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Posted 09 Sep 2025 at 15:08

Hi, I’m Del, I was diagnosed with Prostate Cancer, with some ‘escape’ into the pelvic area, late last year and have been through some of the stages of treatment, my Chemo finishing about 8 weeks ago, Brachytherapy to come in 2 weeks. Full radiotherapy programme will start on October 14th.
I’ve been having some issues recently but not sure if I should bring them up here or on the main part of the forum, the issues being mainly about lack of energy and tiredness. 
Anyway I’ll leave it there for the moment and hopefully some forum advice will follow, and in the meantime, thanks for reading. 
Cheers and regards,
Del

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Posted 16 Sep 2025 at 07:47

 Fatigue and low energy are pretty common during and after chemo, and can sometimes continue through Prostate Cancer treatments like Brachytherapy and Radiotherapy. It might help to mention these symptoms to your care team so they can monitor and support you. In the meantime, try to rest as much as your body needs and take things at a steady pace.

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Posted 16 Sep 2025 at 12:07

Hi Del, It doesn't matter which part of the forum you use as moat people just set their computer to pick up posts since they last visited. The post from Claudette is almost certainly an AI bot, surprisingly on this occasion the AI response is quite correct.

I am a bit surprised none of us regular posters picked up your original post.

If you find the profile Andy62 and lookup posts he has made, a lot are related to coping with treatment side effects. The general opinion on fatigue is that exercise helps, but that is not easy when you feel exhausted.

 

Dave

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Posted 16 Sep 2025 at 07:47

 Fatigue and low energy are pretty common during and after chemo, and can sometimes continue through Prostate Cancer treatments like Brachytherapy and Radiotherapy. It might help to mention these symptoms to your care team so they can monitor and support you. In the meantime, try to rest as much as your body needs and take things at a steady pace.

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Edited by member 20 Sep 2025 at 03:25  | Reason: Not specified

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Posted 16 Sep 2025 at 12:07

Hi Del, It doesn't matter which part of the forum you use as moat people just set their computer to pick up posts since they last visited. The post from Claudette is almost certainly an AI bot, surprisingly on this occasion the AI response is quite correct.

I am a bit surprised none of us regular posters picked up your original post.

If you find the profile Andy62 and lookup posts he has made, a lot are related to coping with treatment side effects. The general opinion on fatigue is that exercise helps, but that is not easy when you feel exhausted.

 

Dave

 
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