking pain meds they will make you tied too. Your body is healing and resting is good

Lol!! I'm almost 3 weeks post op and I still sleep every 3 or 4 hrs. I figure after what we've put up with these uterus's we deserve a little R and R. Huggsss!!

Thank you I appreciate knowing I am not alone! I can be awake for a few hours then suddenly a nap is mandatory. I haven't been eating much, either, so I guess there isn't much fuel to provide energy. The meds surely add to the fatigue; trying not to take them.... advil seems to work just as well.

Had da Vinci 9 days ago. I still sleep a lot. I loaded my dishwasher and felt like I ran a marathon. Take it easy! I was having a very hard time being the one taken care of... I'm always taking care of every else. But, I decided that I would enjoy it... May be a long while before I can totally relax again!! Just take it easy. Happy healing!

I was like that for the first few weeks. I'd get up in the morning, then take a nap before lunch. Then, I'd take a three- or four-hour nap after lunch. I'd usually make it between dinner and bedtime without a nap.

By the end of the second week and into the third, I was taking only one nap a day.

Sleep is a great healer. Listen to what your body is telling you and get that rest.

You are definitely not alone! I am almost 3 weeks post-op, too, and still sometimes find myself cross eyed trying to stay awake during the day...and then nit being able to sleep at night, like now. :-p

This, too shall pass...I hope!?

Haha! My first week and a half are nothing but a blur of waking between naps!


I'm 3 1/2 weeks post op... And my daily naps are much shorter now.... But still frequent!

I figure we all heal at different rates and we will all need different amounts of sleep.

I do make a point of trying to eat healthy. I know my body is working hard to heal so I try not to eat Bon Bons all day long.

Yesterday was 3 days post-op and other than lying down reading a book, I didn't nap. I had a heck of a time falling asleep though last night, even after popping 2 percocets. I felt woozy, but not sleepy. So I just " rode the narcotic wave" (It feels like a comforting rocking to me) and relaxed, then fell asleep.