Tiredness?

Jeff did not have any symptoms of having cancer. tiredness can be caused by so many things....dehydration is the first thing I think of. Tim, the comment you made about being changed forever is so true. kat

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Husband Jeff 56 years old diagnosed July 27, 2006
PSA 6.5, 2 positive areas in biopsy, Gleason 3+3=6
Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy August 30, 2006
pathology report - all clear - cancer gone
1st post-surgery PSA test 0.1
no more pads Oct 12, 2006
2nd post-surgery PSA test 0.1

A person so often feels tired after finding out news they didn't want to have to hear or deal with.  Initially upon diagnosis there's a fear/depression that sets in and tiredness goes with those. 

In our case this was the case, and as we then went through the stages of dealing with something like cancer and got to the acceptance -- lets get rid of this thing stage, the tiredness left too.

Now following a post surgery PSA of zero I see a huge change.

Take care and good luck!

;o)  Linda & Bob

Thanks all. I may just be stressed, not only in dealing with the cancer, but I have a stressful job, too.

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51 years old
PSA = 4.3 (jumped 0.9 in 5 months)
DRE: Negative
Biopsy on 11/7/06 (10 cores): 2 cores Gleason 6 and 2 cores Gleason 7 (3+4)
Surgery: open RRP set for Jan, 2007 (Cleveland Clinic).

Researcher87,

Let me see..... before surgery I had the normal BHP symptoms that caused me "frequent" night urinations, woke me up hourly or every two hours. Pain in back and hip area woke me up..... yep I was tired a lot prior to surgery.

Then as others have said "fear and apprehension" at diagnosis ...... yep that caused me more and more sleepless nights as surgery neared.

Then surgery..... slept real good for the procedure and next few days..... go "drugs" go..... "hang" was there by my side so didn't have to even get up to "go".

Then the pathology and advanced cancer treatments, more "fear and outright fear". Hormone therapy definitely reduces your stamina in more then one way. The chemo this time has totally washed me out. The doctor says each additional treatment will probably have a increasing effect on this too.

I have a prescription of Ambien and take it occasionally but it's effect has been marginal at best.

I would definitely tell your urologist of the tiredness and see if he has any ideas. I think it comes with the PC.
I'm tired..... going to bed....hahaha.

John

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Diagnosed Aug. 7, 2006
Age 56
Biopsy 8 of 10 positive
Gleason 8
PSA 16.2
Negative CTscan, bone scan, Carbon 11 PETscan, and lung x-ray
Lapro Prostatectomy 9/7/2006
Capsule penetration, seminal vessicle involvement, clear lymph nodes.
Post op PSA 0.2
95% chance of reoccurance
Hormone and Chemo Therapy on NCI Study CALGB 99904 11/28/06
Followup radiation on about 3/15/07