There are many potential causes for feeling fatigued, from not getting enough sleep to not eating enough of the right foods. But in some cases, it could be a sign of a serious health issue. And according to Cancer Research UK , tiredness is a common cancer symptom - affecting around 65 percent of patients.
It can be a symptom of the cancer itself or a side effect of treatment. But how can we tell the difference between feeling a bit tired and the kind of fatigue that comes with cancer? A cancer patient took to social media platform TikTok to explain the difference between “normal tiredness” and fatigue caused by the disease. Fahad Khan , who was diagnosed with a type of blood cancer called lymphoma in 2020, revealed there is one key distinguishing feature when you wake up to look for.
Speaking to his 19,500 followers, he said: “So what does cancer fatigue feel like? So, a lot of people have asked me what it feels like to be fatigued leading up to a cancer diagnosis and also how it feels to be fatigued because of the treatment and the chemotherapy and how this differs from normal tiredness. “So, I guess the best way to describe this is, when you feel tired, you know, when you sleep after you wake up, you will feel refreshed.” He went into more detail: “This is not the case with feeling fatigued because of cancer or treatment.
There were times and there still are times where I just have to lay down and have a nap because I'm so exhausted. I literally cannot even get.