Is Anyone Else...

...burnt out, bummed out, or just plain and utterly exhausted with no energy? I know it's been a while and I hope everyone is doing well. I am physically drained of all energy; I get up at 5am and put my time in at my job and by the time I get home, I can barely keep my eyes open through dinner. I fall asleep on the sofa watching t.v. So much for quality of life! I'm wondering if this might be a post-surgery effect of the re-routing? Is anyone else going through this? I can barely move, am hardly exercising anymore, just tired, tired, tired all the time. What about you? Reenie

HI Reenie I get tired at times, but that is because I am working 2 jobs. It sounds like your B-12 & Iron are in the toilet for as tired as you are saying. Have you had your labs done recently? With all you have been through lately it could also be depression related. I know you don't want anymore Doc's, but, you might want to get rechecked & sooner than later. Not to scare you, but, I just found out a WLS friend died the other day with not much warning. Her name was Gloria from Las Vegas & wasn't feeling well for a couple of weeks & her BP was way out of wack. We in the Las Vegas Group are in shock as she was only in her 40"s, Lost over 200 lbs with WLS & also beat Breast Cancer, now this! Not a Fun week for us. Be Well my friend & please get checked. Ladybug Marilyn

Hi sweetie, I'm so sorry about your loss. It sounds as if you have a strong WLS support network so I hope you take full advantage of that. She was so young! I do need to get my blookwork done, haven't done that in a while; I'm faithful with taking all my vitamins, still doing the protein shake in the a.m. and I just now started adding some ground flaxseed - someone told me it really boosts energy levels. We'll see. I'm still in the mid-140's but don't know how that's possible - been eating a LOT of candy at work and my sugar levels have been going balistic. I just can't seem to stop eating the stuff so it's only a matter of time...it's not even that I want it, it's just there. No other excuse other than it's just plain there all the time, every day. I eat fistfuls of it - M&M's and now those awful, awful candy corn things - pure highly concentrated sugar with a little dye to dress it up. Fistfulls. Every day. Now I'm starting to drink a glass of wine every night - I've never been a drinker in my life. Guess I'm spilling my guts here about the trouble I'm in. Just want to know how others are doing so I don't feel so alone I guess....be well, Marilyn. And thanks for your reply.

Reenie, Honey, sweetie..... come over here. Come closer. Little closer SMACK! I need to swat you for that nightly glass of wine. First of all, alcohol is a depressant. Do you need to be more depressed? Second, you got no duodenum, Captain Dan. (Remember Forst Gump? "But you got no legs, Captain Dan.") That booze is going straight to your liver. Do not pass GO, Do not collect 200 dollars. It is heading straight for the liver, of which you only got one. And by the way, the one you've got is already enlarged. Third, baby, you've got an addictive personality. We all do. That's how we ended up here. If we were all bastions of moderation and self-control, we'd be saving money like Suze Orman, working out like a Marine in bootcamp and eating like Nicole Richie. A glass of wine every once in a while is fine, but not every night. You've got that nice, newly remodeled bathroom. Treat yourself to a nice long soak before bedtime. Light candles, read a book, have sex in the tub if you are so inclined. So let's talk about that candy. I can understand the M&Ms, I really can. But Reenie, Candy Corn? Candy Corn is Satan's Confection. The only thing worse than Candy Corn is Circus Peanuts, yuk! My evil staff keep bringing in candy and cookies so I know how hard it is to fight this constant temptation. I can't say that I'm doing any better with the candy fight except that I'm out of the office in meetings for a good part of the day. But Candy Corn? So the tiredness. Hmmm.... Let's see... depression, age (no offense), sugar, alcohol.... all contributors. I'm fighting the age battle with you, sister. As much as it pains me to conceed this, I don't have the energy I used to, just because I'm getting older. I still have the energy of most 30 or 40 year olds, but I don't have the endless and boundless energy of a twenty-something like I did a year or two ago. I've come to realize that I have to be reasonable about my expectations for my aging body. Mind you, I don't have one foot in the grave, but I am slowing down. The alcohol and sugar are poisoning you. They are sending your body through insulin highs and lows and contributing to your depression and lethargy. I'm speaking from experience. So here's my challenge.... I know you're always up for a good challenge. I challenge you and anyone who wants to join us to a Detox. Mind you that this is easy for me since I'm on day three of food poisoning and can't put anything in my body, much less sugar and booze, but the challenge is there nonetheless. We can hold it for this weekend and declare sugar, booze and unrefined carbs off limits for two days. Then we report back on how we feel on Monday. I think we can do this. Oh one more thing before I go back to worship at the temple of the Porcelain Goddess. I just read a book called Eat, Pray, Love. It was about a woman's pursuit of happiness and God. She lived in Italy for 4 months and ate, an Ashram in India for 4 months where she prayed and Bali for 4 months where she sort of brought it all together. I can't say that it was a spectacular book and I was a little bored in the parts where she talked about her experiences with meditation (OK, I'm not particularly sensitive to other people's internal awareness), but most important was her unswerving and relentless pursuit of happiness. I think there might be a lesson in this book somewhere. OK, gotta call the doctor and get this intestinal thing under control. Let's DETOX! Love ya huge! Cons

