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sweetpea4170
sweetpea4170 Member Posts: 6
edited June 2014 in Mental Health: Because Cancer Doesn't Just Affect Your Breasts

before i even thought about the possibilty of having breast cancer,  i had become very very tired and fatigued.  have felt this way for the last 6 months.  i have recently been diagnosed with breast cancer and will have surgery soon and chemo.   but the fatigue and tiredness for the past 6 months has puzzled me.  i sleep well.  does having cancer make you feel this way

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  • Gitane
    Gitane Member Posts: 1,885
    edited July 2009

    Hi sweetpea,  I don't know about the cancer making you feel tired, but I think it does.  It was my experience that I was very tired, unlike anything I'd ever felt before, for 6 months before my cancer was diagnosed.  I didn't sleep well, though, due to hot flashes, but this went beyond just that.  It was a real fatigue that even sleep didn't relieve.  I think the tiredness might be our body trying to fight off the cancer.  I hope others can shed some light on this.  Some on this site have said that they felt fine before their diagnosis, so I know not everyone feels tired.

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  • HelenaJ
    HelenaJ Member Posts: 1,133
    edited July 2009

    Sweetpea, I didn't have tiredness but my emotions went haywire for about 6 months pre diagnosis - I thought I was headed into menopause at the age of 46 - but no - breast cancer for me.  My cancer is highly responsive to oestrogen so I guess my tumour was just eating it up.  If only we were more in tune with our bodies .....

    As you are heading into the beginning of your treatments please be kind to yourself and rest whenever you can - take help from wherever you can and come here if you need us.  This is a wonderful place, with some wondeful ladies.

     soft hugs

    Helena

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