Exercise - Working Back to it After or During Treatment

So sorry Gritgirl thinking of you

Mara x

Thanks all!

gritgirl - glad you made it through and were rewarded with a delish lunch and dessert!  I like your determination!

Yay, gritgirl. It's over. I'm glad.

Why don't anesthesiologists do what they're told?

I hope you don't have any pain. And sorry about the emotional baggage. Wish it could be "lost," never to resurface.

Do you think you could find out results tomorrow? Or will it take awhile?



I'm still sore from my Tuesday yoga.

Bought my plane ticket tonight to see my husband run his first marathon, the NYC Marathon, in Nov. I get tired just thinking about how much he runs.

Don't worry - I'm not going anywhere, and I will gently exercise and not tell the derm, lol!

sorry for diverting you all with the clottedcream just thought we needed a little cheering up.

Gritgirl I would love to fly over with a Devon cream tea. I was in New York a few years ago would love an excuse to come back again. May even attempt a few hills.

I played skittles again and have been on small walks so some exercise. This is my stressful week hospital visits etc so sorry Tar Heel probably more eating than exercising this week.

Mara

twohobbies, that photo is deceiving, all my hair is falling out from my treatment. Yep, I'm just on Tamox but it's causing major hair loss. Big clumps in my comb after I wash it. Not as bad as with Aromasin. I was wearing a wig, I lost so much hair then! My hair loss is only a teeny bit of what you experienced, I just wanted you to know I sympathize. :-)

hi Aviva, welcome. Nice to hava you join us. Always smart to put the restroom break before the first step.

Ok, so time to jump back in! Have to admit I've been lurking, too ashamed to admit I wasn't making exercise a priority (good excuses we had extremely hot weather and other equally wimpy ones). Here I've been making my recliner my home, I so admire all of you back to a normal life and including exercise too! I seemed more motivated when I had weekly gentle yoga and PT (scheduled same day appt as either the cancer program for yoga-lates or dance therapy so I was forced to get exercise in). Very difficult time getting those PT appts authorized again. Have been wanting to go walking this week, but between the extremely hot winds & weather and having workers in to repair water damage, well, too hot at night to walk.

So, even though workers here earlier (DH home to deal with the crew), I went for an hour walk. All by myself, not waiting to go with DD. Felt great! Could have pushed myself a bit more but didn't want to overdo. Need to keep myself accountable (with help from you all). I miss participating on this thread!

Hi Girls, I haven't posted for a bit. I've been watching though! I did not have any exercise activity to report...was still battling the knee, etc. But yesterday I walked! Not far, but I did. Unfortunately I am back in the hospital with a neutropenic fever again, still no source. So I am restricted to my room for the most part. But the bed rest has been good for the knee and it was starting to feel better (it had gotten quite cranky a few days after the second chemo again....sounds like there is definitely a correlation!). Anyways, yesterday my counts were up a little bit. I put a mask on and hubby and I went out to walk the halls. We decided to go outside for a little bit, and I walked around the outside of the hospital. Of course the route that I chose went uphill! Hubby wasn't sure I was going to make it.....I am so deconditioned after all this chemo baloney and the knee issues. But I did it, and it felt good. And the knee survived. So now I can start putting walking back in my routine. Sadly, though, my walking buddy is gone. I had to put Rhody to sleep on Thursday night (the day before I ended up back in the hospital). Turns out she had liver failure and it was just going to get worse. So last week was not a good one. This is a new week, I am hoping to go home today and start fresh again! I suppose I should change my Avatar, it just feels disloyal to me.

Hope you all have a great week!

Martha

Hi all, I was looking for something like this forum. I have posted on the daily exercise but I feel like many of the posters are ahead of me. I am about 2 months out from my Dmx and am slowly returning to my previous exercise level. I am up to walking about a mile a day in the mornings, but by the end of the day my stomach and chest are so tight and numb that I can't do any more exercise. I am trying to get more out of my morning routine and i was wondering if anyone uses hand weights while walking. Or if anyone had any recommendations of how I could add exercise to my current routine.

I need to up my exercise levels because I am starting to slip back into my old eating habits, which I could have when I ran 3 miles a day. Thanks.

Martha, I'm so sorry to hear of Rhody's passing. No need to change your avatar. It's a tribute to a "fur-ever friend." Rhody will see you when you get there.

I am SHOCKED and IMPRESSED that while in the hospital you went for a walk outside. That's just unbelievable and shows your spirit!! (Applause!!)

Mrtw, gritgirl has good advice, not just in her post to you, but if you look back at her advice to others you will find great tips too. Most of us started posting here because we felt like you did -- frustrated that we couldn't do the least little thing, irritated that our best intentions were not enough to get anything accomplished some days. Here, we celebrate the smallest of victories. Those tiny steps lead to greater strength and endurance. Something, anything, is better than nothing.

Are you taking extra pain medicine before your walk? I recommend it. I haven't had surgery like you but I think a mile in the morning sounds great. Another idea is to walk 1+ miles every other day. This will give your body a day to recover in between. Keep going, the road ahead gets smoother.