Exercise and well being during chemo and radiation

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  • ksusan
    ksusan Member Posts: 4,505
    edited April 2016

    I find Audible really helpful for encouraging my walks. I think, "Oh, good! An hour of reading!"

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  • CJSharma
    CJSharma Member Posts: 464
    edited April 2016

    Agreed! I love Audibles. I have an odd variety and chose whichever book suits my mood that day. :)

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  • ksusan
    ksusan Member Posts: 4,505
    edited April 2016

    I usually have several books in progress, which lets me pick according to my mood (and bathtub vs. non-bathtub). I need to pick what to listen to when I walk a half-marathon on Sunday. Maybe non-fiction.

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  • CJSharma
    CJSharma Member Posts: 464
    edited April 2016

    Go kick that half's butt!!! Let me know what you pick. :) I'm a sci-fi fantasy geek, so I've been enjoying Jim C. Hines Libriomancer.

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  • littleblueflowers
    littleblueflowers Member Posts: 2,000
    edited April 2016

    CJ- awesome! We can be walking buddies! My PS just called, he said I can do whatever i want, just nothing crazy and keep the spanx on. I interpret that to mean-gentle little walks until I'm not woozy from anesthetic, then probably certain yoga poses, and back to long walks and hiking by next monday. I really want this fat to take! Weird side benifit, I have had horrid jaw joint, neck, and arm pit pain, which my MO had ultrasound ed and said was just tight muscles and cording. Well, woke up today and....no pain or movement restriction! Go stem cells go! Guess I just needed a grease job. Feeling very cautiously optimistic....

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  • ksusan
    ksusan Member Posts: 4,505
    edited April 2016

    Most of what's on my iPod right now is F/SF. Finishing Rushdie's Two Years Eight Month and Twenty-Eight Nights today. I might start Vinge's A Fire Upon the Deep or Griffith's Hild next week. I have Cooper's Silver on the Tree going as my bathtub book.

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  • Moondust
    Moondust Member Posts: 510
    edited April 2016

    I'm another Audible subscriber! I just finished Alex Haley's "Roots". The two I've got going are The Great Courses "The Story of Human Language" and a novel called "An Irish Country Doctor". Next I need a good mystery or good SF. I listen to a lot of podcasts too.

    LBF, it's great to hear that you woke up pain-free!! Hope it continues.

    I hiked more than 40,000 steps (per my Fitbit) today and I'm worn out.

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  • CJSharma
    CJSharma Member Posts: 464
    edited April 2016

    Nice job Moondust!! I can imagine you're worn out! :) I'm all excited about my 3-4 mile walk today. :p

    I'm going to start Stephen King's Dark Tower series today on Audible. I hear it's amazing, but I tried to get through the first book on Kindle and couldn't. I find I can listen better than read sometimes.

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  • Moondust
    Moondust Member Posts: 510
    edited April 2016

    Hey, CJ, you are doing great! You really embody my attitude of doing what you can do instead of focusing on what you can't do! My hike yesterday was the longest I've done since my surgery in January. I try to read at bedtime, but usually get too sleepy after about 2 pages. Audible is perfect for me.

    ksusan, my walking thoughts are with you tomorrow! You can do it!

    phoebe, I loved the little bit of kayaking I did a few years ago. It will be my go-to activity when my knees get too creaky to hike. You can easiiy start doing daily upper body exercise at home with stuff you have around the house. Go for it!

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  • Moondust
    Moondust Member Posts: 510
    edited April 2016

    Octo, I forgot to say -- go easy on that good food! It's way easier to gain than to lose :)

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  • ksusan
    ksusan Member Posts: 4,505
    edited May 2016

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    Walking a half marathon, with the BCO March 2015 Chemo group's Traveling Bracelet.

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  • CJSharma
    CJSharma Member Posts: 464
    edited May 2016

    KSusan - that is so AWESOME!!! I love it!! What a fun idea with the bracelet!

    Today I had a friend and her son come to visit and bring some goodies (she brought some amazing things!). We walked to breakfast (about a mile) and back. So 2 miles there. And I'm about to do some Fe Fit Upper Body work. It's too hot to walk the dogs, and I feel bad. So it'll be an early morning tomorrow so I can get them a nice long walk before it gets hot.

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  • phoebe58
    phoebe58 Member Posts: 193
    edited May 2016

    Way to go ksusan!! Hope the knees are doing fine too. Love the variety of charms and the t-shirt!!!

    I did more this weekend than I have done in ages... felt good:) Mowed lawn at home, then went to lake and painted small bathroom there - up and down ladder... twist and stretch over bathtub... repeat... whew!! And a very brisk 5 k walk with a [loooong legged] friend out there.

