Is this Normal
From:
Chickie
Date:
Apr 09, 2010 02:40 PM
Hi everyone! Its been awhile. I am still having trouble with fatigue and every once in awhile this past year hits me and I fall apart. I have had two friends have reoccurance and now my cousin has cancer. It brings things so close to the surface.Its the fatigue that still bothers me. Sometimes I think its worse now than before. I also have trouble talking and getting my thoughts out, forgetting things etc. My kids look at me like Im nuts! I finished 12 rounds of chemo last July and radiation in Sept. Is it normal to still feel run over by a truck. I am also probably trying to do too much I realize that. It just seems that once we are done with treatment...there are no more supports for you. Unless you ask . I am involved with a support group but we all feel the same way about the suport.
Just wondering..
Chickie
Just wondering..
Chickie
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From:
ltldvl
Date:
Apr 29, 2010 01:02 PM
Just a note of support for you, take care of yourself!
... on my side I started feeling back pain and then some forgetfulness which ended up being cancer spread... keep an eye on your wellbeing especially if you start noticing vision issues
... on my side I started feeling back pain and then some forgetfulness which ended up being cancer spread... keep an eye on your wellbeing especially if you start noticing vision issues
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From:
tototoo
Date:
Apr 30, 2010 06:39 AM
Yup it's normal. That's the short answer I suppose. However you should touch base with your family doctor/oncologist now and then to make sure that symptoms aren't due to something else possibly unrelated to cancer but for the most part you see this all the time with survivors - fatigue continuing and even getting worse long after treatmetns are over. However of course everyone is different but fatigue is very common.
About your comment that after you done treatment then you feel let go and on your own, I can so relate and that is why boards like these and sites like these are so popular and so helpful, validating even, because so many of us go on to have many other symptoms or ones that just won't go away for long after treatments are done.
You mentioned that your kids think you are crazy because of forgetfulness and other symptoms and this is a big problem for lots of us. Friends and family members think that once the treatments are over then we can get right back to our life as it was before cancer but for many of us that isn't going to happen. We are changed, changed emotionally and sometimes changed physically as well, each to different degrees depending on situation. This is hard for survivors to handle, that they are judged by family and friends but know that you aren't alone and this can be a normal situation. If it becomes a great issue for you there are counsellors who deal with cancer patients, I know that Princess Margaret has survivorship courses that I'm sure encompass family as well - you might think about attending something like that if you live in or near the Toronto area. If not contact them at this site and I'm sure they will be able to guide you to help with this kind of counselling in your area I would hope.
Know you aren't alone and you are not nuts - many of us are in the same boat. Take care. Blessings, Tototoo
About your comment that after you done treatment then you feel let go and on your own, I can so relate and that is why boards like these and sites like these are so popular and so helpful, validating even, because so many of us go on to have many other symptoms or ones that just won't go away for long after treatments are done.
You mentioned that your kids think you are crazy because of forgetfulness and other symptoms and this is a big problem for lots of us. Friends and family members think that once the treatments are over then we can get right back to our life as it was before cancer but for many of us that isn't going to happen. We are changed, changed emotionally and sometimes changed physically as well, each to different degrees depending on situation. This is hard for survivors to handle, that they are judged by family and friends but know that you aren't alone and this can be a normal situation. If it becomes a great issue for you there are counsellors who deal with cancer patients, I know that Princess Margaret has survivorship courses that I'm sure encompass family as well - you might think about attending something like that if you live in or near the Toronto area. If not contact them at this site and I'm sure they will be able to guide you to help with this kind of counselling in your area I would hope.
Know you aren't alone and you are not nuts - many of us are in the same boat. Take care. Blessings, Tototoo
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From:
tototoo
Date:
Apr 30, 2010 06:42 AM
Sorry Chickie I forgot to add to my response to your posting on this subject that if you have sessions of 'falling apart' as you said too often or you find you are having difficulty functioning because of this please do see your family doctor about the possibility of depression. That is common too in some survivors at some point. Depression can be handled so don't let that get out of control. Sorry, forgot to add this to my posting. Take care of you. Tototoo
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From:
Gail
Date:
May 19, 2010 07:52 AM
Tototoo
Although just reading this now - thank you! I have been feeling rather blue these days - yet have been so blessed ( I an mearly 4 yrs post diagnosis with locally adv breast) and so far doing well - but feel low and quite grouchy these days. It is true, everyone thinks you should be "normal", and I feel there is more to do...
Again, thanks for "normalizing" this, and I have faith that all will work out!
Gail
Although just reading this now - thank you! I have been feeling rather blue these days - yet have been so blessed ( I an mearly 4 yrs post diagnosis with locally adv breast) and so far doing well - but feel low and quite grouchy these days. It is true, everyone thinks you should be "normal", and I feel there is more to do...
Again, thanks for "normalizing" this, and I have faith that all will work out!
Gail
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From:
survivingcheryl
Date:
Jul 08, 2010 09:12 PM
Chickie,
The forgetfullness could be a result of chemo and the fatigue might be a sign of a reoccurrence but more than likely it is what call cancer fatigue it is your bodies way of heal from the cancer. I would ask your Oncologist be sure but listen to your body rest when you feel tired.
The forgetfullness could be a result of chemo and the fatigue might be a sign of a reoccurrence but more than likely it is what call cancer fatigue it is your bodies way of heal from the cancer. I would ask your Oncologist be sure but listen to your body rest when you feel tired.
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From:
In Gods Hands
Date:
May 22, 2010 07:21 PM
I have had my second Diagnosis of Inflammatory Breast cancer in 2 years. It is a new primary in the second Breast. Boith Stage 3 A and triple Negative. Is there anyone else out there in a similair boat?? Each cancer was in a different breast. The second cancer was a new Primary, NOT from the first breast. This is unbelievable to me that this could happen. Bone and AT scans are clear.
Any support groups to talk to anyone?? Should I be posting this in a different place??
Any support groups to talk to anyone?? Should I be posting this in a different place??
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