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Post-Treatment Fatigue
Gosh I am having a whammy of a fatigue day. I don't get them very often. Today I feel utterly wrecked. My body feels like lead and I just want to crawl into bed and sleep. Which I won't do because then I'll be awake all night.
I've had a long lie in and a slow and gentle start. What's the best thing to do now? Should I try to power through, go for a brisk walk and get on with the housework? Or is it best to have an easy day? I genuinely don't know what the strategy should be for these days and would love to hear what the hive mind suggests! K <3
I've had a long lie in and a slow and gentle start. What's the best thing to do now? Should I try to power through, go for a brisk walk and get on with the housework? Or is it best to have an easy day? I genuinely don't know what the strategy should be for these days and would love to hear what the hive mind suggests! K <3
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- Well I took your advice good Folk of the Forum and took it easy. I was going to head out for a gentle walk but I couldn't manage it. I helped Nephew12 make a banana cake, did a couple of loads of laundry, cooked dinner and that was about it. It was the max I could do and it comprehensively knackered me. Today I had more energy thank goodness.
@nikov I'm a list maker too! Love 'em. Preferably colour co-ordinated with one of those four colour biros! I'm thinking about drawing up a daily schedule for myself with my must dos, with blank spaces for the individual daily list. Such a nerd! B)
Thank you @Harvey1903. It doesn't happen too often thankfully. What it most reminds me of is glandular fever, which I had quite badly when I was 19. A kind of bone weariness which makes it hard to even hold up a newspaper. Sigh. I've just started on Magnesium. We'll see. K xox - Hi Kate. Sorry you're so fatigued. Years ago I had chronic fatigue, and believe me you simply can't do anything. Different story. But be nice to yourself. You don't have to do anything. Let the dust pile up. I was recommended by naturopath not to sleep during day, get some fresh air, take vitamin b and Co q 10 and withania. And lots of other stuff. Magnesium was good. I just read and did what I could when I could. Hugs. Julie
- Oh I feel you when it comes to fatigue! I feel like it's something I'm battling everyday! I normally go about my daily activities, if I'm functioning really slow, I take things slowly. Watch some Netflix, have a read, go for a short walk around the block, wash the dishes and maybe do a load of washing. I write lists every day and will do them depending on my mood.
- Thank you @lrb_03, I'll check it out.
- Hi Kate, there's such a huge range of what's normal. Cancer Council NSW did a webinar on managing post treatment fatigue last year. Here's the link (I hope)
http://www.webcasts.com.au/ccnsw_230217/
Take care - Yep, back off, Kate ..... I was lucky & didn't have too much fatigue - but I didn't have chemo either.
Yep, be kind to yourself xx You won't feel up to anything too strenuous anyway! - And wine ;)
- Awww. Netflix and chocolate
- No sun here today @Trikki2!
- @kmakm im sorry your feeling like that. I would take it easy..always go with your gut. I have just been sitting in the sun as i have been super tired.
Xx Trikki_2
