Suffering from being tired months after treatment has ended?

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Beanpole
Beanpole Member Posts: 32
edited June 2014 in Radiation Therapy - Before, During, and After

I finished radiation in December for goodness sake. I got through treatment with no real problems ( except serious burns!) and even hosted a Christmas party for 120 people 2 weeks after treatment ended. Now 8 months after treatment I can hardly get through a day. I don't get it. Is it related? Did anyone else have residual tiredness after treatment? 

Tired of being tired,

Linda 

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  • Cowgirl13
    Cowgirl13 Member Posts: 1,936
    edited August 2012

    Beanpole, did you have chemo?  are you on Tamoxifen or an aromatase inhibitor (Arimidex, etc.)

    I had fatigue for a long time but I was also on Herceptin for a year.  I think it is very different for different people.  also, did you work thru treatment or were you able to rest.

    I do know this is a tremendous journey.  You may be just letting down after all of this. 

    Liz 

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  • proudtospin
    proudtospin Member Posts: 5,972
    edited August 2012

    lordie, a big party so soon after ending?  I slept for a week after ending rads

    I did work during it all and then when it was over, crashed, I took a vacation 6 months later....came down with shingles as I was still run down and all

    it takes time to catch up so do not be too hard on yourself, eat healthy and sleep!

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  • Elizabeth1889
    Elizabeth1889 Member Posts: 1,036
    edited August 2012

    I finished rads at the end of August 2011 and I did not feel I had my normal energy back until 10 months had passed. That is the bad news. The good news is that the fatigue does eventually go away.

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  • kestrelgurl
    kestrelgurl Member Posts: 266
    edited August 2012

    I finished in Dec as well and worked full time all through BMX and rads with little trouble. Have been on Tamoxifen since Jan and am having real issues with fatigue. Not sure if it's the residuals from radiation, the Tamox or the Celexa I am taking.....all I know is that I need a nap most days.

    I do work out (run, bike, strength train) for at least an hour everyday which sounds like a lot but is far less than I did prior to DX.

    Maybe I am just getting old...

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  • susan1964
    susan1964 Member Posts: 23
    edited August 2012

    I see you dx was very similar to mine...I was dx in December 2011...1.3 cm, Grade 1, Stage 1, ER/PR +, HER2-....oncotype score 20...13% distant recurrence with radiation and Tamoxifen... 10% with chemo....I decided against the chemo and the drs agreed with me ( agonized over that )... I finished my radiation treatment in mid-April and began Tamoxifen...and I still feel fatigued and blah...I had been laid off from my job in 2009, and after a few months, went on anti-depressant Wellbutrin, which obliterates your appetite...then had to discontinue that before starting Tamoxifen, which also, at least for me, affects appetite...between January of 2010 and now, I've gone from 235 lbs to 142 lbs...there have been stories on the news linking obesity and breast cancer, so I like to think I've given myself some extra protection.....I have read, and the doctors have told me too, that it takes time to recover...in the big picture, I think I'm doing pretty well......wishing you the best with your recovery...

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