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Fatigue after DCIS breast cancer surgery

Breast Cancer | Last Active: Dec 24, 2023 | Replies (7)

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@mir123

Glad you mentioned this. I have chronic pain/fatigue so for my lumpectomy I announced I was going to bed for a week (well, I include some exercise and puttering and reading but mostly DOWN). I knew I wasn't going to bounce back after three days, because frankly a flare can put me to bed anyway. Count in anesthesia, trauma, pain and stress and I knew I needed to take it super easy. I think in your case the fibro is an important factor--not to give up on improvement but take it slow. A week is not that long to recover--watch out for fever etc. or anything worrisome post-op--but I think you can give it some more time before being too concerned. Of course check in with your doc as needed. Happy holidays--hope yours are peaceful and healing.

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Thank you so very much for your response. glad to know that I just need to take time and not worry about people's expectations of me. I also have a compression fracture in my spine. Which it was tolerable, but since surgery i'm having a lot of pain again very frustrating. I am doing my walking in my apartment building. So I use the stairs and go up to the sixth floor and walk on each floor twice. Merry christmas to you also.