You also may experience difficulty performing everyday activities such as housework, showering and cooking. Difficulty in walking, talking, concentrating and making decisions all may be symptoms of fatigue. Sometimes, you just do not feel like yourself. Often, it is difficult trying to deal with family members or other people who may be trying to help you. Fatigue is one of the most common symptoms associated with cancer and cancer therapies.
Chemotherapy kills RBCs and lessens the bone marrow's ability to make more.
This lack of RBCs, or anemia, can cause you to feel extremely tired. Adding to this might be such factors as emotional stress, coping with anxiety, conflict, sadness, even tension among loved ones, which require extra energy. Changes in your daily routine also contribute to fatigue. As a result of your cancer treatment, your sleeping, eating and working patterns may change. The fact is, your entire life is being turned upside down and yet so much is still expected of you.