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Jual
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8 years ago

Radiation therapy and fatigue

Hi all,

I am just about finished chemotherapy (TCH) that the surgeon has said has shrunk my tumour significantly so great news! I have surgery at end of February and then in mid to late March will commence radiation on the breast and axilla for about 6 weeks. 

My question is about the fatigue that occurs with radiotherapy. I have been told different things - that it isn't as bad as chemo or it comes on later and stays longer. My fatigue during chemo has been manageable but I am not working. I have also been fortunate in really having very little chemo brain! 

 I am interested in whether I can go back to work part time during this treatment? I will of course have to wait and see but just wondering about the experience of others.

Thanks Jual

12 Replies

  • I was exhausted from 9mths of chemo and rads just made me even more exhausted. 
  • I've been told the same thing,  that radiation fatigue isn't as bad as chemo fatigue.  I start radiation on the 29 th of Jan.  I start back at uni the end of Feb so I'm really hoping i have already done the hard bit .