Tips for managing fatigue. How would you describe your fatigue? How has it impacted your life?
I have lived with fatigue for decades. I had a great career and now I'm retired. There were times in my life when it was hard to explain fatigue to my boss or peers. Trying to explain to people the type of fatigue I was having that day was draining. I could be having social, emotional, physical, mental, or chronic pain today. No one understood.
How has fatigue impacted your life and how would you describe it to someone else so that they understood what you were going through?
Terrible
Hello
, I get it, but most people won't. Is there anything you say to people so that they understand what you are going through? Thanks for sharing.
Debilitating
Hello
, You are on point with that. It's no fun waking up and can't drag yourself out of bed. Do you find yourself making excuses to people why you can't do something? Thanks for sharing.
Chronic
Hello
, I agree with you. This is an illness that can take every inch of your energy out of you. Do you find yourself making up excuses to people because of embarrassment? Thanks for sharing.
I agree it’s terribly and even more so because it comes at a time when you aren’t even aware it just hits you out of nowhere, so it’s not like you can plan a day off work for it! I get told to this day ‘Lazy’ I hate that word!!!! I can’t even imagine how others must feel, I just have to laugh it off when I get told that and sometimes I have such bad days I don’t want to get out bed but due to the lack of support I have I can’t call up and get someone to make me dinner today which is why I tend to make food that last longer than one nights dinner but fatigue is one of the most frustrating and stressful part of kidney failure that I stop telling people how I feel because I still hear that word ‘Lazy’.
Thanks for listening to me, Sabad (team member)
