Hello. I have seen the orthopedic doctor yesterday and the news are not very good. The cancer has spread further into the sacrum hence I have these pains in my hip and leg. His very reluctant go give me more radiotherapy as I already had 6 doses few months ago. I asked about acupuncture and he agreed that it is worth trying and is going to refer me to the clinic.
Another thing - Know that all f us suffer with extreme tiredness while taking Lenvina last few days it has been particularly bad for me - just feel like lying down and sleeping all the time although I sleep well at night. The painful hip doesn't help. Cannot think what to do to reduce this tiredness or just have to get on with ii?
Very hard - when I wake up I am thinking of things to do round the house and then just can't be bothered! We do go out every day for walks, shopping, etc but I just feel like going back home and lay down on the sofa.
Hope you are keeping better!
Hanna
Hi Hanna
Am sorry to hear that you are having pains in your hip and leg due to the spread to your sacrum. I hope that the acupuncture will help. It does sound worth a try.
Fatigue can be really hard to manage. I will pop a link to the Macmillan booklet and it have some good ideas that may help.
Coping with fatigue (tiredness) | Macmillan Cancer Support
Jane
