Tired of being tired

chihai
chihai Member Posts: 8
edited March 2014 in Breast Cancer #1
Hello,

I had bilateral mastectomy on August 24, 2009 and completed the chemotherapy on March 4th, 2010. I'm still feeling very tired all the time and was wondering if anyone feels the same way. How long before the energy is back?

Thank you.

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  • seof
    seof Member Posts: 819 Member
    #2
    Being tired comes with the
    Being tired comes with the territory, unfortunately. It can take a while to get back on your feet. The time varies with each person. Just think of all your body has to recover from: first, you had a deadly disease attacking your cells. second, you had major surgery and had many of your body cells removed. Your body has to adjust to the loss of a body part. Then you were given major doses of poison to attack the disease. Your body has to get the poison out, then rebuild itself from all 3 of those things. That's a lot to ask it to do. Don't worry, the body is an amazing thing and it will do it, but it can't do it overnight. Drink water, eat healthy food, be as active as you feel like, rest when you feel like, ask for help when you need it, and have fun as often as you can. Bit by bit you will notice that you can do one more thing that you couldn't do before. And, as always, when in doubt, ask your Dr. He can reassure you that things are normal, or maybe give you advice or something else to help, if you need it.

    Hope this helps, seof
  • chihai
    chihai Member Posts: 8
    #3
    seof said:

    Being tired comes with the
    Being tired comes with the territory, unfortunately. It can take a while to get back on your feet. The time varies with each person. Just think of all your body has to recover from: first, you had a deadly disease attacking your cells. second, you had major surgery and had many of your body cells removed. Your body has to adjust to the loss of a body part. Then you were given major doses of poison to attack the disease. Your body has to get the poison out, then rebuild itself from all 3 of those things. That's a lot to ask it to do. Don't worry, the body is an amazing thing and it will do it, but it can't do it overnight. Drink water, eat healthy food, be as active as you feel like, rest when you feel like, ask for help when you need it, and have fun as often as you can. Bit by bit you will notice that you can do one more thing that you couldn't do before. And, as always, when in doubt, ask your Dr. He can reassure you that things are normal, or maybe give you advice or something else to help, if you need it.

    Hope this helps, seof

    Being tired
    Hi Seof,

    Thank you for your advice. It helps to be reminded that the body is an amazing thing!!! Thank you.

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  • carkris
    carkris Member Posts: 4,553 Member
    #4
    chihai said:

    Being tired
    Hi Seof,

    Thank you for your advice. It helps to be reminded that the body is an amazing thing!!! Thank you.

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    I find it gets better
    I find it gets better slowly, but if i exersize i feel more energy. Sometimes I want to give in and just lay around but if I make myself, I am better off.

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