Exercise and well being during chemo and radiation

We decided we needed some nature therapy at work...so skiid into this cool old mine this morning. Only 4 miles, but fun!

Hi Lynne-great to see you here!

Got to the beach for some walking today. Was really nice.

it was, QMC, and I thought of all of you as I breathed it in. Very healing for me.

And speaking of New Year's, here is a resolution I can live with. I wanted to share. Hope I don't seriously offend anyone, but this.effing.resonates.

so hit my 3,000 miles cycling, a bit over but ride got cut short because my tire got caught in a crack and I fell and split my eyebrow open and now I'm at urgent care waiting for stitches.i can't even fucking believe it! I'm drinking an entire fifth of whiskey to usher in 2016 and burn 2015 to the ground.

On a positive side, that's all I damaged, so another battle scar. Nothing broken, no concussion. I can't even say I'm surprised because of the way this entire year has gone

Theresa! I'm glad you're okay outside of the contusion. Congrats on meeting your goal and now you'll have a scar to remember it by. Allison congrats to you too, such accomplishments! Everyone is posting such beautiful photos and Katy, I saw my FIRST HUMMINGBIRD at that feeder I put up back in April. I didnt believe it at first but was so happy to see him!

Theresa! Hope you are feeling ok after stitches - that totally sucks! I had a friend who got her feet totally tangled at a stop on a bike and fell over and had a bad scrape and stitches. I always use that example when I'm advocating wearing a helmet because she had one on and would have probably cracked her skull if she hadn't - but she was basically standing still, so all those people who won't wear a bike helmet "because I'm just riding in the neighborhood" or on the bike path - they don't realize that it's not cars! My brothers are avid bikers, and their worst crashes have been into other people on bike paths. Hope you don't have too much swelling and can get back on your bike again.. Congrats on the 3k!! That's amazing - especially with the year you've had.

Thanks for the tips - I definitely try to fit in exercise whenever I can, but I just know from experience that it doesn't happen. I have to think of the walk during the day as an extra - if it happens, it will be in addition to doing my regular work out. I just know from past experience that there are too many things that get in the way of making it happen. Even in the last few months, I had hoped to walk every day, but something or someone always got in the way. Now that I'm physically at my work place, it's even harder. I wish I had someone who I could count on to go every day - that would help. I'm ok with doing it on my own, but it would definitely happen more often if I had a partner.

I have done the 5 AM thing before, and for over a year before. I've had some times where i worked out with a friend - we would get up and walk/run - but I've also done it on my own. When I was turning 50, I got serious and worked out every morning - tried to do 7 days a week, averaged about 6.5, and I did that for over a year and took off about 48lbs. I know what to do, and how to be successful, but it's hard! It's a lot of work - my body type really fights losing weight - it's very discouraging, but I'm going to try to not focus on the weight anyway.

Lynne

Nope. No leukemia. Uh uh. What else could low WBCS be a sign of?

Oh T- just remember, it ain't fun unless you come home filthy and bleeding!

Travler, you are doing great!

Lynne! You are here! Yaaaaaay!

My tablet is giving me attitude. 3 hrs skiing, 1 hr stairmaster level 8.

katy, LMFAO. Yes. Let's all get unfucked. But not go unfucked, unless we choose.

Sloth, humminGbirds already? Awesome!!!!

JEN-Baaaahahahaha.... We must be very careful what we wish for.

Ks- hope those little rascal cells step up soon. We don't need these constant annoyances!

and 110,542 feet of climbing, which doesn't sound like much, but let me tell you, after chemo 4 and 5, the climbing was hard. Now it's all in my rear view mirror, and 2016 is almost here, hoping it will be a better year. Let's see, cancer, chemo, ex husband stroke, daughter's father in law died of heart attack, son in law diagnosed with Crohns, now stitches. Yep, 2016 has to be better!

By the way, I'm not riding tomorrow haha. But back onthe bike saturday!

No metastic bone disease either. Step away from the buffet. You have had your share!

ksusan, glad your MO is laughing......took a walk today. Feeling good. Must be because we can kick the old year goodbye. And exercise helps. Happy 2016 to all.

Octogirl

Hey, Katy, as another "boobless" person, I think I might try to rustle up a laugh out of that letter. I haven't rece one yet, but it wouldn't surprise me if I did. I think I'd be tempted to march up to the desk with a button or snap front shirt, whip it open, and say, "really? Do you think you can get anything onto the mammo plate? No doubt I would change my mind and not so it, if only to spare the no doubt lovely receptionist who had nothing to do with the letter the trauma of looking at my concave chest and beautiful nine inch scarves, but I would think about it for a moment or two. I got so Accustomed to medical people looking at and palpating my chest between mx1 and mx2 that I almost started stripping off my shirt automatically whenever I entered an office building.
If you want an upsetting letter, DSIL got one from her pharmacy just after her 50th birthday offering coupons for female incontinence products. She remembered that one for a long time, and might even have changed pharmacies.
I haven't been posting on this thread, but I'm tempted to start. I have found a personal trainer who can help,with managing my lymphedema and she is designing a strength building program about an hour 3 days a week. So far, so LE symptoms.
Happy, Healthy New Year to all. I can't wait for 2015 to be over!