Hello, I’m 47 and having a mastectomy due to several areas of invasive ductal cancer in just over a week. Currently lymph nodes are thought to be clear and if that remains the case, next step would be at least 5 years of tamoxifen.
I started couch to 5k in January and have, for the first time in my life, managed to keep up the running to this point of the year, regularly doing 7-8k runs and having done a couple of organised 10ks. I don’t run fast but enjoy the sense of achievement. I also enjoy long walks.
I obviously want to give my body the best chance of recovery but for both my physical and mental health I would like to get back to walking and running soon to try to maintain the habit I’ve established this year.
I would love to hear from others about how quickly they were able to get back to walks of several miles and jogging. In particular I would be keen to be able to walk Parkrun in our local park. Thank you!
