Still having fatique 2 1/2 months after they stopped chemo

namedropper
namedropper Member Posts: 102 Member
in Uterine/Endometrial Cancer #1

I have MMMT uterine cancer. I was DX June 2014. I had a complete hysterectomy and 17 nodes were clear. I have grade 3 stage 2. I am still very fatiqued at times from 5 rounds of taxol and carbo 3 weeks apart. I also had 3 bracatherpy treatments.The last chemo was Oct 21st 2014 and the last rad was Oct 31st 2014. My legs are so week I can hardly get up the basement steps once I go down  to do my  wash. It is also hard to breathe when this happens. I am 73 and live alone.  I had lubular breast cancer but didn't need treatment. The 2 cancers are not related. I had my breast removed.  I hope this fatique will  leave me soon since I also have Celiac  and RA and have to cook all of my own meals.  I am a very strong person and a fighter but there are times that I can hardly stand to long. I go for my 2nd CT scan in Feb. my first one was clean.    How long does it take for the fatique to leave?    Thanks 

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  • It happened to Me
    It happened to Me Member Posts: 206 Member
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    Fatigue

    Namedropper, that's pretty normal.  I still get fatigued.  I didn't start feeling like I was getting less fatigued until between months 4 - 6.  Our bodies have taken a beating with chemo..  Just do what you can do and don't try to push through it right now.  It's like your going through PTSD.  i know the other ladies will have suggestions and words of encouragement.  If there is anyone who can help with your laundry and house cleaning and even cooking (with your instructions), let them help you.  Living alone is tough.  I live alone as well.  I did have my parents and at my worst times, I was able to stay with them.   Your energy will return but it's going to be slow.  I'm 53, had radical hysterectomy and 6 rounds of chemo..

    Take care Namedropper.  It will come.  Be patient.

    Jeanette

  • NoTimeForCancer
    NoTimeForCancer Member Posts: 3,488 Member
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    namedropper, please don't be

    namedropper, please don't be too hard on yourself - recovery takes time. Everyone is different, but I think all lthe women here have had a longer time than they would have liked (or thought) after going through it all and six months is a low number to get things back.  Take it easy and slow.  Heck, if you have to, go up the stairs on your butt one step at a time.  

  • namedropper
    namedropper Member Posts: 102 Member
    #4
    It happened to Me said:

    Fatigue

    Namedropper, that's pretty normal.  I still get fatigued.  I didn't start feeling like I was getting less fatigued until between months 4 - 6.  Our bodies have taken a beating with chemo..  Just do what you can do and don't try to push through it right now.  It's like your going through PTSD.  i know the other ladies will have suggestions and words of encouragement.  If there is anyone who can help with your laundry and house cleaning and even cooking (with your instructions), let them help you.  Living alone is tough.  I live alone as well.  I did have my parents and at my worst times, I was able to stay with them.   Your energy will return but it's going to be slow.  I'm 53, had radical hysterectomy and 6 rounds of chemo..

    Take care Namedropper.  It will come.  Be patient.

    Jeanette

    fatigue

    Thanks. I wil ldo my best. I had a reaction to the Flu shot years ago so they can't give it to me and I really don't want to many strangers in the house touching things right now. I do what I can and freeze things for when I am not doing well. My son comes over and brings up my clothes. 

     

     

     

     

  • namedropper
    namedropper Member Posts: 102 Member
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    NoTimeForCancer said:

    namedropper, please don't be

    namedropper, please don't be too hard on yourself - recovery takes time. Everyone is different, but I think all lthe women here have had a longer time than they would have liked (or thought) after going through it all and six months is a low number to get things back.  Take it easy and slow.  Heck, if you have to, go up the stairs on your butt one step at a time.  

    Fatigue

    Thanks good Idea.

  • survivingsu
    survivingsu Member Posts: 134 Member
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    Fatigue

    Hi Namedropper,

    Just wanted to add, in my case well after treatment (chemo, radiation, surgery), I kept having terrible fatigue even when my lab work showed improvement (my blood count improved, no longer anemic, etc.).  Turns out my thyroid went downhill after treatment.  Once this was found, thyroid medicine eventually fixed the fatigue.  My advice is to keep going to your doctors, keep telling them if you are experiencing fatigue so they look into it further.

    Hang in there and keep being the good fighter that you are!

    Susan

  • namedropper
    namedropper Member Posts: 102 Member
    #7
    survivingsu said:

    Fatigue

    Hi Namedropper,

    Just wanted to add, in my case well after treatment (chemo, radiation, surgery), I kept having terrible fatigue even when my lab work showed improvement (my blood count improved, no longer anemic, etc.).  Turns out my thyroid went downhill after treatment.  Once this was found, thyroid medicine eventually fixed the fatigue.  My advice is to keep going to your doctors, keep telling them if you are experiencing fatigue so they look into it further.

    Hang in there and keep being the good fighter that you are!

    Susan

    Fatigue

    They already raised my synthroid. I haven't had my blood count checked since they stopped the chemo on Oct.21st. I am going to call and ask to get it checked.  Thanks

     

     

  • imackie48
    imackie48 Member Posts: 96
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    namedropper said:

    Fatigue

    They already raised my synthroid. I haven't had my blood count checked since they stopped the chemo on Oct.21st. I am going to call and ask to get it checked.  Thanks

     

     

    Fatigue

    you could try B12 lozenges 5000 mcg. I had a low count the dr wanted to give me a B12 shot I was just border line. So I got these from Amazon  brand Jarrow. They are like 15.00, i took one a day and in 6 weeks my count went from 311 to 1840, which is off the charts, so now I only take one a week, within one week I could feel the difference I didn't feel like laying down all the time, after doing small things.

    give it a try, 

    I also had breast cancer in 1997, and uterine cancer in 2011, my oncologist said it's very common that woman with breast will get uterine. If I knew that I would have had a hysterectomy years ago, before getting the cancer.

    it took me about a year to feel Normal again. 

    take care, Irene 

  • namedropper
    namedropper Member Posts: 102 Member
    #9
    imackie48 said:

    Fatigue

    you could try B12 lozenges 5000 mcg. I had a low count the dr wanted to give me a B12 shot I was just border line. So I got these from Amazon  brand Jarrow. They are like 15.00, i took one a day and in 6 weeks my count went from 311 to 1840, which is off the charts, so now I only take one a week, within one week I could feel the difference I didn't feel like laying down all the time, after doing small things.

    give it a try, 

    I also had breast cancer in 1997, and uterine cancer in 2011, my oncologist said it's very common that woman with breast will get uterine. If I knew that I would have had a hysterectomy years ago, before getting the cancer.

    it took me about a year to feel Normal again. 

    take care, Irene 

    Fatigue

    I didn't hear about that before. I am going for blood work this week. I will ask to get my B12 checked also.   I didn't know that about the breast cancer or I would have done the same thing. Thanks 

     

     

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