 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Just a question....when we get a cold or even worse, the flu, we are told to REST and drink plenty of fluids, etc. I don't ever remember being told to go home and exercise or even walk around the block. Hardly any of us heed that advice but nonetheless that's still the wisdom coming from the medical profession.
So now we get Stage IV cancer and we are being poisoned and radiated to a near death state and some cancer doctor's advice is to put more (certainly more than resting in bed) strain on our bodies by walking around the block or even worse exercising?
Sorry, I must have missed the class on How to Jump Off a Bridge and Survive but I don't see any direct or remote physical benefit from exercising during treatment or even for months post Tx.
David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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