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Post radiation

Posted by sue417 @sue417, Nov 5 1:50pm

Hi
I am going into my 6th month.Post radiation and my fatigue is a lot worse again. If I try to exercise I completely am wiped out the next day. am I being unrealistic by thinking I can do a twenty five minute walk on a treadmill? I do 2 upper body machines.That's it..
my doctor now is putting me on a effexor Because I am so exhausted depressed and fatigued😩. I have lost 25lbs since this process started. I am making myself eat. I don't have an appetite. I'm actually feeling afraid I wish someone could tell me that I just need to be more patient and stop trying to be back to "normal"

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sue417 | @sue417 | Nov 8 4:35pm

Hi
Sending you hugs . I pray for ypu to get relief. I belong to a breast cancer group through breastcancer.ca. We have zoom meetings every other week. It's good because you can vent get advise from the moderator abd just talk to other women. Maybe check it out

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jnorki | @jnorki | Nov 8 5:08pm
In reply to @sue417 "Hi Omg what a horrid ordeal you have gone thru. I am so sorry . Yes..." + (show)
@sue417

Hi
Omg what a horrid ordeal you have gone thru. I am so sorry . Yes it's difficult to know what to do. Did you have any previous health conditions prior to cancer. I sometimes wonder If they overdid me because my cancer was stage 0. There was a microscopic break in one of the walls in the milk ducts. I knew I would not do any of the AI's after researching them. I did try tamoxifen for 2 wks it was horrid. The effexor has been difficult as far as stomach issues but I feel the difference with the depression. I will give it 2 weeks and if the stomach issue is not resolved.I am stopping. I think I would have not done the radiation. I would still have done the lumpectomy and sentinal node.

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No preexisting health issues besides high blood pressure. Now I take four meds to counteract the effects of the Letrozole. No kidding.

Hope you get good results. I was stage 1 and caught very early. I still would have made very different choices if I knew more.

My best advice to anyone is to take your time making choices - even though the thought of having cancer growing inside you is beyond frightening - the result in the treatment you choose is critical.

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sue417 | @sue417 | 1 day ago
In reply to @tracyanne "I feel exactly the same way. If this recurrs my next step will be exactly that...." + (show)
@tracyanne

I feel exactly the same way.
If this recurrs my next step will be exactly that. It has been a nightmare. Radiation nerve damage, lymphedema, fibrosis, chronic horrible pain, deep thick painful scar tissue which may require removal.
If only I knew...

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Hi
Well I had to stop the effexor. Those drugs are horrid what they do to your body. I just went back to my natural pathic.Body responds better to that, so I'm back on my 5H.T p for depression and i'm seeing her monday tomorrow to go on some homeopathics to deal with the menopause issue. They certainly don't try to give women any options.But an an anti depressant after brush cancer.I think it's wrong. They need to give women a better option than those a I drugs which destroys so much of your body.

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myoga | @myoga | 19 hours ago
In reply to @sue417 "Hi Well I had to stop the effexor. Those drugs are horrid what they do to..." + (show)
@sue417

Hi
Well I had to stop the effexor. Those drugs are horrid what they do to your body. I just went back to my natural pathic.Body responds better to that, so I'm back on my 5H.T p for depression and i'm seeing her monday tomorrow to go on some homeopathics to deal with the menopause issue. They certainly don't try to give women any options.But an an anti depressant after brush cancer.I think it's wrong. They need to give women a better option than those a I drugs which destroys so much of your body.

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Maybe a walk outdoors is better than the treadmill. Nature can lift your mood and relax your body. Whenever I’m on treadmill, I keep checking the time. If I walk outdoor, I’m relaxed and don’t even look at my watch.

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celestebradham | @celestebradham | 1 hour ago

I’m 61. I finished radiation 6-23 and have just had a breakthrough with fatigue stopping 9-24. I do Yoga, Pranayama and acupuncture and started to add a little strength training. I’m at a “ new” normal. I’m good with that. Doing all my little routine things help me stay physically and mentally well. Do I worry about cancer coming back? I don’t think I worry about it coming back- but I do get anxious at check ups and mammograms.

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sue417 | @sue417 | 1 hour ago
In reply to @celestebradham "I’m 61. I finished radiation 6-23 and have just had a breakthrough with fatigue stopping 9-24...." + (show)
@celestebradham

I’m 61. I finished radiation 6-23 and have just had a breakthrough with fatigue stopping 9-24. I do Yoga, Pranayama and acupuncture and started to add a little strength training. I’m at a “ new” normal. I’m good with that. Doing all my little routine things help me stay physically and mentally well. Do I worry about cancer coming back? I don’t think I worry about it coming back- but I do get anxious at check ups and mammograms.

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Hi
Good for you. I think a lot of my issue is my fibromyalgia and menopause symptoms causes alot of fatigue. since having to stop hrt. I have brutal hot flashes at 6 am every morning. Anxiety that hits out of no where. I also had 4 people pass away during my treatment plus had to put my mom in a nursing home. Alot to come to terms with. My best friend was 1 of the people I lost who was fighting stage 4 ovarian cancer.

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