Hi Kari_2015,
I finished active treatment in August 2016 (lumpectomy, chemo & radiation) & I am now on letrozole. Prior to the diagnosis I was very active (marathon runner, squash, gym). During the treatment I tried to keep running but by the end of chemo I was doing a few very short shuffles. As I started to feel better during radiation I put myself on a gym & running program being careful to start slow etc so as not to hurt myself. It was worse than coming back from an injury!!! Everything was so tight, I'd put on weight and I just felt really really bad. It took about 3 months before I felt sort of OK but not great. I was starting to get very upset as I was so used to finding running easy and fun. So I went to an excercise physiologist. She put me on a program for improving my balance, my core and stretching. She also suggested Pilates & yoga. It's worked but it has taken a long long time, only now in February 2017 am I starting to feel like the old me. So stick with it and maybe see an excercise physiologist (I think you can get a free visit through your GP, my private health covered mine). It is hard as we are now "well" but we are not back to normal and probably never will be but I'm going to give it a bl**dy good try! All the best, keep us posted, Jane
Ps I have entered the Berlin Marathon 2017, don't care how fast I am but I'm going to cross that finish line and hopefully not blub too much :)
@Jane-Altona
Berlin Marathon 2017 - here's to a great experience! Good luck!
