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What Causes Weakness And Tiredness Post Surgery?

My mother is eighty two years old and she had by pass heart surgery four years ago and she started to feel tired yesterday and weak and I m worried because this never happened to her before and is not like my mom to seelp during the day...Is this something to expect after the surgey?
Mon, 12 Dec 2016
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There are a number of causes that can cause weakness/fatigue following a major cardiac surgery which can include anemia (a lot of blood is lost during by pass surgery ,in a 82 year old person the body will need some time to recover that loss)
infection, post by pass can becthere as body cavity was exposed repeat Total and differential leucocyte counts .

Medication side effects (most often beta blockers), and general post-operative fatigue from deconditioning in the hospital.
He fatigue and lassitude will go away once her body adjust to new medication and compensates for the bloood loss as patient is old it will take some time
thanks
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What Causes Weakness And Tiredness Post Surgery?

Hi There are a number of causes that can cause weakness/fatigue following a major cardiac surgery which can include anemia (a lot of blood is lost during by pass surgery ,in a 82 year old person the body will need some time to recover that loss) infection, post by pass can becthere as body cavity was exposed repeat Total and differential leucocyte counts . Medication side effects (most often beta blockers), and general post-operative fatigue from deconditioning in the hospital. He fatigue and lassitude will go away once her body adjust to new medication and compensates for the bloood loss as patient is old it will take some time thanks