Hi,
Gordon has been off the fentanyl patch for awhile now, and finished tapering off the oxycodone on Aug. 3. He doesn't really have any pain, so doesn't take anything for it. The only meds he's currently taking are prozac and mirtazipine for depression (neither are really working, by the way). His appetite is nowhere, he has no saliva and wonky taste buds. He's managing to eat, but it's a struggle psychologically. He finished treatment just a little over 3 months ago.
He says he feels worse now than he did 2 months ago - just generally "sick", as he puts it, very tired, longer walks tire him right out. Blood work is "normal" and his recent PET scan was OK. He had pneumonia for about 3 or 4 weeks before it was detected on July 22 and he got on antibiotics at that point. He finished those last weekend.
Is it normal to feel this wiped out and generally run down at this stage of recovery? I keep trying to think of reasons why he's feeling so badly, and the medical people think he's doing just fine.
Thanks, Anne