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SD4020 and theatergypsy - I'm trying to do the same, trying to stay as active as I can. Life is too short, and I have many things I want to do in life yet. (Although I am not going to win the prize for "most active" today, I assure you!)
chelle - Love the pick of you barrel racing. We have an annual rodeo around here and it's one of my favorite events to watch.
I had my first therapy session today for the cording. It went well and we saw improvement. The therapist thinks I probably won't need more than another session or two to break the cord up. I hate all the weird things cancer and its treatments do to my body! But so relieved this one can be readily fixed.
SD4020 and theatergypsy - I'm trying to do the same, trying to stay as active as I can. Life is too short, and I have many things I want to do in life yet. (Although I am not going to win the prize for "most active" today, I assure you!)
chelle - Love the pick of you barrel racing. We have an annual rodeo around here and it's one of my favorite events to watch.
I had my first therapy session today for the cording. It went well and we saw improvement. The therapist thinks I probably won't need more than another session or two to break the cord up. I hate all the weird things cancer and its treatments do to my body! But so relieved this one can be readily fixed.
That's the key, Christina. There assuredly are days when active means you breathe and get up to go to the bathroom. Those are the days you give in and admit that activity ain't happenin'. I had those days but fortunately, they were only here and there until I finished my chemo. You do what you can.
Glad the therapy session went well. Sounds promising.
Thanks christina! Glad your therapy went well. Along with the cording, watch for lymphedema and frozen shoulder. I was amazed at how fast my shoulder went from just fine to absolutely NOT fine. I do stretches most days to keep it from freezing again.
As for cancer. Well. pft. I have no respect for cancer. It may kill me eventually, but I'm not going to let it take me easily. I plan on LIVING every single day I have left. When I can't LIVE anymore I'll stay too doped up to care.
During my treatment I was working a full time job, running a business as another full time job. Sold the business during treatment. And was doing contract work too.
It was over the winter. In that time my grandmother passed away, I took a trip to the twin cities, and really didn't want the cancer to take any of my time.
Afterwords I slowed down what I was doing for a while. The first time I took the jet ski out after treatment it was rewarding and so much fun.
I haven't changed my activities either; I wasn't doing that much, to begin with though--just teaching. I'm mostly over the creaky part of the post-chemo that occurs, for me, 48 hours after the treatment. It hurt but I was prepared for it this time and managed to sleep (with Meletonin). Feel better this morning; teaching a group lesson and 4 1/2 hours of private lessons today. Don't feel that great, though.
Doc said I might have had this tumor for five years; this would explain a lot. I'm still not convinced I'll get through this unscathed. I know a positive attitude helps, but the loss of control is disturbing.
There assuredly are days when active means you breathe and get up to go to the bathroom. Those are the days you give in and admit that activity ain't happenin'. I had those days but fortunately, they were only here and there until I finished my chemo. You do what you can.
Yup, that's yesterday and today. I'm doing laundry today and that's about it. Had to throw my husband off of the couch - when I have a down day, he thinks he is having one too. lol Not today, he has a big honey do list to work on!
I had a dream once, right after my first diagnosis. Ugh. They say you never see your own death in dreams. They are wrong.
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