prostrate cancer, hormone therapy and fatigue

ive been recently disgnosed with t2 prostrate cancer and have been on hormone tablets for a month and had my first 3 monthly hormone injection 2 weeks ago and am starting mt extrenal beam radiation at the end of this month, but since having the injection i am constantly really tried, i can be fine one minute then the next minute i feel dog tired and have to go to bed as i can bearly keep my eyes open, this can happen several times a day and is playing havoc with my life

  • Hi Gazza and welcome to Cancer Chat.

    I'm sorry to hear you've been diagnosed with prostate cancer and that you are experiencing a lot of tiredness from your treatment.

    We have some information on how to manage your fatigue on our website, but make sure you let your medical team know about this as well so they can look after you and adjust your treatment if necessary.

    If you'd like to talk things through with one of our cancer nurses, they're available on 0808 800 4040, Monday - Friday between 9a.m - 5p.m but hopefully some of our prostate cancer members who have experienced this as well will be along soon to offer their support and advice.

    We're thinking of you Gazza and hope this becomes more manageable for you soon.

    Kind regards,

    Steph, Cancer Chat Moderator

  • Hello. I have just been through a similar situation and the answer lies in your question. It plays havoc with your life. Accept that this is an illness which you have and your life has to change for a while to get better. When I get tired which is most of the time!, I rest. I have to and that’s all there is too it. I wish you all the best for your future treatment.