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Fatigue after radiation

Posted by sue417 @sue417, Apr 3 4:31pm

Hi
Just wondering people's effects after radiation for breast cancer and how long fatigue lasts I just finished 20 sessions and I can't even begin to say how exhausted I am just trying to do normal things.

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sue417 | @sue417 | Aug 30 1:00pm
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@sue417

Hi
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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Hi
Not sure.
If you're responding to me but I don't have radiation burns. I have severe fatigue from radiation And menopause symptoms and fibro. So sorry you went thru all that

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gently | @gently | Aug 30 2:49pm
In reply to @sue417 "Hi I will be going into my fifth month post radiation. So I thought by now..." + (show)
@sue417

Hi
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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sue 417, I was and got so caught up in my radiation history. I meant to say until they can research radiation fatigue. The article is about both. Hope you find resolution. Thanks for the sympathy.

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maggieb892 | @maggieb892 | Aug 31 11:15am
In reply to @sue417 "Hi I will be going into my fifth month post radiation. So I thought by now..." + (show)
@sue417

Hi
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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Sounds like you have several fatigue inducing issues. I don't think we consider what our bodies go through with each situation. I know I didn't. I gave in to short naps when I needed them. I also walked as much as I could. Sounds counter productive, but I felt better after my walks than if I skipped them altogether. Cancer and the treatments we have take so much out of us. We need to fight back to get to the new normal we can achieve. Good luck and do what you can do

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sues2 | @sues2 | Aug 31 12:41pm
In reply to @sue417 "Hi I will be going into my fifth month post radiation. So I thought by now..." + (show)
@sue417

Hi
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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My radiologist at Mayo gave me some information on radiation fatigue. He said I could take Ginseng extract (Wisconsin type), which I found at a natural foods store here in Rochester. I didn't have a lot of fatigue, so can't say how well it works. Hope that helps.

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brightside21 | @brightside21 | Sep 1 6:46am
In reply to @sue417 "Hi I will be going into my fifth month post radiation. So I thought by now..." + (show)
@sue417

Hi
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'd love to hear how you get on.
I'm post op & awaiting radiation treatment.
I within two week when disgonoserc with Er poss B.Cancer abruptly stopped HRT put on Letrozole & then had op. I've Fibro, CFS, Arthritus other health issues.
The fatigue & pain has just got massively worse so I'm really dreading radiation.
Any advise would be welcome .
I hope you get some help & answers.

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sue417 | @sue417 | Sep 1 8:30am
In reply to @sue417 "Hi I will be going into my fifth month post radiation. So I thought by now..." + (show)
@sue417

Hi
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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Hi
Those AI meds are brutal. I opted out because I was stage 0. If your joint pain I and symptoms are worse talk to your Dr about trying a different med if you choose to take it

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Chris, Volunteer Mentor | @auntieoakley | Sep 1 9:16am
In reply to @sues2 "My radiologist at Mayo gave me some information on radiation fatigue. He said I could take..." + (show)
@sues2

My radiologist at Mayo gave me some information on radiation fatigue. He said I could take Ginseng extract (Wisconsin type), which I found at a natural foods store here in Rochester. I didn't have a lot of fatigue, so can't say how well it works. Hope that helps.

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Love it that you didn’t have fatigue. Isn’t Mayo wonderful? My question is, do you feel then, like the ginseng worked?

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jeaniebean | @jeaniebean | Sep 1 9:25am
In reply to @sue417 "Hi I will be going into my fifth month post radiation. So I thought by now..." + (show)
@sue417

Hi
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 severe fatigue, had to drive myself an hour, and would go to bed when I got home for a good two hour sleep. That was four years ago. Today I still lay down in the afternoon for a nap. They last from half hour to hour and a half. My body tired more easily. Everyone has to listen to their bodies and honor what they ask for. I never would even think of napping before, but would be cranky around 4 oclock, all thru my working life. Now I have a quick nap maybe every other day. I feel so much better.

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jeaniebean | @jeaniebean | Sep 1 9:27am
In reply to @sue417 "Hi I will be going into my fifth month post radiation. So I thought by now..." + (show)
@sue417

Hi
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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The drugs crippled me so I stopped and this is my 5th year. A 5% chance of not recurring just wasnt worth it. I still cannot bend my fingers. The fillers in these drugs are crippling.

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sue417 | @sue417 | Sep 1 10:53am
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@jeaniebean

The drugs crippled me so I stopped and this is my 5th year. A 5% chance of not recurring just wasnt worth it. I still cannot bend my fingers. The fillers in these drugs are crippling.

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Hi
Are you talking about AI? Which one were you on?
My Doctor told me.I had a two percent chance of it coming back so I didn't bother. I have heard so many horror stories About those drugs. Is personally for me if a medication doesn't give you quality its just wrong. Big pharma ripping is us off.

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