Originally Posted by Mr Pheer

Get up and go for a walk.

4 years ago on this very morning, the ICU Dr told me I was too sick now to survive a liver transplant surgery, and they were moving me to palliative care that evening. He told my wife to discuss my final arrangements, because I would pass within hours after they transfer me.

That afternoon, Dr walks in, says hey Mr Smith, a donor liver has become available, if you accept we will schedule the transplant and you'll be in surgery within hours. So I accepted, of course.

Even after dying in surgery, even after being brought back and let me tell you the next 6 days was a trip through hell... and coming down with pneumonia after that, in the ICU, going through what you're feeling, PLUS being on dialysis 3x a week for 4 hours at a time and feeling like 99% of your life force was sucked out each time, you spend the entire rest of the day just recovering from that.. I still had to get up and go walk.

Just do it anyway. You'll only be failing yourself if you dont push though the suck. Get your support system in place, friends or family if you have them close... you'll often discover during a time like this that some of your friends are amazing, and a whole lot are better off being ghosted when you're feeling better.

Good luck man.

Today, from my labs you wouldn't know I ever had a liver problem in my life. I only ended up being on dialysis for 5 weeks, my kidneys recovered and are better today than most people my age. I really keep what I put in my body in check these days and I'm doing great.

Like Rhonda said, expect a lifestyle change but only if you push through the recovery first.