Exercise and well being during chemo and radiation

I have an intermittent pain at the bottom of my rib cage on the left. Must be the bacon.

Fuck it!

Since we are doing food porn-yes, that's a donut roasting on an open fire..

Jen you're a regular Bear Gryls or whoever that survivalist is that drinks his pee on that man channel show. Don't go drinking your pee though.

we roasted starburst candies on my last camping trip because apparently that's a thing. After about 5 fell off the stick into the fire and one gave me third degree burns on thumb and forefinger I finally was able to eat one and it just tasted like really hot chewing gum. Another thing I saw on Pinterest that turned out nothing like the picture. The Lara bar cookies look a lot more successful.

Ksusan, glad you could get in tomorrow. The monster never let's us forget for long befor yanking our strings, does it. Let us know how it goes, and if he decides to cut, make lots of "fight club" references during the surgery. Trust me on this.

Excercise was 7 hrs hiking in the snow today. Then roasted chicken for 6. Seems like the bouldering yesterday really helped my radiation pain-must have jerked some scar tissue loose!

Hi Ksusan. Well done for doing all that exercise. My physio makes me do the 'dead bugs' without the arms, for my back: I'm sure she'll love it when I tell her what they're called in English! Re your ribcage pain, you may just have pulled a muscle.

I had a dental checkup recently and my dentist suggested getting an electrical toothbrush as I may be tired/have problems using one or both hands during/after treatment.

For people asking about Mg, the worst offender for loose stools is Mg oxide. The best are taurate and malate: they are more expensive, but are probably better absorbed too. And they don't knock you out.

Splurged on a 3-hour 'personal trainer' package at the Y; I'd been thinking about it for a while but cancer got in the way. Deity knows I don't need motivation but rather help with getting to an approximately normal weight in a healthy fashion and staying there.

Only scar tissue! Phew!

I was a relatively fit woman before this. The first few months after my diagnosis in 12/2014, I lost about 8 lbs due to stress. Then I gained back about 2, then after my mastectomy and 6 rounds of Taxotere/Herceptin/Perjeta, I have finally gained back what I had lost. I am determined to get my strength and energy back, but since I just finished chemo 3 weeks ago and now begin radiation next week, it may be a long time coming. I am so weak and exhausted compared with even 2 months ago. I try to walk at least a half mile when I can, and pray that my hair grows in thick fairly quickly, as winter draws nigh. I will keep you all posted and encouraged as I am able. Each of us wants, needs and deserves to have our lives back!