Fatigue after septal myectomy

Posted by edkoch @edkoch, Jan 4, 2023

I’m 52 and had a septal myectomy on 13 Dec (just over three weeks ago). 90mmHg pressure differential prior to surgery. 0 after. I’m finally through most of the major pain (down to one oxy a day). However, the fatigue and brain fog are killing me. I don’t know what to do with myself other than sleep and watch tv. Sleep just makes me feel worse. Despite how tired I feel I’ve started to go on walks to try to get things moving again. I feel like all I can do is wait and hope I feel better. I’m worried that it will take another month or more before I can go back to work. Then I’m worried I won’t be able to get through an 8-10 hour day when I do (I work in an office)

Any advice?

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bettyann6 | @bettyann6 | Aug 27, 2023

Hi, Those symptoms you talk about are probably from the anesthesia. Just be patient with your body and in time those irritating issues will get better. The brain fog will get better with time. It took me 3 month to be able to concentrate enough to read a book. It depends on your age too, I think. It seems the older you are when you have surgery, the more time it takes to recover.