 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Welcome to OCF! Glad you have found the forum to help get you thru the next few months.
Most patients are able to keep their lifestyle pretty much the same the first 2 weeks of treatments. Whats important right now is intake! Burning off that amount of calories biking and running probably isnt the best idea. Every single day your intake must be a minimum of 2500 calories and 48 oz of water. For someone so active I suggest taking in 3500 calories and 60 oz of water daily. I know it sounds like way too much but your body is fighting the cancer and soon the treatments so it will be burning calories at an incredible rate. This is probably the most important thing I can advise you on and it will make all the difference between struggling or getting thru it easier. You are in for the fight of your life so your focus needs to shift from exercise over to your intake instead.
Read and educate yourself so you can be your own best advocate. Please feel free to ask questions and we will help you thru this.
ChristineSCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44 2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07 -65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr Clear PET 1/08 4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I surg 4/16/08 clr marg 215 HBO dives 3/09 teeth out, trismus 7/2/09 recur, Stg IV 8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy 3wks medicly inducd coma 2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit PICC line IV antibx 8 mo 10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg OC 3x in 3 years very happy to be alive  | 
