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  • groovygirls
    groovygirls Member Posts: 223
    edited May 2012

    Woohoo! I finished and met my goals:

    1. Finish

    2. Not be last

    3. Under three hours!

    I am really sore and thrilled

    I gave my medal to my dad (who has Alzheimer's and who I was running for) my medal. He cried stating it was the nicest thing anyone has ever done for him. My mantra was: dad can't quit- I can't quit.

    My friend who was also running crossed the finish line with me. We held hands! She actually finished 1/2 hour before I did and was on the sidelines cheering me on. She is actually 20 years younger than me so she should be faster! It was her first race- ever and i am so proud of her.

    I do have to say that the biggest, loudest, and funnist crowd support was from the inmates on work release. The cheered everyone - it was great!

    Thank you all for your positive thoughts, words, and positive energy. I have been having a pity party for myself and thank you all for being there for me.

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  • orangemat
    orangemat Member Posts: 645
    edited May 2012

    Groovygirls, so proud of you!! And I knew you could do it. ;)

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  • firstcall
    firstcall Member Posts: 499
    edited May 2012

    groovygirls- nice run.  I wish we all could have been there to cheer you. 

    I had my port removed Friday.  A milestone. To be honest, I was and was not looking forward to it.  It wasnt that big of a deal, but after so many other procedures and surgeries the past few months, they all just kinda add up.  But it went well.  It was done in my surgeons office.  I was the last patient of the day, and he was behind.  So I had a nice nap waiting for it to be done. 

    So....I have a mammogram coming up.   That will be a new experience.  I didn't have one with my initial work up, I had a biopsy first thing, then MRI/PET and then to surgery.  Im not too worried about the test itself, I'm just trying to figure out how I can slip in and out of the place without attracting too much attention.  How do I blend in to the crowd? 

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  • dltnhm
    dltnhm Member Posts: 873
    edited May 2012

    Well you could show up on your doc clothes. When I went for my mammogram I didn't even wait in a room. And my repeat one, ultrasound, and core needle biopsies were at the hospital but it was really quiet when I checked in and any other waiting was in the back and more private. Of course you could go incognito and cross dress : o)

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  • eulabt
    eulabt Member Posts: 194
    edited May 2012

    Congrats Groovygrils...WTG!

    Firstcall- good luck with your mammo. It is such a wierd experience after having breast cancer. I am one of the few women that I know that had a mammo after having a BMX.  It is such a relief when it is over.

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  • CLC
    CLC Member Posts: 1,531
    edited May 2012

    Yeah, Groovygirls! 

    Firstcall...good luck with the mammo...

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  • Adey
    Adey Member Posts: 3,610
    edited May 2012

    Yay groovy!

    C25K, week 4, workout 1, they really kick it up this week.  I had to lengthen the last bit of walking by 30 secs but also added 30 secs to the last run.  Sweatin'!

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  • LisaMomOfFour
    LisaMomOfFour Member Posts: 465
    edited May 2012

    Congrats Groovygirls, that's great!  No running for me this weekend..... two days of soccer tournaments.....  

    BUT I did take the time for two very long walks, one through our arboretum, a good five miles or so.  

    Back to running tomorrow.

    Lisa 

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  • marie11
    marie11 Member Posts: 75
    edited May 2012

    Great job Groovygirls!



    5.6 miles today. Really need to come up with marathon training plan. My current plan is simply how far can I run before I have to be back to get the kids up for school.



    Someone just told me NYC marathon is hilly. How hilly could it be, it's NYC?

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  • kks_rd
    kks_rd Member Posts: 363
    edited May 2012

    Congrats groovygirls!  So great to hear about your success.

    Firstcall, being 32 when diagnosed, I had never had a mammogram prior to all this BC nonsense.  Just two weeks ago I went for my first official one - all others prior to this were related to things like the biopsy marker placement or wire localization.  They were very kind there and said they 'handle' survivors differently.  No sitting in a large waiting room with the gown on, they ushered me right back and whenever I had to wait in the gown, I was able to do so right in this private little changing area.  Good thing too, because they review the images right there before telling you it's OK to leave, and they came back and said they wanted MORE pictures of the BC side.  Of course I thought the worst and got a liittle teary.  Thank goodness it was just precautionary.  Are you going to place that does exclusively mammograms, or all kinds of imaging?  I say let people assume what they want to, or let them wonder.  It's no secret that men get BC too!

