I just had the result from my latest blood test before my next months supply of Abiraterone
I noticed that on the Full Blood Count my Haemoglobin was 120 g/L. A normal reading would be between 130-180.
This is obviously a contributing factor to the fatigue I feel all the time.
I already take a multi vitamin and an additional iron supplement every day and eat a healthy diet as I've been diabetic for 30+ years, but wondered if anyone could advise on anything I can do to boost the red blood count.
The fatigue is worse this time on Aberaterone and I have a consultant phone call in July where they want to discuss putting me back on a reduced dose of Olaparib as well and one of the side effects of that is.....fatigue – Yay!
My PSA is still below 0.03 but the side effects are killing me.
Any advice would be appreciated
Hi Slartibartfast , it’s ages since we last spoke and sorry to hear your fatigue is bad. I have been on Zoladex for 8 years and fatigue is increasing, but sadly so is my age! I am not sure what a healthy 76 year old should feel like anyway. I recently had SABR (3 doses of high level targeted RT) and that hit me very hard, but with exercise and time I am gradually recovering. Some days I feel down and others almost normal, but I do think exercise and positivity are two very useful tools. Sorry I can’t help. David
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