Severe fatigue

Hi Sm7,

Yes!  I'm 66  and had ovarian cancer stage 3 diagnosed last Jan.  (Had 6 chemo in total and the op to remove everything)  I had severe fatigue throughout the chemo and actually still have it - though now I am off all meds it is slowly getting better.  I thought it was a 'normal' reaction to chemo, so it will be interesting to see what other responders to your message say.  Chemo is horrible - but worth it in the long run!   I still have a rest after lunch each day and am wiped out by early evening.  But throughout I managed a walk every day as exercise and fresh air definitely help.  Good luck to your mother going through the chemo.  It will be worth it!

Spooks

Many thanks for your message - really appreciate it. Were you able to walk during your chemo?

I've just looked up my diary of that time.  I always walked every day but on days 1-3 it was just a v short one.  By day five I was walking at least 30 mins.  But we are all different.  I had the carboplatin but I also had 2 other chemo drugs in the mix and I have diabetes so the steroids hit me too.  Sorry, too much information, but the point is that we are all different and we all react differently.  I was told repeatedly to listen to my body (!) and do what felt right.  My husband always pushed me to walk with him every day and though I was often reluctant as I had absolutely no energy I always felt glad that I had done it.  It was not just the fresh air and oxygen, but hearing the birds and seeing life outside the house.  

I have to say, and I don't know if everyone else has this, but I was incredibly emotional.  I don't mean I was afraid I'd die or anything like that, just that beautiful music or a kindness or something I read would trigger an overwhelming surge of emotion!  A friend sent me a poem for example and I wept every time I read it as it was so touching!  But maybe that was just me!

Spooks