Re: Low Energy Levels
From: Kim (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue Feb 27 10:41:34 2007
I understand everything you have said here..I end up doing so little on
the weekend and then get frustrated with myself..Just getting through a
day at work is hard.
I have a hysterectomy scheduled in March right now, BUT, I have
submitted my records to Dr Redwine for review. I should hopefully hear
from him next week sometime. Depending on what Dr Redwine says, I will
have the surgery with him.
The Dr that is to do the surgery here is concerned with my bowel
involvement.
He told me there is a chance that I could end up with a colostomy bag!
That was when I contacted Dr. Redwine. After hearing how skilled Dr
Redwine is with surgery...The thought of ending up with a colostomy bag
is horrifying!!!
I also know that having a hysterectomy will not solve all my problems.
I have already had 2 laparotomies that were not very successful.
All this is so exhausting...We need to be easier on ourselves : )
and forgiving of ourselves when we cant do it all.
At Tue, 27 Feb 2007, Eve wrote:
>
>I, like you, am very hard on myself. My husband is gone alot, but when
>he is home I feel the need to do everything I know I should (make
>dinner, do the laundry, clean, etc.) and when I don't i feel very bad.
>My husband ends up doing most of the work (other than dinner) and it
>definitely makes me feel like i'm not a good wife. We just got married,
>so that role is very important to me and its not at all that he expects
>me to do it all myself, I put the pressure on. I don't sleep well
>either, most nights i go to bed with a heating pad to get myself to
>sleep and it automatically turns off by itself. Then I wake quite often
>because of the pain and wake up in the morning feeling like I got no
>sleep at all. I've tried lots of stuff to help me sleep, but to no
>avail. I feel like all I do on the weekend is lay around and do nothing
>cause its my free time and when i try to recoop, which means we end up
>doing nothing all weekend.
>I am afraid that when we have children I will be no good to them cause I
>have no energy.
>What kind of surgery are you having?
>Eve
>
>At Tue, 27 Feb 2007, anonymous wrote:
>>
>>I just wanted to let you know I suffer with the same..I work full time
>>and can barely make it throgh an 8 hour day. Toward the end of the day
>>my pain increases, I am hot and sweaty and just worn out. I go home and
>>lay down with a heating pad everyday after work. It is very
>>upsetting..There are times I wake up exhausted and have to drag my self
>>out of bed.
>>
>>All I can offer, since I still have not found anything to really help,
>>is to be easy on yourself. There have been times I am very hard on
>>myself for not being able to do all these things or for being so
>>exhausted..that makes it worse. Just do what you can..and rest when you
>>need, too..
>>
>>I am hoping after my next surgery...I will be feeling much better.
>>I have stage IV endo.
>>
>>Hope this helps..
>>
>>Anyone have any other advice??
>>
>>At Tue, 27 Feb 2007, Eve wrote:
>>>
>>>Lately, I've noticed that I don't have alot of energy to do anything. I
>>>work over a 40 hour work week as a nanny and I barely have enough energy
>>>to get through my day. I'm hurting most of the time. Soon, I will be
>>>not working anymore and going back to school full time. Anybody have
>>>any suggestions to help with the energy level?
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