Exercise - Working Back to it After or During Treatment

gritgirl - Lol!  I"m used to it!

mara - it took a long time to get dressed, didn't it?  We had physical education class too and had to change into gym clothes and then shower and get back into the stockings, etc.  How did we ever get anything done?

Got 4 miles in this morning, mainly because my neighbor asked me to walk with her, not because I am being diligent, lol!  I realized how nice it is to get that out of the way early in the morning so I don't have to feel guilty and lazy for the rest of the day!  I may do another walk later this evening, depending on the weatehr and my energy level.

two hobbies - the biopsies already done on my back will surely yield basal cell carcinomas, but the fix is easy.  I have not yet had a skin biopsy that has not been a malignancy, more than 20.  The eye is the worrisome one - but I will know more on Monday.  Interestingly, I had 3 during my BC diagnosis and had them done right before chemo - they left the most noticeable scars - they aren't lying when they say chemo inhibits healing! Two were on my lower legs - one of the reasons for the pantyhose, lol!

I've been trying to imagine what you mean about the eye. Is it inside the eye above or below the lashes or just close to the eye? That does seem to be a delicate area to biopsy and treat. Ill be thinking of you.



Haha you are right GG. Isn't that what those resistance bands are made of-pantyhose? Perhaps that's why I have two dresses in my closet that I never wear. Hate the pantyhose and heels.

SpecialK, are you saying that you had skin malignancies during the time you had chemo, and chemo didn't do anything for them? Or was the chemo afterward? Or did I misunderstand? Seems like chemo would have done "something," to inhibit the growth. You will let us know about the biopsies, right?

I tried to do my usual walk/run on Monday, but it was mainly a walk. I don't know if it was because I am weak from my biopsy, or I didn't give my inhaler time to work before heading out, but I mainly walked. I stopped Tamoxifen about a week ago. I read that it hangs in your system for two weeks, and I believe it, my hair is still falling out. Haven't had a treatment yet, besides Faslodex, that didn't make my hair fall out.

A business associate of my husband's has loaned us an air purifier to help my breathing. It's supposed to kill bacteria and viruses http://www.zentox.com/photox.php.  Might be placebo effect, but the air smells better and my breathing seems easier. (I live in a 100+ year old building, actually a former factory building where Hanes pantyhose used to be manufactured. Long, long ago, lol)

Exercise - Working Back to it After or During Treatment, OR BIOPSIES!  I also appreciate the how all the recent commentary about pantyhose is tied together by tarheel living in a pantyhose factory!

tarheel - I had diagnosed basal cell areas that were treated just prior to chemo.  I knew that I wouldn't be able to treat them until well after chemo if I left them - so I did it just before, but was uncertain as to whether or not they would be affected by the chemo drugs I would be receiving.  I know they give some types of chemo for metastatic skin basals but because mine were still superficial I was not sure whether to risk leaving them.  I will def keep you posted about the biopsies - I am sure the three on my back will be malignant - 100% of the ones I have had biopsied have been.  I should know more about the eye on Monday.

rhody - chemo can also inflame all soft tissue, so that might be a hindrance as well!  Frustrating, right?

SpecialK, I hope all goes well with the biopsies and you get GOOD news!  You are in my thoughts. Yay for your 4 miles!

Rhody, I like the idea of sitting on a stability ball at work.  I haven't tried it yet, but I think I will.  Hope your knee gets better soon!

gritgirl, I guess pantyhose could be a work out...lol..."put on and take off for the value of stretching, grunting, balancing, and pulling". Clever idea, but I might break my leg racing to get them OFF!  I hope you are enjoying your conference, what is the topic?

Tarheel, clean air is a good thing!  Hopefully the air purifier will make a big difference for you!

I made an extra effort to get up and be moving around a lot at work today.   Not the same as a good walk, but I am hoping the get up walk around sit, repeat, repeat, repeat...did some good.

Ginger48, thank you for sharing your minor clumsiness. I took off a pair of shorts yesterday and was giving them a good shake before hanging them up (I have a cat and my meds are making my hair fall out, so my clothes are a hairy mess.) anyway, I shook the fabric so hard it snapped back and hit my nose and lip. Y'all go ahead and laugh because it sure was ridiculous!

Rhody, curveball, FLwarrior, and everybody else out there moving and stretching despite aches, injuries, busy schedules or pantyhose ... THANK YOU! What you do inspires me to get up and out of bed! Let's keep it going!!

ginger - the first set of sleeves (bi-lat) I got were pretty tight but when I tried them on at the place I got them I had some assistance.  The first time I put them on at home I actually had to lie down afterward! For about 20 minutes!  My hands turned purple so it turned out they were too tight.  Fortunately I was able to exchange them and have now found a brand that is tight enough but not exhausting to put on.  I know what you mean though - when you pull from the top that last little tug if your hand slips you bap yourself in the face!

At one of the Air Force bases we were assigned to the Wives' Club had an activities sign-up.  There were the usual suspects - cards, cooking, gardening, etc. - then there was one for clay shooting.  They had the longest line!  It made me wonder about motivation, I was like whoa! ... ladies with some pent up feelings, lol! .....  anyway, on the day of the clay shooting I managed to have the shotgun recoil and hit me in the lip - and I missed the clay.  Realized I was probably not going to make the Olympic team for target shooting, and probably should never handle a gun.

FLwarrior - not counting on good news with the biopsies because it never is - I have had 100% of my biopsies be malignancies, but I am used to it - as long as they are just basal cells it is OK because they are easy to deal with, but I so appreciate your kind thoughts!

Trying to work up some energy to go for a walk before it gets too hot, because it will most likely rain later!

SpecialK, great point about the chemo inflaming soft tissue. I think the knee is a tiny bit better today....hoping for continued healing!

Hi gritgirl



Major exercise for me I made a cake lovely Victoria Sandwich lots of cream and jam. Unfortunately I ate a lot of it. Lovely September sunshine today so tea and cake in the garden very Downton Abbey.



Too full to do much more. Never mind I have skittles on Thursday.

Mara

Hi Special



It's an old English game which we think is were . Ten bowling game from. You have nine skittles or pins in a wooden alley like in ten pin and a big wooden ball to throw three times at them it's good exercise because you also have to pick the skittles up in turn. Lots of Bending and lifting lol. I tried to up load a picture but not very old at that sort of thing. The best bit is you usually play in pubs it's great in winter when the pubs have log fires.

Hope that helps.

Mara