Being tired

Hi all, just wondering if anyone on here has still felt tired 3 weeks post pacemaker surgery? Just a little worried that am still feeling tired most of the time. 

Thanks 

2 Comments

not unusual

by Tracey_E - 2019-08-27 14:31:36

It's a fairly simple surgery but it's still a surgery and a trauma to the body so it takes some time to bounce back. It takes time to get the drugs out of our system, to start sleeping normally again. I felt mostly myself by the end of the first week but napped a lot for a full month. 

Tired

by golfgirl - 2019-08-28 10:09:53

I was tired before I got my PM, but thought it was due to working retail during Christmas, working two jobs, taking care of family etc.  However, after getting my PM in Feb. took almost a year to get back to what I thought was more energy.  It still wasn't good, I would sleep 10 hours at night, have a nap for 2 hours daily, and still be exhausted.  I finally went to my Dr. and told him and he sent me to a sleep clinic where they found I had Sleep Apnea (85 episodes a minute) and now have a CPAC machine.  I love it!  From the first night using it, I slept 6 hours woke up rested and had energy all day long.  You may have more going on then you think.   Funny thing is before I had the PM I felt like I slept well and I didn't snore.  After getting it is when I felt exhausted and started snoring. 

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