    Well, I'm back from MTL and enjoyed a nice 6.5 miler through a park while up there.  I did walk for like a minute since I got a little turned around - very disorienting being in a new place!  I wanted to go for another one while I was up there but the timing didn't work out... got a nice long walk in with my BF instead.  And even though I have a race tomorrow evening, I figured it would be OK to go for a quickie run this morning. A nice start to the day, I'm usually an evening runner but I'm on vacation this week.  :)

    I'm a little nervous about my coming 10K because I still have yet to manage a long run where I don't walk (however brief) for some reason or another... waiting to cross the street... sidewalk construction... lost in a foreign city... problems with my ipod.  I can do the distance, but so far not continuously.  Will give it one more try this weekend as I think it would improve my confidence going into the following weekend.  Otherwise, I'll just have to rely on adrenaline!

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  • firstcall
    firstcall Member Posts: 499
    edited May 2012

    Well thats a good idea, I may just wear my surgical scrubs when I go for the mammogram.  Its a Breast Center, thats all they do there.  Most likely I won't spend much time in the waiting room.  New experiences!   So I have had to cycle this week, since I had my port out last Friday.  get that healed up and I can start running again. 

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  • CLC
    CLC Member Posts: 1,531
    edited May 2012

    Firstcall...sometimes I just want to fly in under the radar.  It can be challenging being lopsided, with only one breast now.  Your desire to get into the mammo while blending in reminds me of this.  BC is such a pain in the a$$, to say the very least...  For us all.  I hope that the mammo goes uneventfully...and if going in scrubs helps you slide in, then go for it...  The truth is that if you just go in your street clothes, most folks in the waiting room will assume you are there for your wife.  The only moment of awkwardness will be when you are called and go in...and, at that point, you don't have to wait around and see their faces! 

    Wishing you all the best...  Claire

    I am on a bit of a rest week.  I am sick as a dog and busy, to boot....so I am not doing a lot of running.  Looking forward to finishing this week and getting back to normal...

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  • Belinda977
    Belinda977 Member Posts: 381
    edited May 2012
    I am only 2 weeks out from my lumpectomy and can't wait to run again!  I have been walking since 3rd day following surgery.  Being that I am almost 45, I wonder home much I have deconditioned in this past two weeks.  I hope not much!   Laughing
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  • kks_rd
    kks_rd Member Posts: 363
    edited June 2012

    Hey everyone!  I'm happy to share that I PR'ed at the Chase Corporate Challenge tonight.  3.5 miles in under 35 minutes... my first sub-10 min/mi race pace.  All the stars aligned on this one - I felt rested and strong, the weather was terrific, I was there with a handful of my C25K group members.  This run was great for building my confidence as I look towards my next race in just over a week. Cool

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  • orangemat
    orangemat Member Posts: 645
    edited June 2012

    Wonderful, Kat, congrats!!

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  • orangemat
    orangemat Member Posts: 645
    edited June 2012

    Firstcall, some updates for the calendar, please...

    add Jun 17 Rebuilding Together Father's Day 5k, Dunkerhook Park, Paramus, NJ

    remove Oct 21-22 Avon Walk NYC 

    Thanks! 

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  • marie11
    marie11 Member Posts: 75
    edited June 2012

    5 slow miles in perfect weather (for me). Low humidity, mid 60's, and sunny but early enough that most of the run was shady.



    In spite of all the difficulties I have had I am still profoundly grateful for everything good in my life. My shoulder hurt the whole time, but I am still blessed to be healthy enough to get out there and run.

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  • Adey
    Adey Member Posts: 3,610
    edited June 2012

    One mile!  I have been doing C25K and am on week 4, workout 2.  I decided to go outside and get off the treadmill.  I walked to the nearest mile marker on the path and than ran (jogged) to the next, outside, no stopping, woot!  The walked/jogged home.  I am quite pleased with myself.  Ha!  Off to get clean.

