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I Had Eight Weeks Of Radiation After Radical Prostatectomy .

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Posted on Sun, 28 Apr 2019
Question: I had eight weeks of radiation after radical prostatectomy. I also had four months of Lupron. Lupon ended on January 31, 2019, and radiation ended on February 6, 2019. Since then I have had fatigue. I was a runner but can no longer run very much. How long will it take for the fatigue to go away so I can run again?
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Answered by Dr. Dr. P. T. Patil (6 hours later)
Brief Answer:
It takes 3-4 months to recover completely

Detailed Answer:
hello
Thanks for query .

The fatigue and weakness that you have is common after radiotherapy ,chemotherapy and major surgery of Radical Postatectomy and normally takes 3-4 months to recover completely.

You can take multivitamin and B-complex medicines .

Hope I have answered your query ,please feel free to ask if you have more questions,I shall be happy to help you
Thanks and Regards.
Dr.Patil.
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I Had Eight Weeks Of Radiation After Radical Prostatectomy .

Brief Answer: It takes 3-4 months to recover completely Detailed Answer: hello Thanks for query . The fatigue and weakness that you have is common after radiotherapy ,chemotherapy and major surgery of Radical Postatectomy and normally takes 3-4 months to recover completely. You can take multivitamin and B-complex medicines . Hope I have answered your query ,please feel free to ask if you have more questions,I shall be happy to help you Thanks and Regards. Dr.Patil.