Fatigue

Hello Fortune,

I had chemo for lung cancer in 2014 (cisplatin / vinorelbine) and suffered fatigue on and off for quite some time, so the answer to your question is yes, although 2 months is perhaps a long time if no progress ahs been made. I guess that if you're experiencing weight loss and poor diet that will make it worse.

At the time my GP provided aftercare but I'm not sure if they do that now. If you haven't done so already I think you should contact your chemo unit and explain the problems you're having, asking for their advice, it should be possible for them to help in some way - or refer you to someone who can. Of course if all fails maybe your GP will step in?

I hope you can get over this quickly to benefit from your teatment.

I'm on the 3rd cycle of EC chemo for breast cancer and the fatigue is really kicking in.  I can barely drag myself up a flight of stairs (and I live on a first floor).  And of course the less you do, the muscles weaken.  Nutritionally I live off smoothies, soup, cereal, the occasional egg and kombucha.  I don't know what, if anything, I can do.

Hi Crancol, Fortune and Excavator 

I had my 3rd round of chemotherapy 2 weeks ago and i agree the fatigue definately feels worse. And the heat last week didnt help at all. 

My 4th one is due next tuesday 9th june and its making me very anxious. 

Do you mind me asking what chemotherspy you are on mine is cisplatin and etopiside every 3 weeks, i need 6 cycles. 

Amanda 

As far as I can tell from the welter of paperwork, docetaxel and cyclophosphamide, with a couple of days steroids to make the medicine go down, plus 10 days of injections to boost white blood cell count.  With one treatment to go, I hope I've reached maximum chemozonk.  I've rescheduled other medical appointments (egCOVID vaccination), frankly abandoned housework (I have a Wee Treasure who comes once a month and does the worst) and cooking.

AFAICS there doesn't seem to be anything you can do other than accept being a couch potato, and try and get others to help.