ANA Discussion Forum
Post-Treatment => Post-Treatment => Topic started by: trev0024 on May 01, 2012, 06:35:29 am
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Hey everyone, I'm 5 weeks post-op from a retrosigmoid surgery. I still have variable energy levels and some fatigue. Is this normal? Would like to hear about different experiences dealing with fatigue. Thanks!
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Hey Trev,
I had your Dr.s do my AN 10 years ago. I was 51 at the time. I came home feeling like I was 95. It took me a long time to get back to normal. Thinking back I'd say at least 5 or 6 months before I was my full self again. It was slow but steady. I will assume you, being a young pup, will come back quicker but still the fatigue and stamina will take time. Hang in there. I know your Dr.s and am sure they did a fine job. Be patient, you've been through some trauma.
Good luck,
Rich
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Trev ~
Post-op fatigue is quite normal. AN surgery is traumatic to your body and it takes a long time to fully recover. I thought I was fully recovered (from retrosigmoid surgery) at six months but a full recovery was closer to a year. Even today, I feel as if I've lost some stamina but then, I'm ancient and attribute some of that loss to the inevitable aging process. You should rebound in time.
Jim
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Trev
Think you might have figured it out, yes fatigue is very much a part of radiation. Mine lasted about 8 months or so. Any time you receive that amount of radiation it really messes with the way your body works.
TJ