In the spirit of 'take what you like and leave the rest' I thought those of us who suffer fatigue as part of their illness, may like to share what they do to cope with this.
I dunno about everyone else but my energy levels now span about 4 - 5 hours max then I am done for the day!
Here's a few things I do to live with fatigue:
I only do the important/pressing stuff - cooking, cleaning, walking the dog,work, recovery stuff etc.. so myself and daughter can eat, are clean and well fed, and the dog is happy.
I say no to going and drinking coffee with friends more often because then I find I have energy to attended to the above.
I sleep in every Saturday and Sunday, getting 11/12 hrs sleep each nite.
I try and have nana naps in the afternoons or at least lie down and watch TV for a couple of hours.
If I have something on, like when my sister was married recently, the week leading up to it I force myself to lie in bed for a few hours every afternoon, so I can last the distance.
Look forward to hearing what everyone else does.
Liz
