by akemt » Feb 09, 2005 7:44 pm
I definately have some chronic fatigue symptoms. My husband and I have been discussing it off and on since my delivery in March 2003. I've been wondering about autoimmune disorders as well though haven't even been diagnosed as having chronic fatigue. I have two children under the age of two - so who expects to get alot of sleep anyway? Though even when I do, I still feel tired. When I compare it to pre-pregnancy it doesn't add up. I was an EMT and would go on calls all hours of the day and night but still had plenty of energy with that interrupted sleep. There are so many possibilities of what could be wrong with me though.....LOL Anxiety, depression, overweight, sahm of two under two, sleep deprived, etc, etc so I'm leary of going to a doctor and saying "this is wrong- fix it" and having them tell me it is one of the above and I just have to deal with it. I don't have the fibromyalgia symptoms that I know of.
I am a member of the preeclampsia foundation forums and this very subject has been brought up there recently as well. One of our ladies was just diagnosed as having kidney issues (2 years PP) and that is what was causing her all these symptoms. Just thought I'd pass that on too. There are also links between preeclampsia and autoimmune disorders...didn't know about HG!
If you find anything out, let me know! I feel like this can't be normal either, but there isn't really anything blaringly wrong for me to pinpoint.
Catherine
1 HG, PIH, Oligo pregnancy March 2003
1 borderline HG, PIH pregnancy July 2004