Hi. I was dx with infiltrating ductal carcinoma in my left breast in Feb. of '06. I had just turned 39. I had a lumpectomy followed by re-excision surgery. I then had a port installed and began chemo in April. I had one dose of Adriamycin (sp?) and it nearly did me in. So I was switched to Taxol and had 12 treatments (approx. one each week), followed by 33 radiation treatments. I finished all of this around Christmas time of '06. I had suffered from infertility and endometriosis for years, and to alleviate the pain from endo, I had a hysterectomy the next month (January, '07). They took my ovaries as a preventative measure, sending me into full menopause the week after I turned 40. No HRT b/c of b.c., but my oncologist gave me a reprieve from having to take Tamoxifen (so I have not nor do I now take it or similar drugs). At the end of '07 I had reconstruction surgery, round one, followed by round two in mid '08 and round 3 in November of '08. I've suffered from depression due to meopause, inability to have children, changes due to cancer, and the fact that my husband is divorcing me. I realize depression can cause fatigue. But the fatigue I still experience seems out of proportion to emotional fatigue. Does anyone else out there still feel like they're carrying their bodies around with a great deal of effort, this amount of time out from treatment? I just can't seem to account for my severely diminished energy level any other way. ANY feedback would be appreciated!!
PS. I am so thankful, after reading some of your stories, that I don't battle the chronic and debilitating pain that many of you do. Hang in there, survivor sisters.