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Exercise after bc
Hi bobbiw,
Age is a factor, and so is whether or not one was able to exercise consistently during treatment. It is hard not to take it personally, but treatment does affect each of us differently and is harder on some of us than others. So it can be harder for some to recover than others.
At 50 when I was diagnosed I was in great shape, and so I have been pretty upset that it has taken me 3 1/2 years to get back to feeling more "normal" and being able to exercise without stumbling through it. I STILL am not back to my pre-treatment weight, either, but continue to work at it one pound at a time. I think a lot of it is due to muscle damage from steroids given during chemo, too.
I did not exercise consistently during treatment. I worked full-time and some on top of that, and found that was all I could handle with CAF and rads, with the nausea and memory problems.
Work at it, but give yourself credit and a break too....
AlaskaAngel
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