How it looks across the Pond

garym said:

Right hand...
Mike,

Are you sure that is the only exercise your right hand gets? There must be something a bit more aerobic that you can think of.

LOL,

Gary

Texas_wedge said:

Hey Texas
Limelife50, I hope I can safely assume you hadn't read my reply to you above, at 8.40 pm yesterday. (Please do, so you realise I wasn't getting at you - quite the opposite in fact) If you had read my reply to you, then I can only apologise if I upset you - it was certainly not my intention to do so. You and I joined here at about the same time and I hope that you've noticed that the messages here are very civilised and no-one wants to cause offence to anyone else. Also, there's a great sense of fun here, if you know where to look for it.

You make a point about my going on about exercise so perhaps I should explain. I started this thread to share some information about what's going on in the UK on the subject of kidney cancer, believing that info. from another part of the world might interest some members here. I wanted to highlight the issues of depression and the value of exercise in combating it and also the value of exercise for kidney cancer sufferers, before surgery as well as during, and after, treatment. I make no apology for doing so. I realise that most members here won't bother to read what I write but I've already had gracious responses from a small number whom I've already grown to think of as friends, even if we never meet (which makes me sad but reality suggests we probably never will). That's good enough for me.

My long ramble about my own exercise activities was addressed specifically to foxhd who is an expert on the subject and no-one needed to read it (including him!) if they didn't wish to do so. People here ask about issues of concern to them, such as coping with sleeping, showering, drug treatments etc. and that's fine. I think I'm equally entitled to seek advice on what matters for me. I'm 69, have advanced sarcomatoid rcc, for which the outlook is pretty dismal, and am trying to make the best of it.

We have a lot of experience and professional expertise on these threads and it would be a shame if we couldn't seek advice here from those better equipped to know the answers.

Texas_wedge said:

Both hands
I'll end the deafening hush here Gary by telling you we've still had no snow in this neck of the woods, how about you? I had my fourth round this week this morning. First match since November and won 3 & 2 so I'm feeling very pleased with myself and just hope my consultant doesn't tell me not to on Thursday.

Sad to see so many new faces here. I guess iceman has seen a very large number, and still they come. It's some comfort to know we newbies and those to follow have come to a good place for information, support and a bit of fun to lighten the load.