Hi Stustu and a warm welcome to Cancer Chat, 

I can imagine you are feeling exhausted after finishing the entire schedule of radiotherapy for advanced prostate cancer but well done for getting through it all and you might be interested in reading through our information on radiotherapy for advanced prostate cancer including on side effects of prostate cancer radiotherapy and tiredness is listed in there as sometimes carrying on after treatment finishes and fingers crossed it will all gradually improve for you. We have some good tips for managing and treating cancer fatigue. It can be really difficult to cope with the mental health side of things as many of our members will know especially as it is combined with the physical exhaustion and it's important not to suffer alone if you are feeling caught in a spiral of emotions and feel like crying a lot. The first important step to take to help you deal with this is to talk to your GP or your medical team about how you have been affected and how you are feeling at the moment. Don't hesitate to describe to them in detail what you are going through, the types of emotions you are experiencing so that they can help you in the best possible way. 

I would also like to mention the in-depth section on our website on mental health and cancer which I hope you will find useful and which will point you in the right direction as to where to find support for mental health. Counselling can also often help so have a look too at our page on counselling and cancer. Those are just a few suggestions but members of our community may have more for you and sometimes what also helps a lot is talking to others who have been in a similar position and faced the same emotional struggles before. So I will let them now say hello and share their story with you. 

I hope now that the radiotherapy treatment has finished you can rest a little and that the tiredness will soon improve as well as your emotional wellbeing. We are all here for you anytime you need to talk. 

Best wishes, 

Lucie, Cancer Chat Moderator