Chemo/Radiation and Exercise

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Yes, I continued to exercise during chemoradiation (and chemo alone). For me, it is a lifesaver. Not so much for physical health (altho of course that is important). But very important for psychological health. My main exericise is walking (track, road, or hills/hiking). But also some weights and some yoga. It is also a social time for me (I exercise with friends) and of course it is nice to maintain that. I would advise that you cut yourself some slack -- don't expect to maintain the same rigour of exercise. Listen to your body. Feel good if you just get there and do something. I'm on chemo at the moment. Yesterday I walked 30 min -- at a somewhat gentle pace. Then did 20 min stretching. I spent a lot of those 20 minutes lying on my back staring at the sky! But, I was there. Good luck. Listen to the body.

Tara

exercise
Absolutely! In our area the American Cancer Society partners with YMCA to provide a program for 1 year membership free to cancer patients. I did the incline bike and treadmill a lot during winter but the oxylaplatin I had gave me some bad neuropathy so the treadmill went out and I walked all the time..Morning and evening. I was able to work (high School teacher) during chemo but not for 2 weeks after the liver and lung surgery.So sorry you are here but attitude is altitude. I found that music helped me a lot as I coach as well and found I could not do what I could before and that bummed me out but the ipod really seemed to help. I listened to podcasts and music to bring me up a lot. You may find that exercising around a lot of people can bring you closer to germs and one thing you do not want is lower white counts becasue of colds and flus delaying treatment. I lived with purell hand alcohol, my own towels and often exercised at odd hours away from large groups. If people were coughing, I left. I know it sounds silly but I felt that holding off a week because I was coughing and had a cold really bummed me out. This only happened once in the 10 months.
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