Oncology Rehab Program - Starting Soon

I will be starting 10 weeks of Oncology Rehab after all.  Will start January 5, and it will be twice a week for 10 weeks in the first phase.  I am not expected to need phase 2 of the program.

At first, they will be limited to what they can have me do with a catheter in place, but hopefully it will only be in me for the first 3 weeks of the program  (jury still out on that subject).

They will work with me at first with upper body exercises and routines, give dietary info, and closely monitor me.  It is suppose to really help overcome the fatigue factor that I am still fighting post SRT.

I went through a similar program 10 years ago, but I was in much worse physical shape after the throat/neck RT I had back then.  I went for 11 months at that time.

I just want to be better.  I just want out of this hellish world of endless catheters.  I want the old me back, pre-surgery me at least, so I can start out the new year better.

I will bring highlights of what happens there once it starts.  Interestingly, the head of the program is the same woman that headed the program I was in 10 years ago, but with a different hospital system.  She still remembered me from back then.

David in SC

Good luck with this David. Good diet and proper exercise are a good Rx for anyone.

It may be tough starting, but once you do, I'm sure you'll notice the difference.

Mike

montee, I have to keep believing that, that's what keeps me going through all this stuff.

mike, the toughest part for me in my journey was mentally accepting that I had to go through the SRT, even more than all the surgical issues and catheter part. I knew I would have a rough time, I did anyway, and I had to fight the temptation to quit each and every day,
so yeah, the rehab won't be easy at first, but in comparisom, it will be a walk in the park to what I just went through

jake, still dont know about the tough part, perhaps a combo of being stubborn/stupid in equal parts. plus, not a fan of pain, so that's a pretty good motivator in itself. my adult age kids are not use to seeing their dad in such a weakened state for the past year or so, and i feel bad about that, even though its not my fault, i have really been doing the best i can. i want to mend up so they can remember me the way they still do in their hearts. tired of the patient/invalid mode, just want to function normal again.

Well, Jake, they know they I am not a quitter, they have made that clear.

With my surgery and all the complications with catheters and blockages, I jsut kind of took a pragmatic approach to it. This is what is going on, this is why its going on, this is what I can do to help myself. But with the radiation I just went through, too much mental damage from a very horrific RT from 10 years ago, so I was scared to start with, and thinking back, how I made all 39 treatments is beyond me, but I did.
Glad that is past tense.

Steve,

Not really, just an orientation, and layout of the program, how it would be fitted to me. Looks like when I did this before, very few men in the program. But I am excited to get all the bad stuff behind me and really hoping for a good 2010 ahead.

Thanks for all your care.

David in SC

Thanks David/CPA, hope the same for you and your family too. 2009 was not at all what I expected, it was like being in a time delay about getting better.

Should add, once I am out of the cath, then I will be going 3x a week to the rehab classes, only so much I can do with the sp cath in place.

Are you off the road for the holidays?

David

David, I lived in North Africa for 4 years (Morrocco), but never been to the south. Would love to see it though. Enjoy your time back home.