Does any one find out that they still stay tired

hounddog
hounddog Member Posts: 115
edited March 2014 in Breast Cancer #1
I finished my treatments in June of last year and I go for mile walks or two mile walks and still find out that I get tired very easy still is that normal. I also come home from work and all I want to do is sleep because I'm tired still.
Marilyn

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  • lynne40
    lynne40 Member Posts: 87
    #2
    Hi Marylin, I'm not sure if it's normal or not but I finished treatment last September and my tiredness comes in cycles. I'll be OK for a few months and then I'm back to that bone tired exhaustion again. This Spring a few hours of yard work and I'm exhausted. I've never been that type of person and it aggravates me. I sometimes wonder if I'll ever get my stamina back to what it was. I'm trying to be patient! Good luck at least you know you're not alone.
    Lynne
  • lindatn
    lindatn Member Posts: 229
    #3
    I finished treatment eighteen months ago and off and on I am sooo tired. I start all kinds of projects from grooming the dogs, to gardening and never have the engery to really finish them. I think in my case it is the Tamoxifen as it keeps me awake nights and I ache like I am a hundred instead of a mere 60. Having all estrogen suppressed is probably the main problem, I'm considering giving up the Tamoxifen and did for six weeks and felt so much better. I went on Evista but the cancer Dr had a fit when I told her what I and the GP had done. Still think the Evista would do just as well just not proven in cancer patients. Linda
  • billandpatty
    billandpatty Member Posts: 86
    #4
    Marilyn
    I'm a 4 year survivor and as I remember it, it took quite awhile to get my energy back. I finished treatments in the Fall and I would try to rake the "dry" leaves in the yard -- I couldn't do the whole yard at once. My husband put dinner together some nights because I'd come home too tired. It's hard to believe how much this takes out of you. About a year after my treatments, I joined Weight Watchers to lose the weight I had put on from sitting around so much and when I lost about 10 lbs I felt much better and more energetic. It takes time to get your body back to something like it was, it's been through a lot and the treatments attacked it from all angles.

    I'm ER- so I don't take tamoxifen, but I am on Evista for osteoporsis (early menopause) (my gp prescribed it) and my b/c onc. is glad I'm on it ... he can't prescribe it for my b/c, but because of the osteoporosis, I can take it for that. As far as my bones, it's working and hopefully it will work for the b/c too.

    Be patient with yourself. Do things that you enjoy and little by little you'll be able to do more.

    Have a good weekend.
    Patty
  • mssue
    mssue Member Posts: 242
    #5
    Hi Marilyn,
    I guess everyone experiences fatigue for a longtime after their treatments.I just finished in Jan 04 - somedays I feel soooo good but by the time I get home at night KAPLEWY I'm out.Sometimes it last for days,like now - I started feeling really frustrated at work Saturday afternoon by night fall I was exhausted.Sunday I slept most of the day,just couldn't get going-Today here I sit feeling like I've been run over by a dump truck,I didn't make it to work either.I've probably already used up all of my sick days this year,so I guess there probably won't be any vacation time either.I'm not sure what to do but just try to keep going and rest when I can-sure hate the thought of this stuff lasting for so long,whatelse can we do though-just tough it out.
    My sister had cervical cancer,she did a trial treatment program she had radiation,radiation seed implants and chemo-I know her treatments were of a different sort,she never lost her hair or anything but the fatigue and other side effects were there.To this day she still experiences extreme fatigue it comes and goes,her treatments were completed about four years ago.So I don't know what to tell you but we can only live one day at a time,make the best of what we've got and get plenty of rest.Take care!
    w/Love
    Sue
  • cats
    cats Member Posts: 2
    #6
    I was on Tamoxifen for about 3 years and I was totally exhausted for every one of those 3 years. My doctor switched my medication to Aromasin and I am no longer tired.

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