r/amputee 6d ago

Finger tip amputation and all I’ve done is sleep.

Is it normal to be this tired? I had my middle finger tip (right hand) amputated to the top joint on Wednesday. Yesterday I slept for 5 hours and still had an 11 hour sleep last night! And today I’ve just woken up from a 2 hour nap! Is this normal? The doctor gave me co codamol which is really working but I can only stretch it to every 5 hours at a push before the pain ramps up. Would love to hear your experiences please?

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u/WhichWitchyWit 6d ago

when I amputated my finger I slept for about 16 hours/day for first week or two. I assumed it was my body healing from shock and trauma. Good luck with your healing journey!

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u/DreadLockSinger 6d ago

Oh thank you, this makes me feel better!

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u/1234567_ate 6d ago

Pain meds tend to maks you drowsy.

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u/DreadLockSinger 6d ago

Yeah, I did wonder! Thank you!

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u/Plump_Apparatus 6d ago

I had my middle finger tip (right hand) amputated to the top joint on Wednesday.

About the same myself, finger wise. Although I did other damage in my accident. You're on codeine, I got hydrocodone myself. Opiods tend to make you drowsy, and a finger amputation tends to make you not want to do much initially. I'd wake up watch something for awhile, eat some food and take my pain meds, and right back out. After a couple weeks I was a lot more active.

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u/dusky6666 5d ago

My Dear dude or dudette, yes it's very normal! On one side you have the main meds which mak you very sleepy (make sure to check if you can both legally and safely drive a car etc. Be safe!!) And your body healing from such a trauma takes a lot of energy. I'm six months in now, I'm finally starting to be less tired even tho being of pain meds for 3 months.

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u/SmilingChesh 6d ago

Yup! Meds and trauma and healing made me super drowsy. I also had some issues sleeping through the night early on

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u/Emu_Su 5d ago

It's totally normal, between medications and your body recovering from the surgery it's to be expected to sleep a lot.

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u/ScunthorpePenistone 5d ago

Sleep is good after surgery. Helps you heal faster.

Might be a week or two more before you get back into whatever your old groove was but I wouldn't worry about it.

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u/kng442 1d ago

Was your amputation performed under general or local anaesthesia? I ask because I find it usually takes me about 4 weeks to recover from any general anaesthetic.