Heyy guys,
So how do ya'll make sure to stay fit while going through/recovering from Chemo like what kind of exercises or workout routines would be best??
Also how do you motivate yourself to actually move when you have barely any energy??
I'm currently going through Chemo again for the second time and I have my second round this Thursday!
While recovering I usually just stay in bed as I always feel quite tired, but I find that staying in bed actually makes me feel even more tired and it takes me longer to recover as my body goes quite stiff and has to get used to moving again and it makes me even more unfit than I already am and I always feel really miserable and unmotivated!
So I really want to change this and actually try to become as fit and active as possible as I've heard that keeping fit and active is actually really beneficial when you have Cancer, plus I have a beginners indoor wall climbing session booked with this Autism group that I'm a part of (I'm Autistic which also doesn't really help the motivation side of things) exactly a week after Chemo which I really don't want to miss and I want to make sure I'm still fit and active enough to actually do it!
So if anyone has any tips, advice etc on how to keep fit and active while going through Chemo and what kind of exercises/workouts would be best etc then please feel free to let me know!
Anything would be very greatly appreciated 
Hi thelittlewarriorcdc4e4 keeping as active and fit during treatment is very important…… although only do what you can safely and physically do.
My main chemo was over 5 nights/6 days on my 2 IV pumps 24/7 for over 120hrs for each of my 6 cycles…..
My great CNS came in to see me over my the first full day of my treatment. she came in past to see me after every meal (made sure I was up, showered and dressed in the morning) and she would walk with me….. and my chemo trolly round the unit corridors for 15mins…..
I continued to do this and this helped to reduce a lot of the fatigue but more importantly reduces the muscle loss.
These signs are everywhere in our hospital…
I went on to have 2 Allograft (donor) Stem Cell Transplants….. unfortunately I had complications during my second and ended up in the CCU for some time….. so I was basically in bed for about 3 weeks. I went into the unit with no physical issues but left in a wheelchair. I was just turning 60 at the time but I had the body of a 90 year old.
Months of physiotherapy later I was back in my feet.
The less you do during treatment the longer….. and painful the post treatment recovery can be.
