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I'm 42 how tired am I supposed to be?

ccleaver
ccleaver

I worked a CNA job taking care of 20 people a day 40 hours a week. I never went out and did anything and slept a lot. I didn't have a whole lot of time to sit down either. But anyway my heart rate while working was usually around 125. I ended up quitting the job. I had someone on a different website call me weak for never having two jobs at once. I brushed them off as a troll. Now I'm beginning to wonder if there is something up. I just recently measured my heart and it's been around 80. I can walk around my neighborhood leisurely for an hour and be okay. But I probably would only be able to handle riding a bike up one hill and be done. 

serenityspeaks
serenityspeaks
Have you checked like blood work. I always tired atm. I was severely anemic and still am but after my procedure it will get better. Initially I thought it was because I worked so much and kids and all. But sometimes it’s something medically. Cna work isn’t easy I did it forever. I will happily not work two jobs but sadly I have no choice right now. So I say if you don’t have to don’t and it isn’t ideal anyways for anyone. But sometime people don’t have a choice. I hope you feel better.
Andromeda8
Andromeda8
I think that you've made the right decision to quit that job because the stress is negatively impacting on your health. Don't worry about what other people say; they don't have your body nor your state of health. Have you tried working as a personal carer, for a private company, where you only have to care for one patient?
ccleaver
ccleaver
No I have not tried that I think you have to have a car to do that. Thank you for your comments
Andromeda8
Andromeda8
I believe personal carers use company cars to travel to client's home, and may be required to take individual clients out to shopping trips, outings etc...
hasty_05
hasty_05
Working in healthcare is hard on the body and the mind. It is very tiring and is physical work for usually 12 hours a day, sometimes "only" 8. It sounds like you had a lot of patients to take care of. I call a facility "health care" because they are similar. Being a CNA is very rewarding but also hard. One thing to make sure of is that you are eating only healthy, fresh food. Lots of veggies and avoid hamburgers and fries or pizza, drink water not sodas.

You could work for a private agency, you will not get a car loaned to you, but you would have one or two clients at a time. Some clients may be healthy enough that you drive them in their car somewhere. Make sure you are covered insurance wise but often you are driving them in your own car or they are taking the facility van. This can be very boring but you become like family. My in-laws needed 24/7 care and much of the time was boring for the caregivers. I think they make about $12-15 an hour where I live. Should be paid much more. It was changing diapers, feeding them, doing laundry, getting another facility staff member to help move them as they were totally dependent, showering them and dressing them, going with them to doctor's appointments because the MPOA would not do it herself. A lot of hard work but a lot of down time. Putting up with the families of the people you are taking care of. The care givers we had were very devoted to my in-laws and some of them went to the funeral and some cried when it got really bad at the end. One of them had to take a "vacation" or break after the last one died because she was so worn out and upset. It can be very rewarding or very upsetting, depending on the family and situation. But look into it.
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