I can always count on you to pull me up out of the muck...I love your challenge idea, let's do it. Hey, did you go to the Arizona conference? Never did hear back from them. Reenz

I did not go to the Arizona conference. I was so irritated at these OH folks that I just decided it was better that I not take my nasty attitude with me to the conference. I spent two full days working to find them a venue for which I did not get a thank you or kiss my butt. No response at all from the organizers. The many requests I e-mailed to have you as a guest speaker were never responded to. They charged 100.00 per ticket at first and then slashed the price to 39.00 a week or two before the event. I'm sure the folks that paid 100.00 weren't too pleased. I'm sure that the people who went had a wonderful time. I was just too irritated at their disorganization and lack of professionalism to inflict myself upon everyone. C.

I'm Glad that you sent this post, my friend.......Listen well to your Aunt Marilyn because she is dispensing lots of wisdom!! You should certainly consider getting checked out for any medical problem (bloodwork etc.) to eliminate those potential causes. Speaking as one who is prone to bouts of depression, however, It sounds to me that you are having a big bout of depression right now. In my case, when I get depressed, I lose interest in everything, and I stop exercising which leads to more lethargy and less exercise. It's an ugly, downward spiral that only you can reverse. The simple answer is to GET UP OFF OF YOUR DEAD ASS AND GO FOR A WALK!!!!!!!! Try that for a couple of days and see if you feel better. If you don't, then the problem may be somewhere else. I have gotten into these spirals so many times, that I've lost count. Exercise isn't always the total cure for depression, but it certainly lessens the effects. I have taken anti-depressants in the past and they have helped, but that's something you need to discuss with a professional. Whatever you do, Maureen, DO SOMETHING DAMMIT!! It may be depression; it may be a chemical imbalance; I don't know. I do know that doing nothing is potentially deadly, so get off the ******* sofa, turn off the ******* TV and take care of the problem or I'll figure out where your house is and show up to kick your skinny butt!!!! (Lovingly) Mike

Hey, I'll take your brow beating if it means I got you to post! Hi my friend. So much time has gone by since we last saw each other in Kim's support group meetings. I so hope you are doing well. Mike, I don't know if I'm depressed...certainly sad - things are very difficult with Devin, he just disclosed some extremely troubling information to Jim and me and I am simply overwhelmed with not knowing what to do. I am still exercising but nowhere near the level of what I was doing before. I still walk quite a bit and I am doing my riding; and I did get my fanny over to the gym on my lunch hour (before I saw your post!) and worked out a bit. It's just that I feel so completely drained of energy - it's a physical thing I think, more than emotional. I feel like I've lost a lot of blood or something, you know that real faint feeling??? That's why I wanted to canvass the board to see if anyone else is experiencing anything like this...and you can find my house any time! Would love to see you! M.

Yup, It Takes Reenie to get you back to this board. Go get Her Mikie!! I sure don't want to lose anymore on-line buddies. Thanks for the kicking her Butt!! Ya No Reenie your Sugar problems are linked to the Candy Eating & your sugar drops after the initial incline. STOP THE CANDY, I know it isn't easy. Cause I have done it, too!! Eat for no reason even when not hungry. Ladybug Marilyn

Hi, I have been so tired for weeks, maybe months!! I got IV iron several months ago and I felt good for a while now I'm tired and depressed again. I am supposed to have my iron checked again this month. If I didn't work I'd never come out of the house. Sunday I got up at 9 and got ready and went to church, got home about 1 and ate lunch then slept till 5 got up and went to church at 6 came home at 7:30 , ate supper and went to bed at 9. I am at work at 6 A.M. but when I get home I just want to lay around . I've gained and lost the same 7 to 10 pounds over and over since Jan. I still weigh 197, I want so bad to lose down to 150, but I feel so hopeless. My job is so stressful with Health inspectors, Federal Audits, ect. You would not believe what a school lunch programs involves. It's big business. Plus, I try not to be stressed about Charles' cancer, he seems to be fine, but we won't know till Jan. if the harmone shot helped or not. Then my uncle died last week. He was the last one of my Mother's family. She died 7 months ago. We left on Sat. Oct.27 and went to Floridia and came back on Tues. He was 90 years old and he had been the Cheif Justice of the State Supreme Court till he retired 20 years ago. So there were lots of different places to go, he laid in state in the court house and all the state supreme court judges were there. We are not used to socializing with rich people and this was stressful , aside from losing my last uncle, who was a wonderful man. I need something besides food to make me feel better. But right now that's what I'm reaching for to comfort me. Surely things will get better. Do I sound like I'm feeling sorry for myself???!!!! We are going to have to pull together to get out of this slump. Judy