Symptoms and Consequences of Fatigue Fatigue, often described by women as a total lack of energy, can leave patients feeling drained, or feeling as if they haven't rested even after getting a good night's sleep. Symptoms of fatigue include a lack of energy for everyday tasks like climbing stairs and cleaning the house. Fatigue also has emotional consequences - patients may have difficulty caring for their family, or their loss of energy may interfere with resuming sexual activity. In addition to debilitating exhaustion, fatigue also can create economic problems for women recovering from a hysterectomy. For example, according to the survey, women who are fatigued may have trouble returning to work after having surgery, and they can face the additional strain of struggling to manage their family's, or their own, finances.
Some women find it difficult to talk to a physician about fatigue.
Many of these women assume fatigue is an inevitable consequence of surgery. Therefore, fatigue is often underdiagnosed and undertreated, despite the availability of effective treatments. In some cases, fatigue can be managed with proper nutrition, dietary supplements and lifestyle modifications. But fatigue can also be caused by underlying medical conditions that may require other methods of intervention. Anemia-related fatigue can lead to a debilitating loss of energy during recovery from a hysterectomy.