Fatigue

Gtngbtr58 @aol.com said:

So sorry to

Hear about your symptoms-I'm glad that your blood work is normal and your in touch with your Dr. about moving up your appointment. I know from experience that, anxiety, depression and PTSD can manifest itself in many ways. Fatigue, rapid heart and just not feeling right are among those symptoms.  Maybe your physical symptoms are related to the anxiety you feel and maybe there's some depression as well.  I hope you get answers soon so you can be the best you !! June

I am in a similar boat as you. I had a partial robot in February and still don't feel I have all my energy back. Sometimes my legs feel like they weigh 100 pounds each. I am an exerciser and active, so I just feel a little off. I wouldn't say that I am incapacitated by any means, but I just don't have the same energy as before. Having the surgery, I think it is as much a mental struggle as a physical one. The metal side leads to some anxious thoughts, which leads to hypersnsitivity to anything going on in the body, which leads to high alert status everwhere, which I think naturally leads to some fatigue. The fact your blood work looks good seems like a great sign. Anxiety does all sorts of weird things to the body, so I would chalk it up to that and hopefully it gets better over time. 

Hi Carlos it's been a month since you opened this thread the report about your fatigue has it got any better?

Have you done any research into anxiety and fatigue? Lots of information about it online such as this random not medical selection:

https://www.livestrong.com/article/137667-anxiety-fatigue/

It's highly unlikely that any return of the illness is causing the fatigue after you were cleared at the time of your partial nephrectomy.

It is almost certainly either one or the other, or a combination of both, some problems involved in the physical recovery from the operation or some elements of anxiety or PTSD which might be manifesting in fatigue, tension, poor nutrition, poor sleep etc.

To deal with the physical recovery just keep building up what you are doing, maybe slip back now and then, but overall keep doing that little bit more each week.

For anxiety, PTSD, tension, sleep patterns, you can do your own research.

Nurtition is something which is under your control.

I would prefer to have a 12 weekly CT scan after the operation but if that is not available you just have to be wait it out while being aware that even in the very small chance there has been some change that a CT scan can identify this would not be the cause of your fatigue.

Normal is for normal people.  Not for us here on this site.  We have a far more interesting life.

Good luck with the scan,

Fred