Comments on: Your body after Chemo – 5 months after my last treatment

By: maroua

maroua — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:42:06 +0000

hello , thanks a lot of sharing this with us,,, my fiance has a cancer, troath one , and he has started the first session of chemo ,, first and second day of chel he was feeling normal than , the pain started and he s not able to sleep ,i m scared about it, i thought that chemo wll help him to recover, not to destroy him , but once i saw all comments, and i saw ur pictures, i m feeling more optimistic and it give us a courage to face those dark days ,its 2012 and i think , medecine is more develloped than before, so it gives a positive energy and thinking,,, with the best of luck and courage for all patients , for their family and loved one,, and specialy we should keep praying,just god is the only light during this hard moments, thanks again of sharing ur pictures and ur story , its realy helpul …

By: Thomas Smith

Thomas Smith — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 15:47:17 +0000

Thanks for your blog. Just finished my first round of chemo REALLY did a number on me and doc says going to radiation/Chemo treatment in a couple of weeks for six weeks 5 times a week. Really lost a lot of wight 30 lbs and mostly muscle mass. Really discouraged just want to get my strenght back. Really hard to exercise? always been active and healthy . Trust I will be able to put some weight back on before I start my final therapy. Any thoughts if I should try and bulk up before the. I quess I am looking for a long recovery 22weeks! I quess that is nothing in regards that like you I can bounce back and live a long and healthly like. Looking forward to corresponding with you through my ordeal. Talk to you soon Tom

By: stick bianchi

stick bianchi — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 07:44:34 +0000

Thanks for starting this blog, i have head and neck cancer, i had 6 weeks radiation 4 months cemo, last treatment was july 2011, total weight loss was about 65 lbs, since july i have gained back about 20 lbs. i have worked my way back up to walking my dog about 5miles per day, i just turned 47 yrs. I’m still weak ,i have trouble with taste, but at least i can eat most foods, i get very irritable and agetated easily, depression is hard to over come and lots of stress, but day by day i seem to improve. its going much slower then i ever would have thought. i do think at some point i will be close to 100% as i was before. its very nice to see all the comments from the others.

By: veronica Gentile

veronica Gentile — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 18:19:08 +0000

I am interested in following Dan A’s Blog but not sure how. I am a personal trainer and I just finished up 6 months of hard core inpatient chemotherapy & found your recovery interesting! Please adv.

By: veronica Gentile

veronica Gentile — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 18:10:40 +0000

I am interested to following Dan A. Blog but not sure how. I am a personal trainer and I just finished up 6 months of hard core inpatient chemotherapy & found your recovery intersting!

By: Karen

Karen — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 22:43:14 +0000

Thanks for posting! My sister in law was just told today she must endure 5 months of chemo. Don’t know if she is ready for your blog yet, but I will forward it to her when she is! Love the Happy Ending/Success Story. Thank you!!

By: Jen

Jen — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 20:59:48 +0000

Dan, thanks for the inspiration! I’m so happy to find the breakdown of how you recovered. I have my LAST chemo on Nov 11th, and I was looking for information on recovery, trying to figure out if I could prepare myself for the next powerlift in March. Thanks for the motivation and the info!

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 07:54:17 +0000

I just finished my bc chemo 5 days ago waiting til day 8 to get back to physio for light weights + cardio program. I’ve been doing this twice a week (plus walking) in weeks 2 and 3 of each 3 week cycle. I’m not as fit as I was before mastectomy but the light exercise (not in toxic week – learnt that the hard way – you dont recover until the poison is out if your system – ouch!) has helped keep some muscle tone, fat gain from steroids minimal (still a bit though) and has been amazing for my mental health. It’s great to be safely physical in a supported environment and to be proud each time that my body isn’t deteriorating completely. It’s a good reminder that I’m getting better!

By: Dulvy (Danbury, CT)

Dulvy (Danbury, CT) — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 01:19:20 +0000

I had a cancerous fibroid on Uterus 39 yrs old- just finished chemo last month. Back at the gym and now just waiting for my hair to grow back. Those of you going through this please pray and go to mass, God was my light during those dark days. Hang in there, this shall pass.

By: Macky

Macky — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 18:08:50 +0000

Thanks for posing your experience I am 35 years old and I was diagnosed with lung cancer … I had my surgery in june 2011 and I started chemo last Monday my doctor said I was not going to loss my hair do to I’m getting low chemo .., I feel weak and miserable …, I’m stress and have lots of pain.,,