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  • Moondust
    Moondust Member Posts: 510
    edited May 2016

    Congrats, ksusan!

    My right glute/hamstring/hip area is little painful after my long hike Friday. Probably the IT band or something close. I'll still do my daily steps but I'll spread them out over the day. I'll try some stretches too.

    CJ, I want to get into the habit of walking early while it is still cool, but so far I haven't had much luck changing my bed time.

    Phoebe, WTG with all the activity!


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  • CJSharma
    CJSharma Member Posts: 464
    edited May 2016

    I'm working from home today, so I took the dogs for a nice 2 mile walk this morning, and just signed up for Barre 3 online streaming ($15 a month - it's a good deal). I did the 30 Minute Standing Slim as that was an easier one and I got a nice total body workout while standing. Hoping I can continue with these. :)

    Moondust - I'm one of those crazy morning people. And my big dogs can handle the heat - they have coats that protect them. It's my little twerp of a dog, Murdock, who is short (weighs 20 pounds) and is low to the ground, so when we walk over the sidewalk, the heat reflects right on his under belly, and he over heats. He's good on hikes, but sidewalks, no. Unfortunately, I can't always get him to trails. He's also blind and only has one eye now (yeah, he's blind in one eye and can't see out of the other...). And yes, he's named after Matt Murdock or DareDevil - the blind superhero - my daughter named him.


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  • ksusan
    ksusan Member Posts: 4,505
    edited May 2016

    April miles: 158.68. A bit low for me.

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  • CJSharma
    CJSharma Member Posts: 464
    edited May 2016

    I had a horrible week, but I'm back and working out. I did Combat 30 Live today. Felt so good to workout!!

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  • octogirl
    octogirl Member Posts: 2,804
    edited May 2016

    Back from vacation....did lots of walking, lots of scuba, and generally was active when I wasn't napping in a hammock. and did eat a lot of good food, I admit...haven't gotten on a scale yet, guess I will wait till tomorrow for that.....

    Octogirl

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  • ksusan
    ksusan Member Posts: 4,505
    edited May 2016

    Maybe wait a day or two?

    My Zumba/aerobics instructor is giving us a very challenging set of dances. So far, with judicious modification, my knee is holding up.

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  • CJSharma
    CJSharma Member Posts: 464
    edited May 2016

    I just did a 5k - it was local, so I walked to the start and back, adding another mile. With the dog walk, it was about 5 miles total for today. I enjoyed it. It was my present to myself for completing my last AC round of chemo. I have 4 more of Taxol, but that'll be a new experience.

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  • ksusan
    ksusan Member Posts: 4,505
    edited May 2016

    Good stuff, CJ!

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  • octogirl
    octogirl Member Posts: 2,804
    edited May 2016

    yay, CJ!

    Got on the scale today and am pleased to report no weight gain on vacation. Indeed I am down about three pounds...

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  • Moondust
    Moondust Member Posts: 510
    edited May 2016

    CJ, congrats on being done with AC! The five miles you walked today sounds perfect.

    Octogirl, super good that you are actually down a few after vacation! It sounded like you really enjoyed some good food too!

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  • ksusan
    ksusan Member Posts: 4,505
    edited May 2016

    Good stuff! I've decided that weekends are when I work on weights and the balance ball. If I wind up walking, fine. If not, fine as long as I'm near my weekly mile target.

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  • littleblueflowers
    littleblueflowers Member Posts: 2,000
    edited May 2016

    I passed my wildland firefighter test!!! It's a 3 mile walk with a 45 lb pack in under 45 mjnutes. SUCK IT CANCER I WIN!!!!!! May it be so for all of us.

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  • ksusan
    ksusan Member Posts: 4,505
    edited May 2016

    YAY!

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  • octogirl
    octogirl Member Posts: 2,804
    edited May 2016

    Woohoo LBF!!!!

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  • Italychick
    Italychick Member Posts: 2,343
    edited May 2016

    yes, I second the woohoo! And glad to "see" you on the forum, was just wondering about you and how you are doing

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  • Moondust
    Moondust Member Posts: 510
    edited May 2016

    Congrats, LBF!! That was hard!

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  • CJSharma
    CJSharma Member Posts: 464
    edited May 2016

    Nice job LBF!!! That is tough stuff!! You give me hope! The Yosemite Search and Rescue team has a similar test and when I was on the Santa Clara County Search team, I wanted to apply for Yosemite, so I trained for it - but they only do 40 pounds. That was 15 years ago and I was in top shape, but man, the training was tough. I'm in awe of you.

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