"OCF Down Under, Kiwi" "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 644 Likes: 1 | Hi LWP. I remember you from when you had treatment around the same time as me. I finished rads on 19 May. At 68 I'm retired and live alone so can take a rest whenever I need. Just lately I've hit a bit of a wall but generally I recovered normal energy levels very quickly. When I was at your stage of life I was always tired with work and kids. Menopause also hits some women really hard.
Christine would tell you that it can take a year or two to get over radiotherapy.
We all have differing reactions because of where the radiation was directed and how much of it there was. My treatment was limited to my lower left cheek, jaw and neck and did not cause as many side effects as many others suffer.
I don't know what can be causing your fatigue but know from my bad days that it is a ghastly feeling.
Is it too cold up there to go walking? I have found walking to be my best therapy, especially if I walk with others.
Apart from that I can only sympathise and hope that you improve soon and can enjoy the spring!
1996, ovarian cancer surgery + cisplatin and taxol. September, 2007, SCC of left lateral tongue. Excision. October, 2009 recurrence in scar tissue, T1NOMO. Free flap surgery from left wrist - neck dissection. 63 year old New Zealander. No chemo, no RT. February, 2014. New primary in left buccal mucosa. Marginal mandibulectomy, neck dissection, right arm free forearm flap. T1N0M0 but third occurrence and some areas of concern: RT started 8 April and finished 19 May.
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