Yes: This is normal. Discuss with your oncologist things to do to help.
Answered 5/20/2015
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Yes: Very common to have extreme fatigue during chemotherapy. For most patients the fatigue generally resolves following the completion of treatment. Talk to your Oncology team about possible correctable etiologic factors like fluid/electrolyte imbalances, anemia, pain, sleep deprivation, depression, hypoxia. Addressing some of these conditions can help. Good luck! Stay strong!
Answered 7/9/2018
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It is expected ....: Fatigue, usually described as feeling tired, weak or exhausted, affects most people during cancer treatment. It is subjective: what is extreme to one person may be only mildly uncomfortable to another. It may be due to the treatment or to the cancer itself, anemia, pain, depression, sleep problems, medications, etc. Treat conditions, eat/drink/sleep well if you can, pace yourself. Good wishes:)
Answered 5/21/2015
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Yes, get energy back: The best way to improve fatigue is by completely stopping high carb foods (grains, lentils, potatoes based items). Also avoid milk protein since it causes inflammation Low carb foods: eggs, fish, meats, vegetables, avocados, some saturated fat (butter, coconut oil), olive oil are very effective. Take vitD3 10,000 IU/day. You'll notice a difference soon.
Answered 11/19/2016
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Fatigue and chemoTx.: It's very common to experience fatigue with chemotherapy. Chemo is heavy duty stuff, and will typically knock you for a loop.
Answered 11/20/2016
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