Good afternoon,
I have an injection of prostap3 every 12 weeks and I am extremely fatigued with it every day. I had my last chemo (6 off ) weeks ago because there was a small spread to my pelvis which has now I understand from my Consultant has now been helped drastically by the chemo. Can someone help me with comments about the fatigue. Is there any medication available to help reduce the fatigue whilst taking Prostap3.?
Thank you,
Roy Hill
Hello worldwar2 and welcome
Weekends are usually a little quiet but hang in there and I'm sure somebody will be along to answer you
Best wishes
Sandra
Hello Sandra, Thank you for your reply, will welcome any replies on this.
Kind Regards,
ROY.
Hi, I don't think there is any treatment for the fatigue but we had a member here who found that swimming every day helped enormously. You should ring the PCUK nurses on the number at the top of this page, the charity was running a programme to help men with fatigue which I believe members have found very helpful.
looked at some of the descriptions of Prostrap 3 and although there is quite a lot on the side effects, advice to consult GP is only suggested for some of them but not for fatigue which is quite common for such Testosterone reducing HT. It does affect some men to a greater degree than others. It is easy to relax and do little whereas it does help a little if you can exercise as much as you reasonably can and retain fitness
Might be worth looking at the following article on this site, you can just search for fatigue but it comes up with a multitude of subjects.
http://prostatecanceruk.org/about-us/news-and-views/2014/4/the-manual_controlling-fatigue
Thanks Chris
Thank you to everyone for their advice, much appreciated.
Roy
Hello everybody again,
Just another point to raise. I finished my 6th chemo 8 weeks ago. Does anyone think my fatigue could be connected with that fact also ? How long does it take for the side effects to subside from chemo ? I seem to get varying suggestions from the medics although I appreciate not everybody has same symptoms.
Roy.
It is most likely that you are fatigued as a result of everything together .... the prostap, the chemo and the emotional impact of being diagnosed with cancer. Your body is fighting itself and that takes up an awful lot of calories.
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