Chemo Tired

I was reading a blog from someone named Ann
who is dealing with Stage IV breast cancer. She
said something that I wanted to share as I often
have felt that people have not realized how tired
I was when getting chemo. Maybe what she said
will give some added perspective:

"Cancer makes you tired. Chemo makes you tired. Together they make a tiredness bomb, only one too tired to go off, so it just sort of lays there, fizzling. Some chemos make you more tired than others. Cancer tiredness is not like healthy people tiredness. There is no sleep I can get, no nap I can take, no rest I can do that will refresh me. I am deeply exhausted, all the time. I wake up in the morning (noon), make my espresso coffee, and immediately need to sleep for several more hours."

You can also see Ann on Facebook.

There are times I still get really knocked out tired.
I don't know if it is the fact that chemo is still
wandering my body, or what. But when that
feeling hits, it is hard to do much of anything.

(Even before I was diagnosed I was often tired,
more tired than anyone should be, even when
stressed. Consider this - especially if you are
having any other symptoms. It might be a reason
to get checked out.)