Low energy 2 years after treatment

[tracy1212]

April 2008, I was diagnosed with stage 3C. Surgery, including debulking and 6 treatments of chemo, including blood transfusion and blood clot. Finished all the end of October 2008. I have 100% more energy than I had at the end of chemo, but do not have even half the energy I had before the diagnosis. I can only do one thing a day (afternoon or evening) and even with the modified schedule, most of the time I need to stay in bed every other day to rest. I used to be high energy. Ran day and night. I was 62 when diagnosed. I have had everything checked out. Heart, lungs, blood work. Everything is fine. My doctor said it is not usual for the tiredness to last this long. I get vitamin B12 shots once a month and take vitamins. Nothing seems to make any difference. I don't sleep extremely well, but haven't for the last 15 years (since menopause). Do other people have this? What can I do to get my old energy back? Will it just take more time?

[manneca]

I am finally beginning to get my energy back. I was diagnosed March 31, 2008 and had surgery three days later. I'm still not 100%; I'm not sure I ever will be.

[helenl89]

It will 3 years april since my dx. I am just now starting to get some energy back. I am still not a 100% yet, bu slowly getting there. Our bodies have gone thru hell and back, it is going to take time. How much I can't tell you. I still get chemo brain and somedays severe fatique, but all in all it is better. I try to do one new thing a day, and if I get tired then I back off and look back to a year ago, where I couldn;t do much of anything.. We need to have patience. We need to baby ourselves

[dian07]

I'm five years out now......I was 55 at diagnosis.  It took me what seemed forever to get my strength back.....I don't think I got 100% of my energy back but at least 95% .  I guess I don't complain because my chemo-brain and lack of energy are so much better that they were five years ago.  I  continued to improve with time.....if you need to rest then do it.  Don't beat yourself up....give yourself permission to be good to yourself....you have been through a lot and let's face it (I will be 61 next month) we are no longer spring chickens!  I don't know how this happened to me, but, my mind's eye of me doesn't match the image I see looking back at me in the mirror!  That image looks tired sometimes...that's okay.
You take care.
Peace.
dian