So, by week 6 I was so tired/weak I had to stop going to work. In fact, I had to stop doing anything at all. With a lot of effort I could make it down the corridor to the bathroom - that was it. I could not stand up long enough to take a shower. I did not have strength to hold myself upright to eat at table. I got taken to my hospital appointments in a wheelchair. Up until this point in my life I have always been active with no underlying health problems. Blood tests did not show up anything abnormal - no thyroid problems, no blood count problems, no deficiencies. By week 12 there had been episodes when I was so weak that I literally could not move, not even to lift my own head. My dh was afraid that I would die in the night, and I felt like I was slipping away. Doctors at the hospital were clearly baffled by my condition and said it was 'very unusual'. Although they could not diagnose what was wrong with me or name any particular complication, they offered to admit me to hospital. Then, we lost the baby in a silent miscarriage. As I had already got to the point of thinking that I might not survive pregnancy, my first reaction when we were told was relief. It's two months after the D&C and I am still recovering physically from the weakness. I have not yet returned to work but, on good days, I can go out for short walks. I am getting stronger and feel confident I will make a full recovery. But, the reason I am posting this is because I do not feel confident about trying again. In fact, I feel terrified. I feel like trying again would be hugely brave and possibly hugely foolish. With doctors not able to pin down the problem (I am still being monitored with blood tests), I have been unable to get any real medical advice about whether or not I would experience the same symptoms if we did get pregnant again. Also, I feel so isolated in my experience as I've not come across any stories about the same thing. Has anyone out there experienced this incapacitating level of fatigue in pregnancy? If so, were you given treatment? Were you ultimately able to have a successful pregnancy?
Thanks for reading.