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Tired and achy legs

mom2greatkids
mom2greatkids CSN Member Posts: 528
in Ovarian Cancer #1
I had my last chemo on Oct. 25. My legs often just feel tired and achy. I do live upstairs, so I make several trips up and down them stairs several times each day. The exercise of it sure is good for me :) July 4,2009 I broke my left ankle. I had to have surgery on it. Sometimes I wake up during the night with my ankle hurting. Has anyone else experienced new pain from a previously broken bone (following chemo)? I'm just getting frustrated because I still feel tired so often, especially if I've had a busy day/week. Guess I'm expecting too much too soon?

Thanks Ladies,

Carla
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  • Radioactive34
    Radioactive34 CSN Member Posts: 391 Member
    #2
    I am having problems with
    I am having problems with past injuries...so I end up reinjuring the old stuff. I have an ankle, that just won't hold up for anything other than gentle use. :( But at least we are not in chemo. :)
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  • mom2greatkids
    mom2greatkids CSN Member Posts: 528
    #3
    Radioactive34 said:

    I am having problems with
    I am having problems with past injuries...so I end up reinjuring the old stuff. I have an ankle, that just won't hold up for anything other than gentle use. :( But at least we are not in chemo. :)

    True. However, my doctor
    True. However, my doctor plans to keep me on Avaistan for maintenance for at least 2 yrs. I sure hope I don't re-injure this ankle. I try to walk at least a mile every day. When I get finished my legs just feel so tired.
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  • mom2greatkids
    mom2greatkids CSN Member Posts: 528
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    Radioactive34 said:

    I am having problems with
    I am having problems with past injuries...so I end up reinjuring the old stuff. I have an ankle, that just won't hold up for anything other than gentle use. :( But at least we are not in chemo. :)

    True. However, my doctor
    True. However, my doctor plans to keep me on Avaistan for maintenance for at least 2 yrs. I sure hope I don't re-injure this ankle. I try to walk at least a mile every day. When I get finished my legs just feel so tired.
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  • carolyn45
    carolyn45 CSN Member Posts: 100
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    You're not bionic
    Your body is made of flesh, bone, and blood, just like the rest of us. You have been poisoned on a regular basis in these last months, with good reason. It takes ANY body time, as in months, to process and recover from the trauma. I had my last chemo on July 6, and I'm not back to anywhere near normal yet. My energy is good, but if I overdo it, the fatigue hits big time. Be gentle with yourself as you heal. I broke a wrist 45 years ago, and believe it or not, arthritis has hit big time in that wrist since chemo. I think any vulnerable place may "complain" after what we've been through.
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  • Radioactive34
    Radioactive34 CSN Member Posts: 391 Member
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    carolyn45 said:

    You're not bionic
    Your body is made of flesh, bone, and blood, just like the rest of us. You have been poisoned on a regular basis in these last months, with good reason. It takes ANY body time, as in months, to process and recover from the trauma. I had my last chemo on July 6, and I'm not back to anywhere near normal yet. My energy is good, but if I overdo it, the fatigue hits big time. Be gentle with yourself as you heal. I broke a wrist 45 years ago, and believe it or not, arthritis has hit big time in that wrist since chemo. I think any vulnerable place may "complain" after what we've been through.

    I thought the port made me
    I thought the port made me bionic and the metals in the chemo made me Wolverine. :) You are right, we have to remember what our bodies just went through. I keep having trouble with stamina and fighting off illnesses. I should no longer be immuno suppressed but dang, colds just knock me out for weeks.

    My bones ache...I still need to nap or rest a lot.....come on normal or as normal as I am going to get.
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  • Sunnyjh
    Sunnyjh CSN Member Posts: 31
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    Magnesium
    I too have been on avastin for 21 treatments, one of the problems I had early on was cramping legs. As it tuns out avastin more often than not causes below normal magnesium ranges. I take mag in pill form and by infusium, but it has never managed to come up. Maybe take a look at your mag levels. Judy
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