Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Randy,
If you find you are able to do ANY type of exercising then do it in moderation. Your body will be under attack from 3 sources; the cancer, the radiation and the chemo so your body needs plenty of energy to fight on these physical fronts. Listen to your body. This will only be a small bump in your exercise road so IMO now is the time to ONLY concentrate on your Tx. Everything else should take a distant second. Towards the end of my Tx taking a shower was like running a marathon to me.
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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