 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Hi Bill...
What you are going thru is very normal. Its two steps forward and sometimes three backwards. You have done a great job thru out your treatments. The fatigue can overtake your life for a few weeks. There was a period of time right around the end of my treatments where I was in bed about 22 hours per day.
About week 3 after radiation has finished is when you should start to slowly regain some strength. Just make sure to keep up your nutrition and hydration or you will feel much worse.
Hang in there, you will feel better very soon.
ChristineSCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44 2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07 -65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr Clear PET 1/08 4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I surg 4/16/08 clr marg 215 HBO dives 3/09 teeth out, trismus 7/2/09 recur, Stg IV 8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy 3wks medicly inducd coma 2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit PICC line IV antibx 8 mo 10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg OC 3x in 3 years very happy to be alive  | 
