Do you feel fatigue from breast cancer that hasn't spread?

Last week I had a mammogram, ultrasound and biopsy. The consultant said I had a 17mm suspicious lump and when I asked if on balance they thought it was cancerous she nodded and just said they are suspicious. 
 

I have felt pretty rubbish for over 6 months with fatigue- I put it down to 2 lots of covid since January. But normally I am fit and well, not overweight, exercise regularly and drink little. Now I am freaking out that the cancer has spread and fatigue is a result of that rather than Covid related. 
 

Do people often feel fatigued from cancer that has not spread beyond the breast? How will they tell if it has spread? Is it a CT scan and then another stressful wait for results? How do people stop themselves from thinking the worst constantly? 

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  • Hi there,

    This is the worst you will feel.  Waiting for biopsies and results is horrific and the mind does tend to go into overdrive.  There's no point speculating.  Try to stay busy and distract yourself.  It's understandable to think the worst and put your previous tiredness down to having cancer but that may not be the case.  The fact you've had covid twice will almost certainly have taken a toll.  My son has had it 3 times and he still gets very tired.

    You will only know when the results come in so there's no point living in misery every hour until then  It's hard, but remember that biopsies are done to rule out cancer just as much to confirm it. When you know exactly what you're dealing with you will feel stronger.  Until then stay off Google and try not to self diagnose!

    I had a mastectomy back in March for IDC AND DCIS.  I did feel very tired, and had done for some time but that may have been because I was too heavy and probably drinking too much wine!  I'm on tamoxifen now and I don't have the same stamina I had before, but I do feel better and brighter, but that may be due to giving up wine!

    I wish you all the best.  If you don't get the results you hope for, do stay positive.  You will be very well looked after and will get through everything.  You will be okay.

    Mary x

     

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  • Hi there,

    This is the worst you will feel.  Waiting for biopsies and results is horrific and the mind does tend to go into overdrive.  There's no point speculating.  Try to stay busy and distract yourself.  It's understandable to think the worst and put your previous tiredness down to having cancer but that may not be the case.  The fact you've had covid twice will almost certainly have taken a toll.  My son has had it 3 times and he still gets very tired.

    You will only know when the results come in so there's no point living in misery every hour until then  It's hard, but remember that biopsies are done to rule out cancer just as much to confirm it. When you know exactly what you're dealing with you will feel stronger.  Until then stay off Google and try not to self diagnose!

    I had a mastectomy back in March for IDC AND DCIS.  I did feel very tired, and had done for some time but that may have been because I was too heavy and probably drinking too much wine!  I'm on tamoxifen now and I don't have the same stamina I had before, but I do feel better and brighter, but that may be due to giving up wine!

    I wish you all the best.  If you don't get the results you hope for, do stay positive.  You will be very well looked after and will get through everything.  You will be okay.

    Mary x

     

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