Exhaustion

It's both the chemo and the radio. Every patient I know gets a LOT of fatigue

Varies from person to person. I finished all my treatments in May and immedietly went on holiday with no problem, now im away again to prepare for the ski season and im finding myself lazing a out far too much! Goodness knows how I will ski in a couple of months but im determined to do so. Hopefully it will improve for you soon 

My exhaustion has varied through my treatments.  I well remember that it peaked about two months after radiotherapy. I went for a short walk and found I struggled to put one foot in front of the other.  It got better though.  I got back to being able to walk 5km or so.  Probably a bit less than that now on my latest therapy drugs but I still get out when I can and I force myself to do things around the house a bit, just to keep moving.

Please give yourself time.  Our treatments are amazing, just a few side effects we have to put up with!

Hi

no need to ever apologise for rambling - that's what this safe space is here for.

Fatigue is the most common side effect of both radiotherapy and chemo. G only had the 6 weeks of combined  treatment and he was suffering from fatigue for about a month after the last session. Our oncologist warned that if he did the 28 day chemo cycle that the fatigue could be worse as the dose is higher. G opted to decline all treatment after the initial 6 weeks. These drugs impact everyone slightly differently so please don't be too hard on yourself here for feeling so drained. If you feel the fatigue is too much for please speak to your medical team as they are ones best placed to advise you.

For now though, listen to your body and rest if you need to rest.

sending love and light and hugs

Wee Me xx