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Suggest Cause For Fatigue, Rise In Weight Dizziness Post Radiotherapy
Diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer (node) 2004, hence a survivor. Had surgery and Radiotherapy but opted not to have chemo or Tamoxifen. For several months I have been experiencing extreme fatigue, pain in joints, shortness of breath, huge increase in weight (25 kilos in 3 years) niggling cough, fluid retention throughout body, intermittent dizziness.
Fri, 12 Jan 2018
Hi
After hearing your history i would advise you to do a CT scan of chest and whole abdomen along with a bone scan.
Since you did not take chemotherapy or tamoxifen which is hormonal therapy which is a must for stage 2 breast cancer after surgery and radiotherapy your disease may have spread to its last stage which is 4.
You can take paracetamol tablet 500 mg twice daily after food for 4 days for your pain in joints and tablet asthalin 4 mg twice daily after food for 3 days for your shortness of breath.
For cough you can do warm saline gargles.
Regards
DR DE
DR DE
After hearing your history i would advise you to do a CT scan of chest and whole abdomen along with a bone scan.
Since you did not take chemotherapy or tamoxifen which is hormonal therapy which is a must for stage 2 breast cancer after surgery and radiotherapy your disease may have spread to its last stage which is 4.
You can take paracetamol tablet 500 mg twice daily after food for 4 days for your pain in joints and tablet asthalin 4 mg twice daily after food for 3 days for your shortness of breath.
For cough you can do warm saline gargles.
Regards
DR DE
DR DE
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