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Coping with fatigue: What are your coping tips?

Cancer: Managing Symptoms | Last Active: Sep 11 9:32pm | Replies (31)
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@stevecando54

I read the other link in this thread on breast cancer treatment side effects including fatigue. I was treated with 5FU + Avastin for stage 4 appendix cancer and from what I can tell no matter the cancer or the treatment severe fatigue is a standard side effect. I managed to keep working through treatment but if I needed a nap I took it. I didn’t fight it. Eating healthily and moving as much as possible (from gentle walking to yoga and Pilates) really helped me manage the fatigue emotionally and mentally. All the best to everyone

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jo72 | @jo72 | Jul 12 11:08am

I think this side effect needs to get more attention. I would talk to my oncologist and GP about it and neither of them said it was a really common side effect. I kept thinking, “What’s wrong with me?” and feeling really discouraged.

It wasn’t until I joined a women’s cancer group and discovered that many of them were dealing with this too, that I could start being more accepting and kinder to myself. And just that helps.

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