Q I was discharged after cancer removal surgery, and I have no energy at all and no appetite. Why am I falling apart like this after surgery?
A Major surgery itself heavily depletes the body's energy and recovery resources. When anesthesia, tissue removal, and fasting overlap, digestive strength and stamina drop together, commonly causing fatigue, loss of appetite, and poor digestion. This is mostly a normal part of recovery, and it gradually improves as the body is replenished.
Detailed Answer
Cancer removal surgery is a major procedure that removes the diseased tissue, so recovery naturally requires a great deal of energy. Anesthesia, incisions, pre/post-operative fasting, pain, and reduced activity commonly combine to cause fatigue, poor appetite, and weakened digestion. If chemotherapy or radiation therapy follows, the depletion can become even greater and recovery may feel slower. This surgery was already performed as the necessary treatment, and the current stage is a recovery period of rebuilding the depleted body back into daily life.
Our Korean Medicine Clinic's Perspective
Our clinic views this post-surgical state as one where the qi (energy) and blood greatly consumed during treatment have run low, leaving the body's core organ systems unable to generate strength. Korean medicine treatment is not a substitute for surgery, but plays a supportive role in recovery by replenishing depleted qi and blood and rebuilding weakened digestive strength so the body can restore its own healing power.
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