Hi, popping in to ask if psychological tiredness is a thing?
Haven’t posted for a while, so my story is stage 3 melanoma that has progressed despite immunotherapy- trying different immunotherapy from Friday.
I had a 5 day course of radiotherapy that wiped me out in terms of tiredness, but for the last week or so I’ve been on an amazing walking holiday, with daily distances of 6 - 18 miles. I know it’s ridiculous, but I managed it and it was wonderful- I am so lucky.
But as soon as I got on the train home I was hit by a huge wave of tiredness. I’m back into the rounds of blood tests and treatment plans now.
I don’t understand how I can walk for 8 hours and feel great, and walk to the tube and feel shattered. The only thing I can think is that when I was walking, all I had to do was walk. Even when I thought about my cancer it felt manageable. And now I’m back to reality. It doesn’t feel like depression, which I have had in the past.
I know this is nothing compared with some of the physical side effects that people are suffering but just wondering if anyone had experienced similar?