Does cancer make you tired and sick b4 treatment?

Pratchett,

I am sorry you're feeling so bad.  I hope your biopsy results are benign.

I had no symptoms and was in perfect health when I was diagnosed.

Wishing you well,

Bren

I wasn't tired/fatigued before DX.  But it was summer when I was DXd so always feel good then because I'm outdoors a lot and VERY active.  (I'm SAD - Seasonal Affective Disorder so I fight it duriing winter).  A/C (late summer - fall) was not bad at all tired/fatigued  wise - did not slow me down at all but Taxol (late fall - winter) completely and utterly EXHAUSTED me.  That was almost 4 yrs ago so it's just a shadow in the past now.

This winter has been a lot worse than many for so many in so many areas with not being able to get out and 'live'.  .SAD is caused by less sun light time - thus lower Vit D levels = fatigue and other issues.  A simple blood draw can check your Vit. D levels and it's not hard to take care of if it is low.   I use a 'light box' (medical device that simulates sunshine and Vit. D pills daily to keep it in hand..  Talk to your Drs.

(Not all 'with cancer' or during TX have infection problems.  I have fought BAD sinus infections and getting every colds going around for as long as I can remember - teen years) - during TX and in the almost 4 yrs since end of TX, I've only had 1 minor sinus infection and no colds.  I have not changed my lifestyle or diet.  We are each so unique and there is no "One Size Fits All"!)  

I too had no symptoms at all. The cancer was found on a routine mammogram during my annual physical. 

My life long fight with sinus infections had nothing to do with tonsils in my case.  I have my second set of tonsils and have never had tonsilitis.  When I was about 18 mths old, my first set of tonsils were in 'horrible shape' and were taken out in late 1947/early 1948.  At that time, it was common practice (especially with younger children) when tonsils were removed that radiation was used to the area so 'they didn't grow back' - this was done into the 60's.  Well - mine did grow back anyway and I still have a very healthy second set today at 67.   It has been funny (at least to me) over the years when I would have to see a new Dr and fill out med. history and I put down tonsilectomy at 1 1/2  and they look in my throat and there are tonsils.  When I was pregnant with first Son (1977), my Dr insisted that I had to start doing thyroid tests annually because of the radiation and newer studies that showed that the 'tonsil area radiation' done back then was associated with increased thyroid issues.  He was a bit surprised that I did know that it had been done at that age - most don't - but my parents had told me.    My thyroid is now 'sluggish' but it started after 4 A/C, 12 Taxol and 25 rads did include up the side of my neck.  So who knows?  Did my tonsil rads, my chemo and rads have anything to do with it - or just getting old (67)?  Don't know but its handleable so - - .