Tiredness past post-myo recovery

March 21, 2004

Hello Ladies,

I have been back to work for 2 weeks now, even though I got my bosses to let

me work shorter hours at first. I only worked till 3pm these past 2 weeks,

but the truth is by the time I got home I was so exhausted I didn’t even

have energy to cook dinner or do anything else. Social life? Forget that!..

It’s not the kind of “normal tiredness” that I used to feel after working

from 9am to 9pm before, but a much worse one. Some days I feel like life is

seeping away from me, that I’m going to die from the tiredness, and it makes

me want to cry. A few times I even fell asleep on the sofa by 8.30pm with

all the lights on, etc. My whole body aches, and I am so bloated at night

that my weight goes up by 1 to 2 kilos compared to morning. Did any of the

post-myo ladies experience such tiredness? How long did it last?

My Dr. had warned me that I’d feel tired easily, but I’m starting to get

worried about ever going back to my energetic, active self. I can’t even

imagine going back to the gym at the moment – am thinking of cancelling my

membership even. I used to work 12 hs/day often, sleep max. 5hs/night, work

out for 1.5hs 2-3 times/week and be fine, so you can imagine my frustration…

Any feedback much appreciated.

re: uterine contractions during periods?

Another question, totally unrelated to my tiredness, re periods please. When

one has bad period cramps, is it wrong to say it’s because the uterus is

contracting (as in a mini-labour) to get rid of the blood & sometimes

bloodclots? I mentioned uterine contractions to a friend, and she scorned me

for it (and hurt my feelings…), implied that I was totally ignorant, that

menstruation happens as a result of the endometrium peeling off, not because

the uterus contracts.. Well, I knew that, but I thought that when you had

the bad pains it had to do with ut. contractions? Does the uterus not

contract at all during periods then? Can anyone illuminate me on this

subject please? Thank you ladies!

Chie

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