I hoping for advice and your experiences of overcoming fatigue, caused I think by a major operation followed by further illness.
I had major surgery (a Whipple procedure) this time last year and thought I was recovering well - regaining strength, more energy, spring cleaning, cooking, looking for a job etc. I knew recovery from such major surgery would be slow but was patient and could see and feel my recovery. Then in July I developed sepsis and was taken unconscous into hospital and was admitted for a week. Since then I feel as if I am going backwards.
I am so tired that everything seems like a major effort. I sleep about 11 or 12 hours a day but feel that I could sleep longer. Even basic hygiene has gone out the window - drying myself after a shower is physically exhausting so I put off showering, and I'm often so tired that I don't clean my teeth before I go to bed. I realised today that I have been wearing the same clothes for a week - a misshapen tee shirt and some old jeans - I'm just too tired to open drawers and find clean things. I used to be a clever, astute person but now my head is filled with grey fog. Everything I used to do that gave me pleasure tires me out, even reading more than a couple of paragraphs in a book. I'm looking for a job but am worried that I won't have the energy to do it properly. Every day I feel more tired than the day before.
I'd appreciate any advice and personal stories of how to help myself recover from this.