Let's Post our Daily Exercise

Claire_in_Seattle

Going back a couple of pages, I was intrigued to read the info from Michelle Holmes.  She is the reason I take aspirin daily, and it's nice to know that all the exercise I do really is the best other thing I can think of post treatment.  I have corresponded with her, and she is an amazing lady.

I counted up the met hours against what I need to do to be able to eat everything I want to eat and not gain weight!  Amazingly, it also comes to 24.  I think we have all found the real "magic bullet" here.

Plus, nothing like being able to rock a corset. - Claire

Anonymous

1 week post-op ... 1 mile walk in.  Enjoying the blue skies and sunshine, plus the cookie I just scarfed down .

InspiredbyDolce

Hi Everyone!

Reporting in:  4 mile mountain hike/run - 63 minutes.  Kicked up some cheetah dust!

Hope everyone is doing good today on their goals!  Cookie sounds good cdelv!

ruthbru

I did Core and Pilates this morning and I think I will go back and do Zumba tonight since there will be nothing fun going on at home in the Colonoscopy Prep Zone

Anonymous

Today I am not proud to report that "exercise" consisted of driving DD to choir festival and sitting in an auditorium for hours, then coming home and helping with a science fair project and now baking cookies for an event tomorrow.

BUT....I only ate one. Because it broke when I took it off the pan. And someone told me that broken ones don't have calories. Whew!

Anonymous

Walked a mile at lunch today then went to the park after work and walked some more.  Have done over 11,000 steps today.  Thanks friends for the voices bringing me back and pushing me to get myself in motion again.

Night my sculpted sisters.

TwoHobbies

Dulci everyone had a day like that and you stuck to one cookie. That's willpower!  

Heidihill it's great to hear your story of taking charge. That's an inspiration. 

Has anyone heard if there's a true advantage to low dose as opposed to full dose aspirin?  I had head three to five aspirin a week prevented recurrence and well I pretty much always take that many during the week just due to pain or headaches so I never invested in low dose. 

Oh forgot to report my 41 minutes walking. 

InspiredbyDolce

TwoHobbies, you have heard it's better to take a full dose aspirin? I'm researching now how much is effective. This article talks about the function of the aspirin being able to interfere with the cancer stem cell. They mention the overall benefit of it regarding cancer, as well as it's ability to help us TNBC patients and also that it can improve the benefit of Tamoxifen.

Here are 3 articles:  How much is everyone taking?  I have been taking 81mg a day.

"Low-Dose Aspirin May Halt Breast Cancer"

"Aspirin and Cancer Prevention: What the Research Really Shows"

"Aspirin holds promise for treating and preventing breast cancer, lab tests show"

PS - I ran into a lady on the trail who had an exercise gadget on her shoe.  It tracked steps, miles, calories, etc ... she said she liked it because if you are someone who doesn't swing your arms when walking, the wrist type might not be as accurate. She had it on the top of her shoe, over the shoelaces part.  It was interesting!  I want one but haven't decided on what type yet.  I don't know how effective the type she had would be on my high heels. No, I don't run the mountain in high heels, but everything else around town I'm usually in heels. )

Anonymous

TwoHobbies, I thought the low dose aspirin was for heart health.  For pain and headaches I do ibuprofen.  I think aspirin is not good for the liver?

For those with fitbit, which one do you have the one or the zip?

sweetandspecial

Patoo - I have a fitbit Flex.  I just got it set up last week so have only been tracking steps since then.  And finally last night remembered to set it to sleep mode when I went to bed.  Now I know that my nights are just as restless as I thought.  The most I slept in a row was 2 hours and I was restless or awake every 30-60 minutes the rest of the night.....and that's with 10mg of Ambien.  Gads - I'd give my right tit for 6 to 8 hours of solid, no waking up sleep.  Oh, wait, I don't have a right tit!!!!   Or a left tit for that matter!!  What I do still have despite crappy sleep quality is a sense of humor ........

G'night all!

odie16

Ran a couple miles on the treadmill after work today. 

Happy Friday ladies....

Anonymous

And humor goes a long, long way!!!! ROFL!! 

I think you may be my sleeping habit twin. I'm so sorry!! 

RedReading

Hello again. Reporting 2 kms on the treadmill, 40 mins resistance & weights and 10 mins stretching. Plus 30 mins of walking the dog after dinner.

Unfortunately, that was yesterday. Today I worked for 9 1/2 hours then went to my grandsons bday party at a Chinese buffet, ate too much food and laughed too hard. Now I'm babysitting, then I'm going for a tub, after the little one goes home.

I have been hearing the voices all day, but they are going to have to wait until tomorrow.

