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rentrac · 08-15-2007, 05:35 PM

Dear Pink,
After almost 4 years of trying out way too many kinds of therapies, I found that it does take a while to recover from all the tortures the poor bod has gone through. When I was completely wiped out, I started by taking a very slow walk, a very short way every other day. From there I slowly increased pace, length and frequency. When I could finally make it 1/2 mile every day without turing purple from exertion, I switched to the pool... just walking slowly from one end to the other.

I've also had to work off decadron weight that I scooped up in April. Decadron can reduce muscle strength in the upper arms and the thighs - which it sure did to me, so I asked my doc for physical therapy. They've worked my butt... not quite off (which I'd be VERY pleased to achieve), but certainly have improved my strength and stamina in just a few weeks. I'm beginning to believe that there is a remote possiblity that I can drop even more of the amazing weight cancer treatment has given me. I'd just love to recognize myself in the mirror again! Hang in there.
Rentrac

08-15-2007, 05:35 PM	#6
rentrac Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Eastern NC Posts: 65	Dear Pink, After almost 4 years of trying out way too many kinds of therapies, I found that it does take a while to recover from all the tortures the poor bod has gone through. When I was completely wiped out, I started by taking a very slow walk, a very short way every other day. From there I slowly increased pace, length and frequency. When I could finally make it 1/2 mile every day without turing purple from exertion, I switched to the pool... just walking slowly from one end to the other. I've also had to work off decadron weight that I scooped up in April. Decadron can reduce muscle strength in the upper arms and the thighs - which it sure did to me, so I asked my doc for physical therapy. They've worked my butt... not quite off (which I'd be VERY pleased to achieve), but certainly have improved my strength and stamina in just a few weeks. I'm beginning to believe that there is a remote possiblity that I can drop even more of the amazing weight cancer treatment has given me. I'd just love to recognize myself in the mirror again! Hang in there. Rentrac __________________ Oct. 2003: Dx age 48, Stage IIIA Ductal Ca. dense dose neoadjuvent AC. BrCa 1&2 -, ER+, PR-, Her2+. 2004: R mastectomy, 3+ nodes, dense doseTaxotere ( allergic), total hysterectomy, radiationx36 . Tamoxifen x6 mo., Arimidex x9 mo. Jan. '06: Multi left metastatic nodes left neck. Stage IV. Taxol, Carboplatin (allergic to both), Herceptin, radiationx27. Herceptin cont'd. 1 mediastinal met in old rad field. April: 2 brain mets - Rcerebellar, Ltemporal lobe. Gammaknife. Stop Herceptin, Start Tykerb. May: CyberKnife-mediastinal node, Zometa restart. July: New RLung mets. Xeloda add. Jan. 2008: CT: Lung mets shrinking. Fatty liver w/increased liver function panel. Feb '08: MRI: brain mets back, 2nd GammaKnife. June: Migraine headaches from cerebellar tumor. Team for WBR - Choose Craniotomy on Cerebellum only. Aug: Crainiotomy successful. Sept: PET -right lung apex clean; left internal mammary artery appears malignant. Herceptin in future. Left mastectomy?