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  • LisaMomOfFour
    LisaMomOfFour Member Posts: 465
    edited June 2012

    Adey -- Wow!  So happy you did that... maybe you have inspired me to try that too this week!  

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  • odie16
    odie16 Member Posts: 1,882
    edited June 2012

    Hello ladies.

    I have a question that I hope you can help me with. I have started jogging a couple miles 2-3x per week. I am taking Tamoxifen which is hard on hair & nails and unfortunately had my great toe nail break entirely across about two thirds of the way down. Needless to say, now I have mostly a nail flap held on by leftover gauze pads and medical tape. Should I continue jogging since it doesn't hurt me and will the nail eventually come off on its' own?

    Thanks so much in advance for any responses. 

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  • CLC
    CLC Member Posts: 1,531
    edited June 2012

    Yeah, Adey!  Yeah, Kat!  You go girls! 

    Odie...I am sorry I have no advice for you.  My own personal rule is if it isn't hurting, it is probably fine...but I am no doctor and I have no experience with tamoxifen, so don't listen to me!  Hopefully someone with experience with this will chime in soon.

    I am still recovering from a chest and head cold that really walloped me.  I lost my voice, I have been coughing stuff that is unpleasant to describe and ran a fever off and on for a week.  I think I am getting better, but not sure if I am ready to move yet.  An enforced week of rest...sigh.  I probably was due for one, anyway...  Also, I am going to get a second opinion on my bunions this week...and nervously contemplating foot surgery...

    Hope you all are well and happily running!

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  • kks_rd
    kks_rd Member Posts: 363
    edited June 2012

    Congrats Adey!  Wait till week 5, you're going to be so proud of your accomplishments!

    Odie16, I lost several toenails during Taxol... they turned black and loosened almost all the way down, broke off and are still only about halfway grown back.  at the time, my MO told me the only thing to do was protect the toes (after a while I switched to band-aids, far less expensive!), but that there wasn't any reason I couldn't continue doing whatever I was doing (athletic stuff and wearing high heels to work).  Not sure how similar the situations are, you may want to check with your doc, but I should think the benefits of exercise outweight the possible risks of running with a bum toe!  

    I'm still sore this morning from my race on Thursday evening and then an hour of weightlifting yesterday, followed by a deeeeeep upper body massage.  I think I will wait until this evening or perhaps even tomorrow before embarking on my longest run yet - 7+miles - in anticipation of my 10K in one week.  I'm getting butterflies already!

    Wishing goldlining and orangemat best of success with your races tomorrow!!

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  • firstcall
    firstcall Member Posts: 499
    edited June 2012

    Odie - You should keep running.  The nail will come off and  a new nail will grow in.  You can cover them if you feel it helps, but you dont need to.  Make sure you have enough room in the shoe (width).   You can file them down so that they don't snag on things. 

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  • odie16
    odie16 Member Posts: 1,882
    edited June 2012

    Thanks so much for the responses. I really appreciate it as I am new to jogging and had heard it isn't uncommon but wasn't sure if I should worry about it or not. I aspire to get to the level of fitness like you buys and wish you the best of luck in upcoming races. Thinking of doing a mere 5k in the fall (gotta start somewhere, right?) ...  

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  • CLC
    CLC Member Posts: 1,531
    edited June 2012

    odie...I just did my first 5K ever, about a month ago.  It was an awesome experience...and I feel really proud of myself.  You can go for it, too!  And, you are right, it is a great way to start.  I am aiming for a 10K next...  So...I am encouraging you to go for it!!

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  • dltnhm
    dltnhm Member Posts: 873
    edited June 2012

    Did anyone on here run through radiation treatments? Or are you doing that now? Or are you planning on doing it?

    I have read that people do it - but mainly I've read on some running sites and most were guys reporting about it. I guess I assumed initially I would just breeze throught that - but now I'm wondering when it comes time if I'll be able to do that, if I'll be able to wear a bra, if the chaffing will bother me .... 

    Months ago, I signed up for the Firefly Run (September 15th - Chicago area) with my sister and her friends. Now I'm looking at what will be going on around then and I'll probably be on my 6th week of rads.

