not been well lately :(

[jonjon]

And I can't for the life of me work out what's wrong :/

It started last week. Throughout the week I gradually started getting headaches worse than usual. After my lunch I would feel tireder than usual. Until it got to Thursday when after lunch I went more downhill than usual. Just exhausted. And that's the first time I had all symptoms at once. Fatigue, headache, dizzy, nausea. I just wanted to sleep forever. So I took the next two days off work thinking I was just tired and a few days off will help me charge my batteries. Along with two regular days off following that was 4 days total of rest. Every single day I would suffer the same symptoms. But not all day, and it wouldn't be the same time every day either.

Feeling I couldn't take anymore days off work I returned to work as normal on Tue. No change. And I'm still suffering the same symptoms every day at random times.

Thinking I might be anaemic I cooked myself a nice tastes steak for tea it floored me. I got half way through my meal, I was full, I give me that, but I've never been so shattered trying to eat my food before! My whole jaw began to ache so much from the energy put into it!!

I had an extra blood test done on Friday when I mentioned to the nurse at my regular testosterone blood test my symptoms and that I might be worried it might be diabetes. I have to wait until the 19th before I get the results back for that :/

I'm thinking all sorts. Stress? Diabetes? Anaemia? Chronic fatigue syndrome? Something really nasty? Or could it all just be in my head? Paranoia playing on my imagination? I don't know...

I don't know why I'm telling you all this :/ I don't want any of it last night and earlier today I felt fine... Never imagined I'd appreciate my energy so much! It felt like nothing was wrong! I suppose I'm worried about my op due in July/Aug. Will it delay it? Will I have to go through other assessments? Will it affect recovery?

Balls.

[Ms Grace]

Could be a virus, do you have a fever? Some viruses can leave people feeling exactly how you've described. Hope that's not the reason, some of them are nasty - feel better soon!

[Jessica Merriman]

Have them do a quick finger stick to check your blood sugar level. It only takes about 20 seconds.

[jonjon]

At least a virus sounds temporary :/

But I would imagine a virus would make me feel like this all the time?

[jonjon]

Have them do a quick finger stick to check your blood sugar level. It only takes about 20 seconds.

This is what I thought they'd do when I brought it up... Clearly not :/

[Ms Grace]

Some viruses will lay you flat for months. A friend of mine had something so nasty it took him a year to be better again.

[aleon515]

There are viruses where the only symptoms are being very tired out. They aren't all mono, but I had no other symptoms when I had it (or at least that I felt-- I didn't know that my lymph nodes were swollen).

--Jay

[jonjon]

Where's the lymph nodes?

[Ms Grace]

Throat area, under arm area and genital area. If they are swollen they will feel lumpy.

[Bombadil]

And yes, with a virus the feelings can come and go as your body battles the virus. I hope you start feeling better and get some results soon.

[TRyan]

I really hope you don't have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. It's what I have. Feel free to PM me if you have concerns. If for nothing else but to relieve your anxiety about having it. 

It does sound like a virus though. 

If it lasts more than a few months then there would be reason to be concerned. 

[Kreuzfidel]

Sorry to hear you're feeling so unwell, mate.  I'm sure it's nothing to be too worried about.  Those symptoms are way too vague to even safely speculate as to what it may be.  My money would be either on a virus, as has been mentioned, or something along the line of sugar issues (as you suspect) - perhaps even something like gluten intolerance. 

[jonjon]

I hope it's a virus. It doesn't appear to be getting any worse than what it is. And I've began to notice a pattern too, if I feel fatigued in the evening, then the next I feel fatigued will be a few hrs from getting up the next morning. Then the next 'episode' so-to-speak will be the evening of the day after. I don't get it any more than that. And this is regardless of what I eat or do.

Strange :/

[Polo]

I'm sorry you don't feel well. Why are you concerned it's diabetes, if you don't mind my asking? In the case of diabetes, feeling tired after eating would be hyperglycemia which is almost ALWAYS accompanied by excessive thirst and urinating... So diabetes would be lower on my list of concerns, if that makes you feel any better.

Your symptoms could be any number of things: stress, hormone imbalances, chronic fatigue syndrome, nutritional deficiency, fighting off a virus or bacteria or mold/fungus, food sensitivity, or not sleeping well, the list goes on and on.

You definitely should figure out what's going on before your surgery. Surgery is a major physical stressor and running below par may slow your recovery time. You've got some time to figure it out though, I hope it's just some weird nasty cold.

[jonjon]

Polo I always worry about diabetes. I know my diet is not the healthiest, though I do try. But sugar intake is a biggy. I have to have loads of sugar with a lot of things and I know it will come back to haunt me someday... The problem is curbing that need I find to be a massive struggle.

I get a good night's sleep every night usually with no interruptions so I'm ruling out a sleeping disorder.

I have another week before my docs appt where I get bloods back :/

[Spiritwlker]

Grace asked if you had fever.. I echo that question. Fever? Next time that headache hits check it out. Another question.. if you take headache relief (advil/tylenol/whatever) do you get relief or does the headache persist? Chances are good, like others have said, that its just a virus. The flu and other things are having their last hurrah now that its spring. Plus, I've read and heard that allergy season I going to be horrible this year. You might try taking a multivitamin and a b-complex with your breakfast (they make me sick on an empty stomach). The b vitamins are great for boosting your immune system and increasing energy. Hope you feel better soon!