In the
hospital I believe I set new frontiers for post-op walking. However I was
accompanied by my new best friend a magical epidural in my back and I have no
doubt I could have scaled the hospital if I wanted.
Then
came the third day and they removed the epidural and chest tube – well, I have
never felt so beat up. Each step was a challenge.
At home
I vividly remember my first walk to the end of the block and back. Trying to
convince my daughter I could do it unattended and compromising if I took my
cell phone.
Before
the first month of recovery was over I was up to three miles a day.
Reading “Exercise,
in other words, made it less likely that a survivor would subsequently die from
a recurrence of his or her cancer” in the
New York Times, well … was certainly motivating and if you can’t believe the New York Times what can you
believe? Cancer Survivors Who Stay Active Live Longer
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Soooo in
RealFeel® 100˚F (37.8˚C) temps and
under the dark clouds of approaching severe thunderstorms it was time to begin some serious training for the Lung Cancer 5K Walk just 4 weeks away that I had previously mentioned noticing in my thoracic surgeon's office. Escorted by dramatic lightning for the last mile, I
took as a good omen.
by Patrick Leer
BLOGS:
Caregivingly Yours, MS Caregiver @ http://caregivinglyyours.blogspot.com/
Lung Cancer Odyssey @ http://lung-cancer-survivor.blogspot.com/
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