    Anyone??  

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  • kks_rd
    kks_rd Member Posts: 363
    edited June 2012

    Hi dltnhm, welcome!  I ran through rads a little... more or less just enough so as not to get deconditioned, maybe 6 miles a week.  It got harder as the treatments went on.  I had 30 whole breast tx and 8 boosts, and since I started around the holidays, it dragged out over a whopping 9 weeks.  There was also a lot going on at work at the time, and the weather wasn't all that wonderful either... so there were other factors at work.  But like you I'd had DD chemo and multiple surgeries before rads.  And, as one other factor, I didn't even have one full season of running under my belt before I was diagnosed.

    So, it's not out of the question, but you may have to proceed with caution.  That said, I had NO issues with my skin, would sometimes wear two bras to keep my tender boob from jiggling too much, but no chafing.

    It's worth telling you, though, that within weeks of finishing rads I was running again... and haven't had much trouble getting back into it.  I've even had a PR since!  Trying for my first 10K next weekend.

    Sorry for the long reply (I know my threadmates have heard the story like 100 times already).  I hope you walk away feeling like it would be OK to try when you're feeling like it... but if you don't, that's OK too... and fear not, there is life (and running) after treatment!Cool

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  • dltnhm
    dltnhm Member Posts: 873
    edited June 2012

    Thanks for the encouragement kks. I ran the night before my mastectomy and DIEP reconstruction (1/10) and was released to run 6 weeks post-op (2/21) My PS would have let me run a week earlier - but said no bra until 6 weeks - lol, so I waited. I've been running ever since - through chemotherapy DD AC and now Taxol weekly - although this past month I've been more off running than on - not certain if it was my mood or my energy level.

    Last week I was having trouble with back spasms off and on. Wanted to get back into regular running so I ran through them - determination or insanity? I want to make the most of June and July even with the heat and humidity. I know I just FEEL better all around when I get a good run in.

    Thanks again!

     

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  • goldlining
    goldlining Member Posts: 1,178
    edited June 2012

    Hi all, I haven't checked in since Thursday because if I did, I would have posted that I was bailing on the Niagara Falls Women's Half and I didn't want to do that. The forecast was rain, my hip was hurting a little, I was in a funk, etc. I was going to go and collect the bottle of Niagara wine in the goodie bag and go back home. Well, my husband said he wanted to run (er, walk, if the physiotherapist is asking) the first 5K as he's nursing an ankle injury, so I said okay let's keep the hotel, go and if it becomes a 10K for me, so be it. Since the Tinker Bell Half on Jan 29 (6 weeks post DIEP), I had run exactly NINE times, for a maximum distance of 5K (and truth be told, that was not all running), so I just felt so out of order. However, the 10K point was just past the starting line (the course was 5K out and back and then 5+ K out and back the other direction) and I felt okay-ish, so I kept going. Then, because the 15K point was as far from the starting point as you could get, I ended up doing the entire Half and possess a new medal for my bling rack, AND at 2:54:22, I shaved 10 minutes off my January time. I ran most of the first 5K with the 2:30 pace bunny and then did a 40 minute 5K in the second leg, and increased my walking percentage as it went. Most of the last 5K was brisk walking, with some trotting segments. I did run the last 100m to the "Finish Wine" however. The usual stiffness and sore feet, but no major injuries to complain about. All turned out well. I'll credit the calendar at the top for motivating me to at least start (DNF > DNS as they say). Hope everyone had a great weekend.

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  • orangemat
    orangemat Member Posts: 645
    edited June 2012

    Congratulations to you, goldlining! Way to go in sabotaging yourself from not bailing!! :) And 10 minutes off your previous PR, that's fabulous!! So happy for you! Now rest up... and let's hear all about your next race!

    I had my 4 mile race in NYC today. And I think my one-on-one sessions with my coach are finally paying off. Shaved 33 seconds off my PR, so I'm very happy with that. Then we walked another 3-4 miles in the Salute to Israel Parade this afternoon. What a wonderful day!

    Run happy and healthy, all! 

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