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shaz68
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6 years ago

Tiredness 9 weeks post surgery.. is this common?

Hello  I had a lumpectomy and sentinel node biopsy over 9 weeks ago and have recovered very well apart from a lingering tiredness. It does not seem to get mentioned on this site, so just wondering wh...
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primek
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6 years ago
Broken sleep classically leads to day time tiredness and fatigue. After breast cancer it is not unusual to have sleep issues due to underlying worries. Have a chat to your GP. Look at things that can impact on sleep quality like "screens" late at night (TV, computers phones ) coffee, caffeine drinks and alcohol.
All can impact on a good long sleep.