need your experience and advice PLEASE

Does the worry never go away for us, lol?  I'm betting it's the antibiotics. I can tell you that I've been on antibiotics for three weeks due to cellulitis (I'm 6 wks out from a BMX and have TE's) and I feel HORRIBLE! I'm so run down, weak, and feel like I'm just not recovering well.  Like you said, it's so not like me considering I'm young and in shape and I generally bounce back from things quickly.  I was feeling really great after the BMX until that cellulitis hit.  Now it seems like I'll never feel good again.  I think infections just take so much out of you. Add antibiotics on top of that (a necessary evil, I think) and your body just takes a beating.  Hope that helps a little and I hope you feel better soon!

I'm with chrissyb on this. You had surgery, maybe infection, maybe cellulitis, mega drugs… of course you're tired. Your body uses a lot of energy to heal. Its one of the reasons I hated doing surgery especially if it required general anesthesia.

I assume your doctors have been informed of all your symptoms. If they continue not to improve tell them again but I think you will start to eventually feel better.

Dx 2 years ago however 8 months after radiation got cellutitus, sinus thing, cellutitus again, sinus thing again. Then sinus thing again in Jan.  (LE popped in too)  Have felt bad since and they found a thyroid problem, had it scanned it is fine but I am hyperthyroid which also makes you feel bad.  Going to go to dr on Frid and will take more meds for that.  My energy level is low and I just gave up and dont do much (except whine).  I am older but was great before bc.  Its all very exhausting and if I never see another dr I would be happy.

Ohhh mmm5, I find you again. . . worrying. .

 I don't have much else to add, but your body has been through a great deal already, even if your initial surgeries were 4 yrs ago--sometimes I think the effects of these kinds of things are a bit cumulative.  Your body is probably just exhausted!  All the tearing down and then building up and repairing it has had to do these past years--I think it would be more surprising if your body just jumped right back up to normal!  I doubt if these signs are worrisome for mets.  We all totally understand your worrying, though.  We get it.

Also, what is your menopausal status now?  Are you still on Lupron?  I know from my own experience that this low estrogen has really affected me.  I still feel like I'm about 71 instead of 41.  And I'm always sleepy and totally exhausted, too.  I find myself nodding off at weird times, no matter how much sleep I get.   I think it might be one of my medications, but don't know if it's the femara or ???  But yes, mets has gone through my mind as a possible explantation for the extreme exhaustion, too--I won't lie--but I'm trying to stay away from those thoughts!  There are so many other logical reasons that I can come up with that I like better!

If you get diarrhea, go to en emergency room. Antibiotics can cause cdiff. And, yes, they can cause all the symptoms you are experiencing, they are not as benign as people think.



Hope you recover soon!