Exercise and well being during chemo and radiation

Katy, So sorry for what you had to endure today.

Littleblue, I plan to try and keep the arm out to the side the best I can, to wear soft, cotton t shirts and/or tanks, and to use corn starch before my runs. I also try to plan to run while it's cooler, and like chemo, I will adopt a walk a couple miles, run a couple miles strategy. I also will try to not swing that are back and forth too much. I am very thin, so I will likely chafe less than a lot of people.

thanks guys. Home now. Limp noodle. Got my Jack and Tutti with me. Tomorrow will be better.

Susan- I like your new avatar.

Great minds think alike.

To get home I blasted out the 1812 overture. With full cannons. Loud.

I think, when I reflect onthe day, that it was her use of the word "disfigured" , and that she could fully understand why I couldn't stand to look at our touch myself that got me. That my worse fears and self-bashing were actually true. I know I will get past it.

Katy...I am so sorry. Glad that you are home safe with Jack and Tutti with you. You will get past this...and we are all here for you, lean on us when you need to. Hugs!!!

PB

Katy, I had to start a new reply as my iPad is not cooperating. I think you can see that we are all in this together and care about you a lot. Try to keep yourself together (easier said than done), but we hsve to get through all this crap so we can get healthy and strong and move on with a long life! Love you! Lyn

Lynn- you poor thing. I'm sure it's just baseline routine stuff. But I think I would be crying too.

That is so nice to offer your sister! I love Corvallis and remembered she was there. The ps I'm going to talk to comes here from Portland once a week. I'm about 3 hrs south of your sister. As Hopeful said, maybe it wouldn't be as bad as I fear. It won't hurt me to talk to him.

Susan- love the boiz. Looking very in charge of their space!

Ksusan, I did my own research and of the 2 tumor markers she did, only one was a little elevated. I am trying to think that she is just bring over cautious. It is so weird that many of you never even had their MO mention tumor markers. I posed the question on other threads too and so many women never had these mentioned or said their MO did not do them. I get the results of today's tests on Thursday. The chest, abdominal and pelvis is next week. Geeezzz!

Another busy, busy day! Just got back from a 5.25 mile walk /run. Walked 2.5 and ran 2.75.

Tomorrow will likely be just about a 3 mile walk. I have to be at work in the morning, have rads practice run at noon, and have to back at work at 5:30. Then Thursday rads begins..........

Good point Sloth. I prefer teamwork to trash talk

So Katy, how was the bread? I can just see you laying in bed, with your 2 furry friends, overlooking the view, with delicious bread and a little red wine. I hope it's relaxing and making you feel better. You rock, and you're right--tomorrow is a new day.

it was the first time I'd met her. I think she was just blunt. It did not seem as though she was suggesting malpractice. She did ask which doctor. I didn't read anything in her facial expression to clue me in when I told her his name. I think she was honestly shocked at what I looked like, saw I was uncomfortable from the defensive way I was sitting, I started to cry when I talked about my pain, and she ran with it. She went too far, but maybe some good will come of it.

I've said it many times, it was a horrible experience. The information itself was no surprise to me. I know what I look like. I've been trying to make the best of it, hoping I'd learn to accept it. The pain was my primary Ramon for being there. She said she is not sure she can help me with that but she will try.

But you gave me good advice. I will not be further victimized by it, and I will see what can be done. I will double check with my shrink on Thursday that my mental state is not as precarious as she suggested, and I will pursue the idea as to whether "the pain is in my head" if that's even possible. I felt that was insulting.

But it's my job to take care of me.

On a bizarre final note, she talked about her sister who had suffered enormous pain, for different reasons, but had used magnets to good effect with her pain. She said there is not clinical trials to support it, but anecdotally she thought I might wish to research it. She also told me one of my legs was longer than the other. Totally off point. I left feeling like a monster.

Hmmmmm. Magnets?

I am re-reading what I've read, and I can see I'm not communicating entirely cogently. I'm emotionally exhausted and I'm going to just give up on the day now. Thank you all again,