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Kisqali/ Letrozel exhaustion
Round 3 and I’m just realising how tired I am.
Before Xmas I could keep going up to 730pm when I needed a bit of a break but now it all seems so hard going back to work yesterday.
My new year resolution is to be the best version of me so I dragged myself back to the Cancer Fit gym before work. I was shocked that my blood pressure before exercise was 80/55 normally 110/70. After a glass of water 95/65.
Is that why I’m tired and should I let my doctor know?
Of course I’m wide awake now in the middle of the night worrying about being so tired
Before Xmas I could keep going up to 730pm when I needed a bit of a break but now it all seems so hard going back to work yesterday.
My new year resolution is to be the best version of me so I dragged myself back to the Cancer Fit gym before work. I was shocked that my blood pressure before exercise was 80/55 normally 110/70. After a glass of water 95/65.
Is that why I’m tired and should I let my doctor know?
Of course I’m wide awake now in the middle of the night worrying about being so tired
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- That is wonderful, @MeganM - just get out there & do whatever you enjoy doing!! Just DO IT!! xxx
- @MeganM
Great to read about your latest results. Woo hoo!
Best wishes for your ongoing treatment
Hugs - Finally feeling more like myself and my Oncologist has said after my first scans since Stage IV diagnosis that I am “stable.” Oncologist team don’t know why I had such low blood pressure possibly a virus. Heart Dr has cleared me too
- @MeganM Boo! I was bedevilled with low bp problems throughout chemo and my BMX & recon. Gosh they make you feel awful, you have my sympathy. Keep yourself well distracted over the next week. Big hug, K xox
- Spoke or posted too soon. This week has not been great...low blood pressure is causing problems even with drinking extra water.
My oncologist has given me another week off Kisqali and sent me for more blood tests.
Just got a message to say my Oncologist wants to meet again next week to discuss scans..not sure if they want to bring those forward but trying not to worry. - @MeganM Hooray!!
- Just thought I’d let you know that I am feeling much better since increasing my fluids to around 3 L a day if I’ve been to the gym or 2 L otherwise. Basically every time I feel tired I drink 500ml. Sounds a lot and it is but it’s working Yahoo!
- Looks like the exhaustion is linked to low blood pressure. CancerFit gym take my blood pressure before I do my exercises and it was again 80/58 but better after fluids. So I know I have to massively increase my fluids which is helping with the tiredness
- @brightspace thanks you are right I am struggling with accepting the new normal..grr that said yesterday was much better today so so but definitely not as bad as when I wrote my post. Hoping it was just the heat...but will discuss the issue including the heat with my medical team
- Hi @MeganM
..letrozole alone can be fatique Inducing especially after exercise and joint pain can result and i have noticed that humid warm weather also has this affecteven post meno .perhaps with work learn to pace yourself avoid excessive before starting a lot of uswith mets mbc have to learn the ..be gentle mantra
Yoga,swimming and walking are our friends
All the best
Bright in hope
