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Kerin 
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 Topic: Aching legs, extreme fatiguePosted: Mar 20 2013 at 2:41pm |
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I finished chemo in Feb. (AC and Taxol), radiation end of February. I have been working out, energy seemed to be coming back. Then, last week my legs started aching all the time and I'm very tired. I stopped working out for a week to see if it made any difference. No change. Had bloodwork done and everything came back good. I take vitamins and supplements. Anybody else experiencing this? It's so hard to do anything, I'm so tired and legs ache so bad!
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Kerin
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Posted: Mar 20 2013 at 3:06pm |
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Actually finished chemo in December. I had 1.3cm, neg. nodes
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Posted: Mar 20 2013 at 4:18pm |
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Kerin,
I ended AC in October and rads in Dec of 2010. I was on the mend and then one day I walked too far on already sore fee (it was a 5k for American Cancer Society) and I had some pretty bad foot pain for several months. I could barely walk for a few weeks, and the only thing that helped was physical therapy. It was decided that some of the joints had been damaged, likely through chemo, and I essentially altered the way I walked and stressed the bones on the top of my feet. My feet still ache, but nothing like they did. With that said, if the pain continues for two weeks talk to your onc. Many of us have had some pretty significant residual pain, so I would think all will be okay. Your body needs time to heal and fatigue and pain aren't unusual. I hope you begin feeling better soon. Lori
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DX ILC TNBC 3/10 at 50, Stage IIb; Grade 3; 5.1 to 7 cm,SNB neg;TC-6 rnds, 30 rads, Avastin-18 rnds, BRAC 1&2-
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beck
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Posted: Mar 20 2013 at 5:15pm |
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yes if you over due it you will pay , ive been through chemo twice and this is what happens to me , glad to say itss been a little over a year , and some of the aches are getting better take care Beck
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ER postive in 2007 10 nodes in underarm,primary unknown, right side, did chemo and rad. Dec. 2011 TN left side 1.5 CM no nodes stage 1 did cmf chemo and rads.
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Kerin
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Posted: Mar 20 2013 at 6:24pm |
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Thanks. It's so frustrating. You think you are finally starting to feel normal again - I feel like I did when my blood counts were low during chemo. All blood work is good though. Will see oncologist if it continues.
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Posted: Mar 20 2013 at 9:39pm |
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Kerin,
Looking back on it all, I would say that what took me most by surprise was the time it took to feel "normal" again. A friend told me it takes a year, and I would say she isn't too far off. You don't feel terrible, like you did when you were undergoing chemo, but you don't feel right either. Just keep trying to do what you can and give your body time to heal. I got better almost overnight. I would go for walks at the same track and struggle to climb up a very small hill. One day I didn't have a problem with it. I really went from winded to not problem within a week. So, it was pretty dramatic, but it did take almost a year. So, don't be too hard on yourself. Keep trying, but if it hurts, listen to your body. If you need to nap, do it. You have been through a battle and you need to give yourself permission to heal. Lori
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DX ILC TNBC 3/10 at 50, Stage IIb; Grade 3; 5.1 to 7 cm,SNB neg;TC-6 rnds, 30 rads, Avastin-18 rnds, BRAC 1&2-
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MarissaK
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Posted: Mar 20 2013 at 10:34pm |
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Hello. I finished chemo in Sept and had surgery in Oct. After healing for roughly 6 weeks I started to feel pretty good and energetic through almost the end of the year. I started rads the 3rd wk of Dec & between then through Feb I had horrible leg/knee pain (both legs) to the point I could hardly walk my joints hurt so bad. I think the cold, winter weather made it act up more, and if I'd go snowboarding it was really awful. I had excruciating leg pain on the Taxol (especially after getting the neulasta injection), so I surmise it was residual from that and will continue to be annoying when it's cold (like arthritis or something). The pain has since let up.
I felt pretty fatigued during rads, but after finishing the 1st wk of Feb I started to get my energy back again (for about a month). That was short lived! Now, here I am again feeling drained and having upper body aches (back, abdomen, sides). I have been walking a lot, using the treadmill and doing yoga. Instead of gaining energy I feel as though the working out makes me hurt more. I'm really trying to get back to the physical level I was at pre-diagnosis, but it's tough & I'm impatient. I especially hate that I can't do a push up like before (stupid expanders!). Every time I have all these aches I'm fearful something has spread somewhere. I guess our bodies really take a beating from all the treatments & it just takes time... Anyhow, you're not alone! |
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beck
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Posted: Mar 21 2013 at 7:45am |
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ive been there , there is a place on this forum where we we all talking about our aches and pains , some of them were having problems many years later, and my doctor dosent get it, i wish i had an older doctor , this one is in his early 30s, he has alot to learn, i was in for my check up yesterday, and told him my pains were some better, he looked at me like i was nuts im not young mind you , but stay pretty active, my 16 year old grand daughter has lived here since she was 3 , so she and her friends keep me busy, anyway he says you havent done chemo for a long time , you shouldnt have any pains, what i thought he needs to get on here, my last chemo was just last spring, im olny 9 months out, they sure as hell just dont get it, they need a drug for all of them to take, that gives you the sensation of having chemo, as a training for these doctors ... Beck
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ER postive in 2007 10 nodes in underarm,primary unknown, right side, did chemo and rad. Dec. 2011 TN left side 1.5 CM no nodes stage 1 did cmf chemo and rads.
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