Hey there,

Yes, I get both fatigue and breathless at times with my hernia, especially when the reflux is really bad. I found that drinking water can help.
It can cause a lot of anxiety to feel this way, so I've been really trying to focus on staying calm during those times of being breathless and having pain. Sometimes just changing my position of sitting a certain way can help make it easier to breathe. Lately, I've been drinking an aloe drink I got at the supermarket. I drink this once a day (just a small amount) and it has helped keep the "fire" feeling down in my throat and esophagus. I've also had to adjust my diet a bit and get off of the soda and tea I was drinking. Plus, I love chocolate, but I've had to lessen that as well. There are things that can make the reflux worse, so it's best to either stay away from those foods, or at least limit them.

I hope some of those tips help. It can be frustrating trying to find the right things that help ease these feelings, but keep trying different things and you'll find something that will make you feel better.

The fatigue is overwhelming cannot even do my daily chores.

I'm sorry :( I have been going through the same thing recently. It seems like I go through waves of feeling like this. Are you eating a lot, or have you limited your food intake?

no, I only eat small amts. at a time or my heart starts pounding also.

I do the same thing. One thing I realized with this is that because I'm eating small amounts of food, I tend to lose some nutrients I would normally get (like potassium and iron). This makes me really weak and I get winded by just doing small things. My heart pounds also, which can be really stressful. Did your doctor tell you anything you could do to help with the hernia?

YES !!! The Drs say no!! LOL!! Tell them to google it!

Lol, I know. I think Doctors aren’t allowed to go out of script bc if they do they may lose their license. Anyway, same here.