Moopy and Aortus

Moopy23 said:

Exercise, CSN
Judy, Jeanne, and Mimi, reading your posts, I realized that I haven't been exercising. I will start. Thank you Judy, for making this important suggestion. Patty and Pammy, maybe we three can walk away most of this tiredness. (not sure about spinning, Mimi. How does that work? Will have to look it up)

Claudia, I second Mimi: we are very grateful that you stay near. I am grateful for all of you, who, like Claudia and Judy, are there to lend a helping hand, or ear.

Ditto
Me too!! ♥ Pammy

Kat11 said:

HI Moopy hope all is well
HI Moopy hope all is well with you.

Hey
Glad to see you Moopy! I have seen Joe posting a little bit. Hope all is well with you!
Kylez ♥

Kristin N said:

MIA?
Nah, Moopy and Joe would never leave us. They know

how much we need them. How are you doing Moopy after rads?

Kristin ♥

Hi, Cute Kittens Kylez, Kristin, and Katt
Nah, we wouldn't leave. You all are just too cute. And Katt knows I love her Husky pup.

I'm going to take our sisters' advice and walk vigorously, starting today. Fall is my favorite time of the year; I don't want to be sitting on the sofa and missing beautiful fall colors and cool temps.

Hope you three are well. Katt, you're almost done with chemo, right? When do we do the happy dance in honor of your completing your last one? Hang in there. You will make it.

Moopy23 said:

Hi, Cute Kittens Kylez, Kristin, and Katt
Nah, we wouldn't leave. You all are just too cute. And Katt knows I love her Husky pup.

I'm going to take our sisters' advice and walk vigorously, starting today. Fall is my favorite time of the year; I don't want to be sitting on the sofa and missing beautiful fall colors and cool temps.

Hope you three are well. Katt, you're almost done with chemo, right? When do we do the happy dance in honor of your completing your last one? Hang in there. You will make it.

BEEN THERE
hi moopy,
i'm a 4 year survivor and this oct. will be 4 years since i finished radiation. i had chemo first then a 3 week break before 7 weeks of radiation. i have followed your threads and know what you've been thru. i'd like to say first off congratulations on finishing your treatment and give yourself a big pat on the back for all you've been thru.
by the time i finished rads i was so exhausted i couldn't believe it. i had never known fatigue so bad. it started after the 4th week, i would be cooking supper and would have to sit down. i felt like my legs would give out. i told my rad/onc. and he said that was completely normal and right on schedule. the rads affects our blood counts just like the chemo does and it all has a cumulative effect. your body right now is trying to heal itself from the chemo and radiation. all your energy is going into repairing those cells. these treatments kill alot of healthy cells along with the bad ones. i swear our bodies know what they need. its telling you to rest and let it heal itself. even though we know red meat is bad for us, when i was going thru rads i would crave it, like my body knew i needed the iron.
as a matter of fact you may want to mention that to your onco. when i finished chemo my blood count showed i was anemic so my onco recommended an iron pill every day while i was going thru rads and i stayed on it for several months after even after my blood counts came back up.
you WILL feel better as time goes on believe me. but the iron may help and walking of course always makes us feel better especially on a beautiful day. but please take it slow so you won't over do it. give your body what it needs right now which is rest and tender loving care.
as far as getting our energy level back to normal, in my experience, in some ways i feel better than i did before cancer and in other ways i'll never be the same. i take a nap every day (just like a baby) and i don't drive myself without sleep and food like i used to.
best wishes to you for good health and healing as you go forward.