Question about energy level

Hi. I'm new

Just wondering if feeling exhausted and weak sometimes, are part of the healing process. I had Davinci Total hysterectomy on 7 AUG for endometrial cancer. Cancer was only on the surface, so I'm thankful.

My recovery so far, has been pretty good. However, lately, my sleep pattern is off. I stay up until about 3 AM and sleep sporadically. I feel exhausted sometimes as if I'd run a race.

Has anyone else felt like this? Thanks.

It's normal to be off like that. I think the fatigue is the hardest part of the healing process. It wouldn't hurt to call your doc. Maybe he/she might want to do labs to make sure you're not anemic.

I had a TAH on August 9 also for uterine cancer, since surgery my biggest issue has been the exhaustion and not feeling at all like myself... Some days I feel really great pain wise, etc but I am so tired I can barely get off the couch... I told my husband the other evening I was beginning to feel as though my body was no longer my own. At night I can't sleep and in the morning I can't get up. I hope it gets better for us both very soon. Ive been told several times that the fatigue is pretty normal until around 6 months post op

Touch base with your doctor, I was advise to take vitamin supplements and vitamin b & d and I am still taking them.

It took about two and a half to three months for me to recover anything close to my old energy. My iron, thyroid and hormone levels were tested a month after surgery. I needed to take iron tablets, which I did.

i had dvh 8/14. In any given day, I can have energy, then after I do something like a short walk or some laundry, i am worn out! I think for the most part, this is normal for alot of women.

It is definitely normal to feel tired. I was exhausted for a couple months after my first surgery and I'm still a bit tired now.

Its easy to forget that even when we dont have pain, there is still a lot of healing going on which will tap our strength.

I have had a great recovery but I'm still tired at times. My sleep schedule is also still off. It will just take time to resolve.

Hang in there!

Yes, that's me too. I'm wide awake right now and it's 2 AM. I'll fall asleep between 3 and 5 and wake around 10 or 11 AM. Then, If I'm not exhausted, I'll get up. If I am, I'll just roll around in bed for awhile. I'm supposed to go back to work on 17 SEP. I hope I can get adjusted before then. LOL. Thanks for the support.

MzBee, I started on my own today, taking a multivitamin and extra D because I was diagnosed with low D before the surgery. Thanks

Thanks for all of your comments. I feel much more at ease now. I'm sure I just need to be patient. I have been less tired today, but am trying not to do to much around the house when I feel good.