Tiredness

OK - blood test came back with just white blood cell count low. Nothing else relevant. I am not anaemic, no thyroid problem or diabetic.

I am really trying to be positive. I am getting back to exercise, went on X-trainer for 15 mins on Sunday and 20mins today. Why oh why can I not feel energetic! or for that normal.

Feeling pretty low, do not want to go down the road of taking anti-depressants I must be able to get back to normal.

Any suggestions!

Alias Victor Mildrew (Jules)

3 Comments

This forum can't diagnose

by axg9504 - 2008-03-10 06:03:43

I'll go ahead and say it if no one else will. This is an excellent group for getting moral support and comparing case histories but you should never try to get a diagnosis online especially when you don't have specific symptoms. Even those forums where you can ask a doc for opinions online, they always (the docs that is) provide a disclaimer to the effect that they can't diagnose someone without seeing them in the office. If I might ask, if you are tired, how is it that you are able to exercise. I don't know what an X-trainer is, sorry, but it does seem like you have energy reserves if you can use one. I myself always use exercise as a gauge to determine how I am really doing. Years ago I was an avid runner and I remember days when I felt like crap. Those were the days when I generally had the best run!. Good luck to you.

Jules

by cottontop - 2008-03-10 06:03:53

My opinion is you are pushing yourself to hard. You just got your PM this year. The docs make it sound like you will be up and going in a few weeks. As I have read some of the people here on this site have been and others have taken a while. I had mine PM put in June of 2007 and 6 months down the road I was asking myself the same question you were. I still have days I don't have much energy and I really don't know why. Do you have any other heart condtions? I believe that is my problem because I have several. I don't know what condition is causing what any more. Do you take any medication? Like beta-blockers? Medications can cause fatigue. Talk with your doctor and give your body some time to recover from what I call major surgery. I know the docs all say minor surgery to get pacemaker. YEA RIGHT! Mentally and physically-MAJOR! Hope you get some answers. You are in my thoughts and prayers.

Amy

walking

by jessie - 2008-03-10 08:03:12

it is the best. you can do it for 30 minutes or an hour. it is still the most gentle for us folks.you need to gauge am i short of breath. can i endure 30 minutes? then report to dr. how you are. like cottontop says take in to consideration the other problems if you hVE THEM. YES IT TOOK ME 3 MONTHS TO RECOVER AND I WAS OKAY THEN AND THAT WAS WITH LOTS OF SLEEP AN NAPS AND WALKING. so consider what she says jules take care maureen

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In fact after the final "tweaks" of my pacemaker programming at the one year check up it is working so well that I forget I have it.