I'm tired of this

Greend
Greend Member Posts: 678
in Head and Neck Cancer #1
The last three days have not been fun. I noticed a shortness of breath, fatigue and just generally felt/feel like crap. Temp has been rising slowly and today its 100.4. The temp coupled with the very sharp pain in my back that just won't go away makes me suspicious that I may have yet another bout of pneumonia either here or nipping at my heels.

Dr appointment tomorrow afternoon.

It just sucks but thats just the way it is - and I have to accept it but I don't have to like it.

Hope to dose up and get a good nights rest.

blah blah blah

Denny

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  • MarineE5
    MarineE5 Member Posts: 1,034 Member
    #2
    I hear you loud and clear
    Denny,

    After our treatments, we have to be more aware of the after affects of the treatments. Fatigue and colds are now something that we have to be on constant alert for. I am not sure if your Doctors have mentioned that you should have a pneumonia shot as well as a flu shot. I usually get the flu shot in mid-October and I am fine. But this year, I caught something two weeks ago and it is still working on me.

    Fatigue didn't hit me super hard until 2 years ago, had my TSH tested and it was out of whack. Take med's for that now and my energy has increased, may never get back to what it once was, but I am in my 60's now with a mindset that I am in my 30's. At the end of the day or many times, mid-day, I realize I am not 30 : )

    My Best to You and Everyone Here
  • palmyrafan
    palmyrafan Member Posts: 396
    #3
    Cancer Sucks
    Royally.

    As for the colds, pneumonia and the flu, we have to be extra vigilant during the season. We can't take any risks and need to be aware that we are susceptible to everything that comes down the pike.

    Please take care of yourself and if you need to, get to the ER and not wait on your doctor. You can't take any chances. Just the difference of a few hours could make all the difference in the world.

    Teresa
  • Skiffin16
    Skiffin16 Member Posts: 8,305 Member
    #4
    MarineE5 said:

    I hear you loud and clear
    Denny,

    After our treatments, we have to be more aware of the after affects of the treatments. Fatigue and colds are now something that we have to be on constant alert for. I am not sure if your Doctors have mentioned that you should have a pneumonia shot as well as a flu shot. I usually get the flu shot in mid-October and I am fine. But this year, I caught something two weeks ago and it is still working on me.

    Fatigue didn't hit me super hard until 2 years ago, had my TSH tested and it was out of whack. Take med's for that now and my energy has increased, may never get back to what it once was, but I am in my 60's now with a mindset that I am in my 30's. At the end of the day or many times, mid-day, I realize I am not 30 : )

    My Best to You and Everyone Here

    Sorry you're feeling crappy Denny....

    Hopefully it's just a big, a lot of that going around right now.

    Best to you and the misses buddy,
    John
  • Hondo
    Hondo Member Posts: 6,636 Member
    #5
    Skiffin16 said:

    Sorry you're feeling crappy Denny....

    Hopefully it's just a big, a lot of that going around right now.

    Best to you and the misses buddy,
    John

    Hi Denny

    Hopping its nothing, I am not sure but since I started acupuncture last week I been feeling like crap too. I go today for another treatment hope it does better this time. I don’t mind feeling like crap thats normal, but I hate to pay someone 100 bucks to make me feel like crap when I can do that all by myself….

    Hope you get feeling better soon
    Hondo
  • Ingrid K
    Ingrid K Member Posts: 813
    #6
    palmyrafan said:

    Cancer Sucks
    Royally.

    As for the colds, pneumonia and the flu, we have to be extra vigilant during the season. We can't take any risks and need to be aware that we are susceptible to everything that comes down the pike.

    Please take care of yourself and if you need to, get to the ER and not wait on your doctor. You can't take any chances. Just the difference of a few hours could make all the difference in the world.

    Teresa

    feel better
    Denny: Hope you feel better real soon. Maybe it's just some flu bug going around.... been lots of stuff going around here last few weeks.
  • Skiffin16
    Skiffin16 Member Posts: 8,305 Member
    #7
    Hondo said:

    Hi Denny

    Hopping its nothing, I am not sure but since I started acupuncture last week I been feeling like crap too. I go today for another treatment hope it does better this time. I don’t mind feeling like crap thats normal, but I hate to pay someone 100 bucks to make me feel like crap when I can do that all by myself….

    Hope you get feeling better soon
    Hondo

    Excess Holes
    If I had someone sticking needles in me and creating excess holes, I'd feel like crap also....

    If you want to get stuck, come fishing. I have plenty of sharp hooks, LOL...and I won't even charge you.

    JG
  • Hondo
    Hondo Member Posts: 6,636 Member
    #8
    Skiffin16 said:

    Excess Holes
    If I had someone sticking needles in me and creating excess holes, I'd feel like crap also....

    If you want to get stuck, come fishing. I have plenty of sharp hooks, LOL...and I won't even charge you.

    JG

    Hi John

    I am planning on doing just that so have the hooks ready


    Hondo

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