This could possibly be the relief and psychological but has anyone feel better, very quickly after surgery? I also had two Lymph’s taken for biopsy too last Thursday 13th September. Since yesterday I’ve felt like a different person. Obviously I’m very sore still and have one remaining drain in, even so I feel such an improvement!
I’ve been reading up and there are quite a lot of people, who felt chronic fatigue up to a year before BC diagnosis. I suffer with my mental health but had never been depressed for more than a year. Normally with help and support the worst I’ve been constantly depressed for was 3 months. I put all the fatigue symptoms down to depression. I had what I thought was flu in April but no-one else around me was ill.
I’d lowered my mental health medication, as one of he side affects makes you drowsy. I also had taken up running to try and make myself better. I managed to get from couch to 5k. I couldn’t understand why I wasn’t feeling the benefit, I was losing weight. But my mood always improves,
along with my energetic levels, when I get my fitness levels up. I was running reasonable times as well, for a beginner.
The worst thing was, it was causing animosity and frustration between myself and my partner. I didn’t want to do anything and was going to bed all the time. I was feeling under the weather all the times
He felt I wasn’t trying to get better.
My sister is a GP and she’s staying with me
at the moment. I asked her is this my imagination or could it be, removing the cancer has made such a difference already. She said that it is certainly a strong possibility combined with relief, psychological relief etc.
Just wondered had anyone else experienced this? I’m hoping this bodes well for my biopsy results.
Yes I had good energy levels, despite the discomfort, for 2 weeks after I was discharged from hospital, which was 1 week after surgery. I thought all was going well but this last week my energy levels have dropped again and I’m sleeping in the afternoons then awake at night. Not sure if this is normal or due to ban infection I might have and will discuss at appt with surgeon this evening.
Reading your post sounds like you feel your pre diagnosis fatigue has gone, is that right? Did you have any symptoms or suspicions of BC before your diagnosis? The body and mind can do some weird or wonderful things, maybe your surgery has caused an improvement in energy. I guess you cannot be the first to suspect this. I am sure anaesthetic can do some good stuff. My anaesthetic for my SNB in June temporarily stopped my menopausal hot flushes for a few weeks but same didn’t happen after my anaesthetic for my mx/recon.
Your pre diagnosis fatigue though sound similar to mine but I think that is partly due to me being overweight, and I was a smoker then vaper until I stopped before surgery. But always I wanted to do not much, or go out, and always wanted to sleep. After my depression 2 years ago I have stayed on my meds as didn’t want to “rock the boat” and send me down again due to other stresses in my life. BC rocked up as another.
I hope your current positive energy feeling continues. x
Jane, thanks for your reply. Yes the anaesthetic does do marvellous things. It has lifted my
Mood quite considerably past and present. Also the adrenaline pumping around your body pre-op and post would help as well. I also had the hindsight from my 2 breast reductions and yes I know from experience that you can suddenly feel a dip. It also helps that my sister is staying with me and waiting on me hand and foot. Doing jobs around the house that I’ve been putting off for months.
I’m not saying I’m doing cart wheels and feel like I can go for a 5k run. It’s almost a feeling of relief that I can’t put my finger on. But as I said my sister says it is a strong possibility that cutting out the cancer could improve mood and energy levels.
Exactly like your infection. I had one after my reduction and I felt dreadful. Felt fluey, tired and just generally awful. Well cancer is invading your body but unfortunately it’s a sneeky little bugger, that hides and is not as easy to detect or cure as an infection.
I don’t feel like my energy levels have returned. I’m
Still in pain and tired. I feel generally better and I feel clearer, if that makes sense. Similar to taking Antibiotics to get rid of and infection, you don’t know how horrible you felt until the infection starts to leave.