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missbeautiful

11/18/2021 at 11:02 AM

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My doctor keeps telling me that exercise will help me feel better while in treatment, but I just don't know... Does anyone else exercise? What kind of things do you do? I'm not sure how much energy I have and what kinds of things are "safe" for us...

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11/19/2021 at 7:12 PM

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Hi @missbeautiful‍, thank you for opening this discussion!

Hi everyone, how are you doing?

Has your doctor recommended that you exercise? For those of you in treatment, are you able to exercise? If so, does it help you to feel better? What kinds of things do you do?
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11/22/2021 at 6:36 PM

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@missbeautiful

Hello,
They always recommend to exercise, even if it’s just walking around. But I must admit, it is difficult. Listen to your energy, your body. Remember that you are convalescing so take baby steps and see how your level of energy react. Exercising is supposed to give energy, not depleting it. And forget how you performed « before ». Listen to yourself in the now!

Stretching is a must to retrieve the amplitude of movement most of all for the arm on the side of the surgery, always listening to your body!

Find a comfortable rythm and augment or diminish as needed.

Take care!

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07/08/2021 at 7:19 PM

@Courtney_J I am getting very nervous and scared because the surgery is July 13, 2021. My parents both died this year so I dont have them to talk to. My mom died on Feb 16, 2021 with a sickness she was suffering for 18 months so i was dealing with that for the last months and then my dad had a major stroke 3 weeks after my mom passed away and he could no longer go back to his assistance living so we had to find a nursing home. We found one he was only in there 3 weeks and then he passed away on May 6, 2021. Right after all that I was diagnosed with cancer so I have been on a train that is non-stop. I feel like I am so tried out and I dont have much energy left. My sisters are not helpful they keep telling me just pray. They both got to take 2 weeks vacation after my mom and dad passed away. I have not even had time to take a breather I am just on the train of bad luck. That is how I am feeling.

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