Exhausted!!

I've been getting tireder and tireder. I've been sleeping 9+ hours each night consistently and lately, at work feeling like I want to go have a sleep at about 2pm each day. Over this long weekend I have twice been for a morning sleep and twice been for an afternoon sleep, each for about an hour. I know my endo probably has a large part to play, recently I also had a blood test and it was semi-low in vitamin B12. So I'm going back to the Dr tomorrow to sort that out in the meantime.

Endo people, does that fatigue sound normal for you?
Other people, have you had any experience with vit B12?

i hear you on the exhaustion.....no help with vit etc tho....I get anaemic and have to eat a steak every now and again.....

Ask to get tested for EBV and CMV, those are what I have and what you are saying is me in a nutshell (and a few other things too).

Normal B12 is something between 185-820 if I remember the tens digits correctly (which I probably don't!) and my score was 205. Yes, they'd put me on injections. Again lol

Thanks for the feedback, it's encouraging to know that this 'might be it'. I was wondering about getting a 2nd blood test to see what the difference is since the blood test 3 weeks ago, do you think that'd show anything?

The main reason I had the blood test in the first place was to check for iron levels but they are fine. Beats me when iron and B12 basically come from the same sources!! (And I don't bleed hardly at all, my endo issues are more to do with Ov.)

Issues with nurtrient absorption are usually more from other minor issues that can affect people with endo such as leaky gut and candida (which we were discussing in the other thread). Some people who get endo are also predisposed to other digestive issues which in turn affect absorption. It may pay to think more holistically rather than just about the endo IYGIWM. How is your digestion, do you have other symptoms with the tiredness?

The big long daily catch-up one. I just mentioned candida. :)

i'm always tired too. i should really go to bed now, but i'm to tired..if that makes any sense at all!!!
i've been meaning to get to the dr to get checked because i'm thinking i may not be back to normal yet after my transfusion when i had charli maybe??

i also get really bloated very easily, is that another endo thing?

Vanessa, I get bloated roughly every second day, to the point where I fit the next size up. It's definitely endo for me, but some people find probs with gluten and bloating.

Kate, don't don't don't tell me that the needle hurts!!!!