Well, despite the title I have bitten the bullet and joined my local gym.
The main challenge I have, well apart from breathing after the cardio, is trying to exercise without losing weight! Although I live in a village, we have a wonderful little sports club with a decent size gym 2 minutes walk from my house. Although they haven’t yet implemented the GP referral scheme, the instructors have received training to enable…
So having just completed 4 very short weeks back at work, it seems the right time to reflect on how I have handled that and what has stuck with me the most. The title of this post gives the main answer. It is good to be back! That is probably the sentence I have uttered the most to colleagues too. What I actually mean is it is good to be well enough to be back. During treatment you wonder whether you will ever feel normal…
Over the past couple of months I have been planning my return to work and finally got the last sign off yesterday. This is something I have been pushing for in my quest to get back to normality but now it is getting close, I confess to being a little apprehensive. I am due back on 1 August and that is only a few days away...
After such a long time, most of which was spent not having the energy or inclination to do very…
Having postponed my DEXA scan (assesses or measures bone density) in September as I was due to start chemo, I finally had this a couple of weeks ago. I now have osteoporosis due to the dramatic weight loss. I have to say I wasn’t surprised having been diagnosed with osteopenia some years ago. My GP called me to let me know and will be prescribing calcium and vitamin D tablets. However, the usual medication for osteoporosis…
After suffering with tummy problems and weight loss over and above my usual acid reflux nausea, I saw my GP Dr O’Connor who ordered blood tests. He also thought it was possible I had gall stones and a blockage in my bile duct and certainly some of my symptoms were fairly classic for that. Switching to a fat free diet can ease symptoms. I was already losing weight as I felt unwell particularly after eating and removing…
