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sandramj
8 years agoMember
After reading these comments I'm
beginnimg to realise my tiredness is "part of the cancer treatment" or recovery. Normal. I wondered why I felt more tired now, at the 6 month mark, than at the end of radiation. I push myself to do 3 Pilates sessions each week as prescribed by oncologist for bone strength but again my guilty conscious fights the want to have a nap once or maybe even twice a day. The old shame issues around laziness vs genuine tiredness.
Can I ask if any of the other common denominators might be the anti-hormone treatment? I'm taking Arianne to stop me making oestrogen/progesterone and have the common side effects like sweating (although my exercise people call it SPARKLES
beginnimg to realise my tiredness is "part of the cancer treatment" or recovery. Normal. I wondered why I felt more tired now, at the 6 month mark, than at the end of radiation. I push myself to do 3 Pilates sessions each week as prescribed by oncologist for bone strength but again my guilty conscious fights the want to have a nap once or maybe even twice a day. The old shame issues around laziness vs genuine tiredness.
Can I ask if any of the other common denominators might be the anti-hormone treatment? I'm taking Arianne to stop me making oestrogen/progesterone and have the common side effects like sweating (although my exercise people call it SPARKLES