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I will be going into my fifth month post radiation. So
I thought by now my fatigue would be better but It seems to be worse. I Find now I Have it all day and At Six o'clock it leaves And I feel Normal. How do you keep your sanity is my question. Having brutal menopause symptoms along with fibromyalgia. I got a new g .p. Awaiting to get on some medication. He wanted me to track my symptoms for 1 month which I think is nuts because i'm suffering. But I have no choice. I see him the second week of september. He Says he's putting me on one medication Fibro, Menopause and,anxiety. Hopefully whatever it is it will work. I think that this post cancer treatment should be followed better.
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I had radiation 20 years ago. I had extreme fatigue from this. Radiation was at 4:00 pm every day. This was the end of a grueling year of treatments.
I would run my business every day until 3:30, then I would turn it all over to my employees and go for radiation. Most days I would go straight home (30 minute drive) and go straight to bed. Usually not waking until my husband came home 2 or 3 hours later.
I feel like I recovered from the fatigue, but if I am being honest, I still require a pretty high level of caffeine to keep moving all day.
Does anyone else here use caffeine as a regular stimulant during or after radiation? Anything else that helps?
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I had 45 days of radiation for prostate cancer years ago. My solution for fatigue was to have a quiet place to relax in and nap if I wanted . A close circle of friends is also very helpful. Now I am finishing 22 days of breast cancer radiation and find those things reman helpful. Being kind to yourself is also a way of healing and combating the side effects of treatment. Tell jokes , laugh at silly things and remember that you are not alone.