Tired with swollen lymph nodes
Still trying to get to the bottom of why I am so tired a year after chemo. I sleep 11 to 14 hours in every 24. My psychiatrist though it might be depression and put me on anti-depressants. A few mo...
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The Escitalopram was giving me bad diarrhoea so the psych nurse told me to decrease it back to half a tab but after 3 days on half a tab I still had a shocking renal system. I have been off them since Sunday and I still have nausea and diarrhoea every morning. I have lost 5kg; nice my flabby belly is gone but it is a worry.
Today I saw the surgeons fill in. I haven't actually seen my surgeon face to face since my surgery in Dec 2015 but with the lump under my good arm pit the doc soon produced my surgeon who was also concerned. He is going to see me in a fortnight (if the office can fit me in) as the ultrasound on Friday is with a private hospital and results may take a little while. I imagine if the Ultrasound doctor is concerned he will contact my oncologist and or surgeon.
The lump lays like a bean alongside my axilla tendon near to my remaining breast. My neck glands are also up and I thought it must have been a Tamoxifen side effect as those have been up for months. Apparently it is not a side effect so the mystery continues.
On a good note, since I went off the depression pill I am not as tired or trippy, just still have limited energy so I have to be choosy with what tasks I take on. Half of my fish are happy, the other half are wondering when are they every going to get a tank water change and clean. It's on the to do list which seems to get longer and longer lol.
Today I saw the surgeons fill in. I haven't actually seen my surgeon face to face since my surgery in Dec 2015 but with the lump under my good arm pit the doc soon produced my surgeon who was also concerned. He is going to see me in a fortnight (if the office can fit me in) as the ultrasound on Friday is with a private hospital and results may take a little while. I imagine if the Ultrasound doctor is concerned he will contact my oncologist and or surgeon.
The lump lays like a bean alongside my axilla tendon near to my remaining breast. My neck glands are also up and I thought it must have been a Tamoxifen side effect as those have been up for months. Apparently it is not a side effect so the mystery continues.
On a good note, since I went off the depression pill I am not as tired or trippy, just still have limited energy so I have to be choosy with what tasks I take on. Half of my fish are happy, the other half are wondering when are they every going to get a tank water change and clean. It's on the to do list which seems to get longer and longer lol.