Approximately 4 months post op

[cyclerob 0]

I am a 68 y.o. male started at 290 lbs. Insulin dependent type ii Diabetic, sleep apnea, heart stint, hypertensive, Now approx 3.5 months post op weighing 204 lbs. (90 lb. wt loss) Off all meds, recent A1C was 5.8, was feeling great until 3 weeks ago, became very fatigued, diagnosed with bacterial colitis, prescribed Flagyl and Cipro, diarrhea ceased but continue very fatigued although sleeping 8 hrs each night with Tramadol, last labs showed slight anemia, high Calcium, low B2. Stopped 3/day Multivitamins and started once a day over the counter multi to reduce Calcium. Walking daily but have not started and actual exercise regime, can hardly get the energy to attempt exercise.

Anyone else with extreme fatigue, have you been able to gain energy and how? I have heard month 3-6 is the toughest.

[frust8 962]

Cyclerob you and I (age 72) have an added burden , Mother Nature wants to tell us "Slow Down, you are a Senior Citizen". I try not to listen to the old broad, she and her husband Father Time have done a number already on me. Are you Getting enough Vitamins, sleep and fluids? Got to keep them all taken care of for peak efficiency. Are you Getting plenty of B12? That's a prime energy one along with the rest of the B family. Just keep moving, remember older age and treachery will beat out youth and foolishness every time. You and I are Boomers and the best. We may be the next Great Generation now that most of our parents have died. I'm almost always on here if you want to talk more. Boomers rock, and you and I are them![emoji13][emoji13][emoji13]

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[FluffyChix 17,409]

Please don't mess around with this. If your doc didn't do a serum ferritin, then get one done immediately. Chances are you are so low and need Iron infusions. To get those you need a referral to a hematologist. That's probably why you're having such bad fatigue, but it could also just be aftermath of the infection. Especially if it's anything like c. Diff.

[cyclerob 0]

3 hours ago, frust8 said:

Cyclerob you and I (age 72) have an added burden , Mother Nature wants to tell us "Slow Down, you are a Senior Citizen". I try not to listen to the old broad, she and her husband Father Time have done a number already on me. Are you Getting enough Vitamins, sleep and fluids? Got to keep them all taken care of for peak efficiency. Are you Getting plenty of B12? That's a prime energy one along with the rest of the B family. Just keep moving, remember older age and treachery will beat out youth and foolishness every time. You and I are Boomers and the best. We may be the next Great Generation now that most of our parents have died. I'm almost always on here if you want to talk more. Boomers rock, and you and I are them!

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Had to decrease bariatric high potency Vitamins due to high Calcium which can mess with your energy level Went to an over the counter multi Vitamin in the last 2 weeks. sleep is usually 8 hrs nightly and drinking good amount of fluids. B12 on last lab was high, B2 was slightly low. Hemoglobin was down but did not require a transfusion. I am right in there with Boomers. Still ride a motorcycle and listen to ton's of live music. Still working full time, own my own small business. Probably need to start more light wt training as I have lost a bunch of muscle mass.

[cyclerob 0]

Im thinking no reserves after infection, wasn't c-diff so placed on Cipro. Infection cleared up about a week ago but still fatigues. My Iron was slightly low but will check lab work next week to see it's come up.