• Why am I not hungry and so weak 4 days after an appendectomy?

I had an appendectomy 5 days ago. Not hungry, am getting weaker every day. I am a 57 year old female. Was a laparoscopic surgery.

3 Answers

  • Surgeon
  • Ansonia, CT

You have to eat, even if it's just sandwiches or chicken soup. This is because of the surgery.

  • Surgeon
  • Columbia, MO

It is normal for you to not want anything to eat. It is important for you to eat what the doctor told you to eat. I think you will feel better each day if you will eat each day and stay on your feet and stand up straight so you will heal right.

I do wish you well,

Oledochouse

  • Surgeon
  • Dallas, TX

I usually tell my patients that you may not have an appetite or energy for at least 2 weeks, and often 4-6 weeks. Your symptoms are relatively common. In spite of having small incisions, surgery is still a large physiologic stress on your body and it takes time to recover.

Warning signs of a complication include fevers, nausea and vomiting, profuse diarrhea, worsening pain, and redness or drainage from your incisions.

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