Exercise

melbas2
melbas2 Member Posts: 108
in Anal Cancer #1
Hi All, Well I took it upon my self to start exercising, cuz I'm tired of waiting on my doc to set it up. I have decuded NOT to be an old woman at 50. So on Friday night I did 10, each leg, leg lifts. My joints still hurt, but I felt the muscle burn the next day. I can handle it...I know I'm not gonna stength in one time, but it's a start. Maybe if I can get the muscles going, the joint stiffness will aleve a bit. & God knows I'm nowhere near a daily workout, but I have to get moving. My 2 year old granddaughter is moving up in 6 or 7 months & I want to b able 2 play with her. So I know it hurts 2 start, but I want quality of life life...not just watching me by. I want out of the pity zone and enjoy my years I have left. Thanks 4 helping me find my motivation. Love and prayers around, Melodie

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  • mp327
    mp327 Member Posts: 4,440 Member
    #2
    Good for you!
    Melodie, it's great that you are getting into an exercise program. Start slow, work your way up--you'll feel better and it will help with the stiffness and discomfort.
  • sissy310
    sissy310 Member Posts: 300
    #3
    Hi Melodie - I can relate,
    Hi Melodie - I can relate, although I think your muscle weakness is worse than mine. In the mornings I have trouble sometimes walking around and am very stiff (especially if I try to bend over or do laundry). I do stretches right now but am thinking I will go back to the gym within a week and start on the treadmill again and maybe some light weight training (leg lifts and such). Your motivation (a 2 year old granddaughter) will push you forward. Children and grandchildren gives us that extra motivation to push forward and be stronger than we would have been. Keep us posted. I wish you well with this. Hugs, Marilyne
  • Angela_K
    Angela_K Member Posts: 374 Member
    #4
    Exercise
    So proud of you for taking the first steps to get moving!!!! Keep us posted of your progress.
    Angela
  • CRMan
    CRMan Member Posts: 9
    #5
    Exercise the best treatment
    Hi...I have been lurking around for the last 8 months or so but would like to comment on Melbas statement. I had stage 1 anal cancer that was detected in Aug of last year. In Sept of last year I started 10 days in total of chemo and 35 days of radiation. We all know what that was like so no point reminiscing that horror. I was exercising prior to having treatment and had to stop. Four weeks after the radiation finished I started back in the gym. It hurt like heck the first few weeks, hip bones and other parts very painful but gradually the pain was going away. Now 6 months later my burns have almost disappeared, I feel fantastic, no soreness, nothing and blood tests are outstanding according to my Doctor. I want to stress to you and all others that are thinking about exercising to please go, it is tough at first but don't stop, cardio cardio cardio is a fantastic healer.
    Good luck to all of you...Larry
  • sandysp
    sandysp Member Posts: 868 Member
    #6
    Tai Chi for Natural Health, Chi Kung "the healing workout"
    I use this and about four other instructional videos. Just a suggestion but I really believe it's a great way for us to get the breath through our organs, bones and muscles.

    It's a great way to exercise. I hope to continue doing it after my surgery and through the chemo and radiation. That and practice singing. Anything to keep the breath moving through the body. It's so important. I can't believe I have this road ahead but am glad tai chi and qi gong are in my life for a while now since it does a lot for you with minimal movement but much meditation and concentration so you can really get a good work out. It makes me feel pain free while I am doing it most of the time. But I'm just suffering from the tumors, not from any treatment yet.
  • sissy310
    sissy310 Member Posts: 300
    #7
    sandysp said:

    Tai Chi for Natural Health, Chi Kung "the healing workout"
    I use this and about four other instructional videos. Just a suggestion but I really believe it's a great way for us to get the breath through our organs, bones and muscles.

    It's a great way to exercise. I hope to continue doing it after my surgery and through the chemo and radiation. That and practice singing. Anything to keep the breath moving through the body. It's so important. I can't believe I have this road ahead but am glad tai chi and qi gong are in my life for a while now since it does a lot for you with minimal movement but much meditation and concentration so you can really get a good work out. It makes me feel pain free while I am doing it most of the time. But I'm just suffering from the tumors, not from any treatment yet.

    Tai Chi is fabulous. I took
    Tai Chi is fabulous. I took a class in this years back to relax and for some reason stopped doing that. Even have a few DVD's on it. Will have to rethink that. Have you done Reiki healing tapes as well? The music and sounds are very soothing - at least to me they were - and I used to listen to it before treatment and after treatment.
  • Gulamin
    Gulamin Member Posts: 134
    #8
    sandysp said:

    Tai Chi for Natural Health, Chi Kung "the healing workout"
    I use this and about four other instructional videos. Just a suggestion but I really believe it's a great way for us to get the breath through our organs, bones and muscles.

    It's a great way to exercise. I hope to continue doing it after my surgery and through the chemo and radiation. That and practice singing. Anything to keep the breath moving through the body. It's so important. I can't believe I have this road ahead but am glad tai chi and qi gong are in my life for a while now since it does a lot for you with minimal movement but much meditation and concentration so you can really get a good work out. It makes me feel pain free while I am doing it most of the time. But I'm just suffering from the tumors, not from any treatment yet.

    Yoga does it for me
    Each one of us has their own way of working out before and after this experience. I agree, continuing a good workout schedule is an important part of healing. I was doing Bikram Yoga before I found out in November 2010 and went through treatment. I started my yoga practice again 2 months after treatement stopped and feel great. The first few times were hard but, as with any excercise if you have not done it in a while, it gets easier. I just started horseback riding again and today, for the first time ever, tried waterskiing. Don't give up. It will all be ok!
  • sandysp
    sandysp Member Posts: 868 Member
    #9
    sissy310 said:

    Tai Chi is fabulous. I took
    Tai Chi is fabulous. I took a class in this years back to relax and for some reason stopped doing that. Even have a few DVD's on it. Will have to rethink that. Have you done Reiki healing tapes as well? The music and sounds are very soothing - at least to me they were - and I used to listen to it before treatment and after treatment.

    I love Tai Chi
    The gyn surgeon told me no tai chi for one month and I said. "ONE MONTH!" I have done some Qi Gong carefully and found I needed pain meds after so we don't realize how deeply we are working our innards with these quiet slow movements. But I keep trying to remember the really small movements that improve posture and am doing the breathing exercises without squatting and scooping which is where I think I got into trouble last time before I knew it. That's the problem with pain meds too. Sometimes we don't really know where we are in the healing process and have to trust our doctors.

    I used to be a spinning teacher until the pain became unbearable down my legs. You have given me so much hope today! I am starting to imagine life without all these ailments and the picture looks like the treatment will be worth it thanks to your post today and one others I saw which was about Sex! ha, ha, ha! I almost forgot that word.

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