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Health Check: why can you feel groggy days after an operation?

  • Written by Kate Leslie, Honorary professorial fellow, Department of Pharmacology, University of Melbourne
imageFeeling tired or being unable to concentrate is common even days after surgery. But there are simple ways to help speed up your recovery. Jason Jones/Flickr, CC BY

You have a small operation under general anaesthesia and go home the same day. Two days later you’re back at work, but you can’t concentrate and have a desperate desire to...

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