Slow!!!! Hi congrats on finishing rads. Glad you joined. I joined on Sunday, so I'm a newbie too. 

Thanks for all the encouragement ladies. 

ruthbru

I think we are sleepless triplets.....I say that I sleep like a baby.....I wake up every two hours and fuss!

I take a low dose aspirin every day. Good for heart health and cancer reduction risk both. I will try to find my research.

pat01

patoo I have the fitbit one.  I love it. It is small so I can just stick it in my pocket or clip it to my bra if I don't have pockets. And the company is great.

ruthbru

Here you go, notice they are talking about low dose aspirin. Pretty exciting!

This article is from Healthline, July 17, 2013.

"A 2,000-year-old drug that costs just pennies could be the latest weapon against cancer. New studies link aspirin use to lower risk for at least eight types of cancer: those of the breast, colon, esophagus, stomach, prostate, bladder, ovary and skin.

Harvard researchers reported that women who took low-dose aspirin (100 mg) every other day had a 20 percent drop in colon cancer risk, compared to women who took a placebo, according to new data from the Women’s Health Study. The findings were published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

“Evidence that aspirin may have cancer-protective properties is both pervasive across medical literature and increasingly robust,” says Marc Penn, MD, PhD, FACC, co-founder and chief medical officer of Cleveland HeartLab.

Earlier studies have reported that 75 mg a day of aspirin may cut colon cancer risk by 17 to 28 percent, and also lower the risk of death after a colon cancer diagnosis by 30 to 40 percent.

The study adds to many other new findings suggesting that this ancient remedy may be a remarkably affordable wonder drug that could help prevent cancer or stop the disease in its tracks. Here are a few particularly noteworthy new studies:

• Breast cancer: In a Scottish study involving 116,181 women, those who took aspirin regularly for 3 to 5 years had a 30 percent drop in breast cancer risk, while a 40 percent risk reduction was seen after more than 5 years of aspirin use.

• Skin cancer: Women who take aspirin regularly have a 21 percent decrease in risk for melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, compared to non-users, according to a 12-year study of nearly 60,000 women, ages 50 to 79, published in the journal Cancer. After 5 or more years of regular use, risk for melanoma fell by 30 percent.

• Prostate cancer. Taking aspirin may help men with prostate cancer live longer, by inhibiting the cancer’s growth and spread, according to a 2012 study of nearly 6,000 men published in Journal of Clinical Oncology. The ten-year death rate from the disease was 3 percent among the aspirin users versus 8 percent in non-users.

• Other common cancers. Daily aspirin use for prevention of heart attacks seems to have an extra benefit: lower 20-year risk of developing or dying from several common cancers, including a 42 percent reduction in colon cancer and reduced risk for esophageal, gastric, biliary, and breast cancer, according to an analysis of more than 41 trials published in Lancet.

Warning Signs of Breast Cancer

Why Does Aspirin Reduce Cancer Risk?

Also known as acetylsalicylic acid, aspirin has two effects that may explain why people who take it regularly for heart attack prevention are less likely to get cancer, says Dr. Penn, who is also director of cardiovascular research at Summa Cardiovascular Institute in Akron, Ohio.

“Aspirin decreases inflammation, which has been shown to play a role in cancer development, and also blocks platelet function,” reports Dr. Penn. “Platelets carry significant amounts of growth factors that may contribute to tumor growth in areas of tissue injury.”

Slowing Down DNA Damage in Patients at High Risk for Cancer

Another new study offers surprising insight into how aspirin may combat cancer. The researchers discovered that the headache-and-heart-attack prevention pill may slow down DNA mutations in abnormal cells in people with a pre-cancerous disorder called Barrett’s esophagus. People with this disorder are at increased risk for esophageal cancer.

In a new study published in PLOS Genetics, the researchers analyzed biopsies from 13 patients with this disorder and tracked their health for 6 to 19 years. The scientists found that on average, in years when the patients took aspirin daily, they accumulated new DNA damage ten times more slowly than they did in years when they weren’t taking the drug.

The team plans additional research to explore the theory that aspirin’s anti-inflammatory powers are why it reduces DNA mutations that could lead to cancer."

RedReading

That's interesting Ruth. What about stomach and liver damage tho? Has anyone read anything about aspirin's effect on those organs? Also, don't we need functioning platelets?

