Mrs. Ciz
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Feb 17, 2011
I’m tired. Maybe it’s my job, or maybe I’m just getting old. I don’t know. I’ve scheduled a doctor’s appointment for my annual physical in mid April. I want to make a list of possible reasons for my exhaustion that I need to get checked out.
This is my list so far:
Check iron - I’ve had low iron in the past and have been on daily slow release iron pills for the past 10 years.
Check thyroid - I’ve been hypothyroid for the past 23 years and take daily meds. Maybe they need adjusting.
Sleep study - I had multiple knee surgeries over the past 2 years, and the anesthesiologist mentioned that I’m at risk for sleep apnea.
Heart monitor - I have an irregular heartbeat like my dad does. His eventually turned into A-Fib. I want to get this checked.
Is there any other medical thing I should get checked?
Some backstory - I’m a 56 year old middle school teacher. I know all teachers are tired after the last two years. I’m thinking of quitting and finding another type of job. My 7th and 8th graders are ok but the 6th graders are a handful. Dealing with them wipes me out. Plus with teaching classes you are “on” all day. There is no sitting quietly in your cubicle and getting your work done. I have to do all the grading, lesson planning, and paperwork after working a full day in the classroom. But I want to make sure there is not a physical reason for my exhaustion before I bail on teaching.
My heath is good (although I need to lose some weight), but I’ve had a rough couple of years with surgeries. I had double knee replacement in July 2020 due to bone on bone and terrible arthritis in both knees. It was very difficult; however, I was doing ok until Jan 2021 when I got a mild case of covid. Then in Feb 2021, my surgeon discovered my right knee implant and tibia bone were infected. I missed 6 months of work, had 2 additional surgeries, 3 hospitalizations (one because I had a terrible reaction to the IV antibiotic I was on), 8 weeks with a picc line and IV antibiotics. It was an ordeal. I did the knee replacements so I could move without pain and get my active life back. But now I’m too tired after work to live it!
This is my list so far:
Check iron - I’ve had low iron in the past and have been on daily slow release iron pills for the past 10 years.
Check thyroid - I’ve been hypothyroid for the past 23 years and take daily meds. Maybe they need adjusting.
Sleep study - I had multiple knee surgeries over the past 2 years, and the anesthesiologist mentioned that I’m at risk for sleep apnea.
Heart monitor - I have an irregular heartbeat like my dad does. His eventually turned into A-Fib. I want to get this checked.
Is there any other medical thing I should get checked?
Some backstory - I’m a 56 year old middle school teacher. I know all teachers are tired after the last two years. I’m thinking of quitting and finding another type of job. My 7th and 8th graders are ok but the 6th graders are a handful. Dealing with them wipes me out. Plus with teaching classes you are “on” all day. There is no sitting quietly in your cubicle and getting your work done. I have to do all the grading, lesson planning, and paperwork after working a full day in the classroom. But I want to make sure there is not a physical reason for my exhaustion before I bail on teaching.
My heath is good (although I need to lose some weight), but I’ve had a rough couple of years with surgeries. I had double knee replacement in July 2020 due to bone on bone and terrible arthritis in both knees. It was very difficult; however, I was doing ok until Jan 2021 when I got a mild case of covid. Then in Feb 2021, my surgeon discovered my right knee implant and tibia bone were infected. I missed 6 months of work, had 2 additional surgeries, 3 hospitalizations (one because I had a terrible reaction to the IV antibiotic I was on), 8 weeks with a picc line and IV antibiotics. It was an ordeal. I did the knee replacements so I could move without pain and get my active life back. But now I’m too tired after work to live it!