Feeling extremely low

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28 Oct 2024

Hi I am in the fortunate position to be post treatment by 5 and half months. They got the cancer in both my tonsils and I should be celebrating. Sadly I am not I returned to work at the beginning of September on phased. I started feeling really odd and poorly about 4 weeks ago. I had an appointment with the doctor who took bloods last week. The result came back my white blood cells are low so I am not fighting infection. I have a high liver marker and my thyroid is not working properly I feel really poorly and deflated.i am off work again which I am upset about. Has anyone got any experience of this or similar? The doctor said some are side effects from the radiotherapy and chemotherapy. All I want is to start to feel better. I feel so low and have no interest in food. I feel really bad asking. So sorry. JCPH

Ashley12 24 days ago

Hi JCPH.
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Ashley12 24 days ago in reply to Ashley12

we all have experienced periods of low mood when health is not going our way, I tend to worry a lot more which has the effect of bringing on my own anxiety. It is hard to be positive all the time but I can only hope that they will turn around and everything will work out for the best. Try to stay positive.

In my own experience I remember going to hospital for suspected sepsis 6 months after my chemoradiation had ended, the settling of health took a while, nearly a year, just hang in there and please stay positive.
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JCPH 24 days ago in reply to Ashley12

Hi Ashley12 thank you for your message. I try to remain as positive as possible it just sometimes catches me unawares! Wow! Sepsis? What on earth caused that? How are you feeling now?
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Dignahtee 19 days ago

sorry to hear this. My side effects from chemo-radiotherapy got worse immediately after treatment but lifted after about a month. I hope that the doctors can get this sorted for you.
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JCPH 19 days ago in reply to Dignahtee

Hello Dignahtee I really appreciate your message! Thank you. X
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