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What Causes Weakness Post Cancer Treatment?

Hi I am 50 year old female and finished my last chemo treatment a year ago. also had colonoscopy year ago. test clean. my cancer was stage 3, had spread to lymp nodes. now losing blood again and energy level gone down, also a lot of cramps never had berfore , is the cancer back??
Thu, 2 Nov 2017
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There is a possibility. You need to get tests done again. Colonoscopy and CT or PET CT. If all these are negative and if there is no disease, other causes need to be checked. Since you are losing blood in stools, it reduces hemoglobin and causes fatigue. Hemoglobin levels need to be corrected. Iron supplements or packed cells transfusion as per hemoglobin level.
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What Causes Weakness Post Cancer Treatment?

There is a possibility. You need to get tests done again. Colonoscopy and CT or PET CT. If all these are negative and if there is no disease, other causes need to be checked. Since you are losing blood in stools, it reduces hemoglobin and causes fatigue. Hemoglobin levels need to be corrected. Iron supplements or packed cells transfusion as per hemoglobin level.