Fatigue

Hi Scoby 

I am nearly 6 weeks post x15 radiotherapy sessions and still need to pace myself but energy levels are on the up. Had two of my grandchildren yesterday (8&10) thought I would be done in but not too bad. Find I need to be in bed by 10.30 but think I am winning . Good luck x️

Hi Scoby

I feel your pain! I finished RT 6 weeks ago and I was shattered for the first month. Even walking up the stairs was knackering!  I think this was also exaggerated by the nausea I was feeling thanks to Tamoxifen. 

In the last week or so I've started to feel a bit more like my old self in terms of energy. I'm still tired but I've squared it in my head that it took 6 months of treatment to get me to the end of RT so it will take 6 months for me to fully recover. I'm definitely nowhere near as fit as I was previously but I'll get there :-)

Take care xx

I'm 4 weeks on too. I find mostly I'm ok early morning but after doing a couple of things I'm shattered. On bad days though I've struggled to get out of bed. It's not so much tired, as I struggle to get off to sleep most nights, as exhausted through to my bones. I feel like I should be doing something but my sensible daughter reminds me I've been through a lot & to be kind to myself. I guess we need time but I'd really like some energy back now.

Thanks for reply

That's just exactly how I feel, can't sleep no matter how tired I am. Time is a great healer 

Hi Scoby

Ibterested in your update and responses as i finished radiotherapy 2 weeks ago and am so fatiqued it had been making me vomit

i cannot sleep no matter how shattered i am Simple tasks are a real stretch 

Hi I'm getting reflexology this morning someone told me it's very good for fatigue so here's hoping. I usually be up early and do HR walk but I'm dragging myself out of bed but can only manage half HR walk now. Hope it eases for you as well, it will pass probably take few weeks 

Yes, sleep is elusive. Today I feel quite energetic thankfully and have been pottering in the garden. In for a rest now so I don't over do it. As you say, time heals ️