How long does it take for your body to fully recover

Dear Tanya,

In order to answer your question properly, I have to ask some of my own.

1. How did the "major blood loss" happen?
2. When did it happen?
3. How old are you?
4. Do you take any medications?
5. How is your general health?
6. How was it before the blood loss?
7. Is there anything else you want to tell me?

When I have your answers, we'll work on this together.

By answering these, you are helping to narrow the field, making it easier for me to help you.

Please do keep in mind that I can not examine you or order tests. We have to do with the information we can develop together.

Teaching Doc



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1. Hemmoraged one week after having my baby. They said it was an anerobic strep infection.
2. It happened a year ago.
3. I am 30 years old
4. Lexapro, lamictal, and birth control
5. I am a physically healthy active adult.
6. I had a very healty pregnancy.
7. I was under an extreme amount of stress at the time and ever since. Getting help for the stress though.

Thanks for the information.

Another question: Have you had blood studies to see if you're anemic?

That's the last one for now.

TD


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What I tell you is what I teach. I'm here to help improve your quality of life, and I'll work with you as long as necessary to help you.

I have had my blood tested for that and no I am not anemic.

Tanya,

Okay, the numbers show that your body has made up for the blood loss, so we have to think outside the box.

There are two things that always come to my mind: depression and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS).

I have been through depression, and i know what it can do. The fact that you're on Lexapro shows that your doctors are working on that.

I hope that in your case it is depression becuse CFS is very difficult to deal with.

I'm giving you three links. The first is for kids, but the meat is there, and I mean it to be an introduction for you. The other two are more detailed and adult.

Go over them, and then let me know if they are descibing you.

http://kidshealth.org/parent/system/ill/cfs.html

http://www.cdc.gov/cfs/cfstreatment.htm

http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/0900/0955.asp?index=5429

TD


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What I tell you is what I teach. I'm here to help improve your quality of life, and I'll work with you as long as necessary to help you.

I am also being treated for a Mood Disorder, I don't know if that means anything.
I had alot of problems with anxeity. The lamictal has helped greatly but I still seem to have problems.
Although I am tired all the time doing daily tasks doesn't bother me now. It was just last year until recently that I was having that problem.
I was given 4 units of blood and told it would take time to build up my blood supply again and I want to know how long it takes and what effects it had on my body.
I don't know if I feel that CFS applies.

Dear Tanya,

I have to ask you to wait until morning. I've had some emergencies to deal with.

I'm an old guy (74), and I have to get some sleep.

Please forgive me.

You can re-list to see if another expert will answer.

I'll look for you in the morning.

TD


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What I tell you is what I teach. I'm here to help improve your quality of life, and I'll work with you as long as necessary to help you.

I have been in meetings this morning and was unable to reply. I you could please help me with understanding how long it takes to recover from major blood loss and what symptoms might be I would appreciate it.

Hi, Tanya.

The term "mood disorder" includes anxiety and depression, and it is probable that it is those that are sapping your energy.

By now, your body has made up for the blood loss.

I believe you are seeing someone for anxiety/depression, someone who has prescribed the emdications. Is this perrson your primary care doctor or a mental health specialist?

TD


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What I tell you is what I teach. I'm here to help improve your quality of life, and I'll work with you as long as necessary to help you.

I am seeing both. I visit a counsler once a week and my primary physician every couple months.

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