mastectomy

[Catrin]

I hope you heal quickly, and it is great you have help. You are a strong woman and hope it is all uphill from here!

[andiewest]

Marni,

Wishing you a speedy recovery. It sounds like you are a quick healer and have a positive, practical way of dealing with this.

Andie

[carol1]

Marni,
I've been off of the forum for a bit but just found your thread. Wishing you the best - I've been there myself with a bilateral mastectomy two years ago this August. And you're right - being in shape and a positive attitude makes it incredibly easier to bounce back from. Six days post surgery I took my first post surgery 7 mile ride with my sister - wasn't much but it gave a true sense of normalcy back. One month to the day of the surgery I did the c&o canal, again with my sister, over 5 days which I had trained all year for. The only concession I would give to the cancer was to change the schedule from 3 days to 5. Give yourself patience, humor, love and don't let people tell you to "not overdo". And now you belong to the pink team...lol
Carol1

[marni]

Carol,

Thanks for your note. You tale of recovery makes me sound like a total wimp as I am two weeks into recovery and struggling with cardio endurance and just making myself do anything at all. I try to rationalize it by thinking that I probably went into the whole situation way overtrained and my body needs more than it's usual 1 week recovery time between 6 week training sessions, but I also think that I may have gotten a bit too much anesthetic and pain killer for the surgery and hospital stay.

Of course that fact that I have to haul my FIL's 20 pound dog in and out of the house 6 times or so a day, since he is on 6 weeks enforced cage rest for an ACL and cystectomy for bladder stones, doesn't help much since it pretty much makes FIL a basket case as well. However I have started back to the gym or on the trainer on a daily basis, plus allowing myself as many therapeutic afternoon naps as I seem to need so slowly day by day it gets easier.

As for the pink team- good a cause as it is I have to say this is one team I never aspired to belong to

Thanks for the good thoughts- I am trying to be patient and maintain my sense of humor but sometimes it is easier than others.

marni

[Biciclista]

Marni,
everyone is different! and it sounds like you are doing a LOT! take care and get better.