Battling on Two Fronts

  • Is it normal to give in to the tiredness (or am I just a lazy bum)?

    FormerMember
    FormerMember

    I've been on chemo (5FU + Oxaliplatin + Avastin) since March, for colon cancer diagnosed in February; round nine is coming up this week. I've been off work since before the diagnosis. Right after diagnosis I got very sick and was three weeks in hospital, lost well over 20 kg, and came out of hospital very weak and with poor mobility.  I got stronger in the first weeks, but as the chemo side effects accumulate,…