Post radiation after breast cancer

Posted by sue417 @sue417, Dec 14, 2025

Hi
I am 20 months post radiation treatment for breast cancer dcis and I was doing really well my fatigue felt better I have been exercising doing weights and all of a sudden I am totally leveled again I just don't get it has anyone else had this experience with the fatigue coming back. I can't say it was totally gone but I was doing much better and feeling good.

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beyourownadvocate | @beyourownadvocate | Dec 14, 2025

Sometimes, it felt like I was in a fog. Then it clears and I wonder what that was all about!
I learned to live with the roller coaster of ups and downs and identify when I was in a slump. That’s when it’s time to give yourself a little extra TLC!

sue417 | @sue417 | Dec 14, 2025

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@beyourownadvocate
Hi
How long have been done treatment ? I get the fog thing for sure.

beyourownadvocate | @beyourownadvocate | Dec 15, 2025

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@sue417
It’s only been eight days! I know I don’t have much to base my experience on, but I have been looking forward to this for so long! So I’m in uncharted territory.
So much information is available about treatment side effects, but little for post treatment effects/recovery.
I’m 70, so am curious as to what symptoms are due to anastrozole and what are caused by natural ageing. Maybe due to the interruption of cancer, I may never know the natural process.
Forgive me for boasting, but I’m just glad to be through it!

sue417 | @sue417 | Dec 15, 2025

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@beyourownadvocate
Hi
You're in very early days my fatigue didn't hit me until 3 weeks after I was home. I did not take an AI. I found a very good group online they do zoom meetings Mondays and Fridays you can go on and join breast cancer.org . Once you get into it you can sign up for the meetings the ones that are done treatment. Good luck 🤞

mocheta | @mocheta | Dec 15, 2025

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How are you keeping the breast cancer from coming back if you are not taking aromatherapy inhibitors ?

sue417 | @sue417 | Dec 15, 2025

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@mocheta
Hi
Well I was very lucky because I was dcis ER pr positive Her 2 negative and stage 0.
It was enclosed in my milk ducts so they removed it and I did not have anything in my glands under my arm they only had to remove one and it was negative.
It was not mandatory for me to take an AI I did try tamoxifen for 3 weeks but could not tolerate it I already have osteoporosis and I have three compression fractures in my spine so basically it was my choice and my doctors were fine with that.