Hi. Does anyone know from experience if it is common to have a lot of tiredness even after 4 months of finishing radiation treatment? Johnny (my husband) finished radiation on 11/29/02 and had the modified rad. neck dissection surgery on 2/6/03. He lately has been very tired a lot - sleeping most of the day, and I think this is kind of unusual after being off treatment for this length of time already. Would anyone consider this "normal" - does radiation still cause one to feel extreme tiredness after finishing it 4 months ago? Sleeping is not a sound one either - since he does have a problem with sleep apnea, and I'm sure that does contribute to his tiredness to some degree. Also - his appetite is so-so, but not nearly like it was before. He doesn't get the "hunger pangs" like he used to. From personal experience - has anyone noticed their appetite still affected after treatment, or is this a cause of concern? He does eat solids for the most part, but he still has swelling and pain in his shoulder and side of face, neck, etc. after the surgery was performed. I don't know - but in my opinion he seemed to have more energy a month ago than he does today. Go figure. Any info. you can share would be appreciated. Thanks.


DonnaJean