Health & Fitness

[gallahadesquire]

At this point in my life having struggled with Leukemia, skin cancer and then prostate cancer with surgery all within 17 months, I find after each adventure that my body responds more and more slowly. When I finished the rounds of chemotherapy for the Leukemia, I began to have almost unbearable joint and neural and muscular pain. My doctors said it was common for some patients to have this reaction after chemo, and that while none would say whether the pain would ever abate, there are methods of pain management . however over time you have to sort out the trade offs of pain management versus side effects. The pain makes it VERY difficult to ride my recumbent bike for my usual workout time and levels. Even any basic movement causes intense pain, (especially stairs) so everything slows down to compensate. Food is not the problem. The problem for me is building the stamina and pushing the pain threshold. Neither is coming along at a pace that encourages. But you gotta keep trying.[/color][/size][/font]

 

Cymbalta not withstanding, nor Lyrica or Neurontin (gabapentin), you need to see a pain specialist. I won't go on, but you might respond to a low-dose opiod that's given as time-release so you don't get ups and downs. From there, it's a matter of figuring out which works best for you. This is not the kind of thing you should leave to an oncologist or a PCP; a palliative care physician should also be effective.

[corndog]

All four of these people were trim/slim. All four said they ate WHATEVER they wanted.

 

I think it is important to realize that we're all different. It's tempting to watch the eating and exercising behavior of someone around you and think that you if did just what they did, that you'd be in their condition. I know this simply isn't true. I know people who eat more, drink more, and exercise less than I do, and yet they don't carry around the extra weight that I do. Life isn't fair, but we each have our own blessings. I'll ALWAYS have to watch my weight, and that's just the way it is.

[ErieBear]

I was recently at a nationally known weight loss camp. As far a as food goes. they talked about switching from a "Good vs. Bad" mentality to a "Always vs. Sometimes" mentality. Eat 90% of the time from the "Always" list and 10% of the time from the "Sometimes" list.

[healthguy]

Chuckle with above ErieBear:

That goes along with weight loss, and good eating choices. They are related to issues 90% for the neck on up and 10% on down