How tired is tired

I felt like I was getting colds, flus and infections a lot in the year leading up to my diagnosis and I felt like I was taking a lot longer than normal to heal and recover. But it could easily be a coincidence.

I felt the same, when I got little sicknesses while away I was out for days. Food poisoning put me in bed for 5 days, anything that brought my immune down felt the same. 

Thank u. X

I was also really tired before diagnosis. It's a relief to hear someone else say they were the same! I went to the Dr to get checked because I was eating well and exercising and not too stressed out so couldn't understand why I was fatigued and kept getting sick. I had a lot of other strange symptoms pre diagnosis. Getting a PAP smear done and a painful lump checked that had been there for years was my way of starting a medical history with a new Dr. I worry now because it's 10mths since treatment finished and I still feel the same fatigue and low immune system. 

Hello,

I remember being super tired in the months leading up to my diagnosis.  At the time I put it down to working Full Time and being a mum to a three year old but now I definitely believe that it was the cancer.  I also got the flu right before I had my lump checked out and it really knocked me around much more than anything had before.

I am still tired now and wonder when I will feel less tired.  My treatments finished in December 2015 and I have been back at work for a couple of months.  I have to remind myself that it will take time.

Hugs Emma

Hey Willow

10 months past and still tired.... wow, how long do we have to wait I wonder. I finished chemo April 20, surgery last week so I am a while behind u too. 

I'm struggling with motivation these days and I used to practice yoga twice a day and walk. 

How much chemo did u have? 

X

Thank u for letting me know Emma.... I guess we have a long way to go. I'm not used to fighting so hard for fitness, it is usually harder to stop me. 

Peace xx

Not tired before diagnosis as such but I had severe allergic reactions to just about everything and spent 90% of the time on steroids because of it... each time would get really bad and flulike .symptoms that lasted months...

My immune system was just horrid...

Have a crazy job, lazy selfish husband, 2 elderly sick pets one of which is diabetic requiring soecial.feeds and insulin injections every 12 hours and had o'seas visitors for 3 months during this prolongued pre diagnosis mess so could not allow kyself to feel at all tired as simply had.to.push myself to cope...

But my inflamation markers were strangely up that whole.time and was being told "just one of those tjings" and "probably due to your allergies"... and I was jjst ill.so often and most off thentime could not work out what I was exposed to or consumed to have such horrid reaction...

Weridly enough, yes still have allergies but ever sinxe the surgery and even during chemo I have not had a single unexplaoned allergy or illness... While my.immune system is now crap and have been tired as can be and been suggering many persistant trush infections my immune system.in terms of those debilitating allergy systems has held up and not a single damn reaction...

So yes - BC definitely does wear you out without you realising it - our immune system acts out and kind of fights itself and the rest of the body - just that nobody in the medical world seems to be licking up on this ??

Jel.

ROFL... Meant to say "nobody PICKING UP on this" ????????

Jel

I didn't even do chemo! Only surgery and radiation, both of which took it out of me further. The fatigue has improved but it's still present ?? They told me fatigue is not from treatment. Wish I could get to the bottom of it so my life isn't still affected. But they also told me the crazy rash I got all over wasn't from radiation but it coincided so I'm not sure what to believe. The only thing I can trust is the reality of my experience.

My naturopath says I'm still toxic so the best I can do is remain on a detox diet and take supplements. She suggested about 2yrs after treatment finishes the radiation will have left my body.

It was so frustrating being told everyone is different and being given no expectations. I don't know if it's common to still be tired after this long. Maybe others recover faster.

Thank you for getting back to me, I thought I wrote to you, but clearly not.

Has this husband of yours picked up his act since your diagnosis? I hope so, it's hard enough to look after yourself let a lone others. : )

I guess if a common cold can wear us down, cancer certainly can. I just can't wait for the day when I feel like a normal, healthy, awake person again....I have been tired for sooooo long now, I'm bored with it.....and my friends must think I am so boring too. 

White light and love x