TwoHobbies

Trying to do this on my phone. Aspirin article. 

http://ww5.komen.org/KomenNewsArticle.aspx?id=6442452008

nihahi

Spent most of the day being a "driver" for hubby, since he strained his knee on the weekend. I did manage a 3.5k hike....looking to see if any signs of spring wildflowers are showing....nada....but it was a beautiful day!

ruthbru

Like everything else, you would want to talk to your doctor about your own personal risk/benefits ratio. There surely are people who shouldn't take a daily aspirin, but it looks like it might be beneficial for many.

ruthbru

News Flash!

hbcheryl

Patoo I have the Fitbit One as well and I really like it except for one darned thing, I wear it to work then when I come home and change into my workout clothes I tend to forget to put it on, you know like I did tonight, I was sitting on the bike when I remembered it was on my bed where I'd thrown it after I'd taken it off my jeans oh and add me to the bad sleep pattern club I stopped using the sleep portion as I already knew I was a crappy sleeper, and honestly I would love 8 hours but my bladder has a 4 hour hold only

Tonight Spin class and then totally undid any god my having delicious Mexican food for dinner 

hbcheryl

Hahahahaha Ruth that's perfect.

Bounce

Someone needs to invent a new word for what some of us do - because sleep is not it.

I wake up twice to go to the bathroom, twice more because I am overheating, at least once because of the cat (sometimes it can be 3 times if kitty is being crazy) and at least once when my husband either snores/groans/talks in his sleep,etc.

I also can't sleep late anymore on weekends as by early morning my boob and body in the rads field are sore and I need to get up and stretch.

No wonder I am tired in the afternoons.

We need a new word.

hbcheryl

oh yeah the cat, mine taps me awake a couple of times a night because he needs me to scratch his head!!!!

_Ann_

SlowDeepBreaths, welcome!  There's excellent advice and motivation here.  Every little bit counts.

Warrior_Woman, welcome back!

NatsFan, so sorry you have to have another colonoscopy in only a year.  I thought if they saw anything suspicious they just removed it then and there.  Crud!

Ruth I love your DH's selective misreading :-)

Bounce, for hooping wear start with shorts and a short sleeve t-shirt.  Nothing too baggy and the more skin the better because it helps the hoop stick.  But really you can wear anything.  I hoop in pajamas, skirts, hoodies, whatever.  Then it feels magically easier when I actually wear more fitted clothes :-)

Got some disappointing news at my MO follow-up for my Dexa baseline.  I have significant bone loss, almost officially osteoporosis. I really hoped it would be improved due to my exercise, vit D, and calcium but instead it has progressed :-(  She wants me to follow up with primary care and I suspect they may recommend those bone-building meds that scare me.  I know on the scale of follow-up events this is minor one but I was so hoping for improvement before starting AI's next year.

Hooped today. Looking forward to a workshop in LA this Sunday.

InspiredbyDolce

One of our cats wakes us up in the middle of the night and wants to be walked to his food, even though his food is available for him.  If we don't oblige, he paws on the closet door. We open that door to get some quiet, and then he paws and rattles the other door.  It's just about a nightly scenario.  My husband started it, so I'm letting him be the one to deal with it.   Sometimes I wake up and find that he's propped the closet door open with something.  I told him the only way to break the habit is to not give in to our cat.  LOL  

_Ann_

P.S... posted before fully catching up... Heidihill, Claire, Ruth, NatsFan, thank you for the inspiring comments about rebuilding health.  It helps to hear that it can take two years.  I am almost one year post treatment and not where I was hoping to be.

Bounce

InspiredbyDolce - Its uncanny. Our cats must be related.

You wrote - One of our cats wakes us up in the middle of the night and wants to be
walked to his food, even though his food is available for him. If we
don't oblige, he paws on the closet door. We open that door to get some
quiet, and then he paws and rattles the other door. It's just about a
nightly scenario. That is exactly what Fluffkins does!

Only leaving the door open doesn't help.  She climbs into the cupboard and scratches from the inside.  It is so loud when you are trying to sleep!

My daughter has informed us repeatedly  that ignoring the behavior will put a stop to it.  Easier said than done!

Any yet we all continue to be besotted with Fluffkins!

Ann - many people say that our bodies have a hard time actually absorbing calcium from milk and dairy products and supplements and they recommend other sources of calcium - for example tehina / tahini.

I don't know a lot about the theory but perhaps its worth doing some research for you to see if you can change the source of your calcium for better absorption.  Also some medicines and other foods block calcium absorption.

If you want suggestions on how to buy raw sesame seed paste (tehina) and make it edible I will be happy to elaborate.

I can hear you groaning at the thought of starting to research yet another aspect of health!

I wish someone already had ALL the answers to EVERYTHING.

LilacBlue

Cdelv66, I think you are doing terrific and did you notice a postmx change in weight? Grateful to have an ocd border collie that never wakes during the night.

Freestyle step and body balance at the gym this am.