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Rock climbing, strength training and running after lumpectomy
Hi everyone. I'm an active 41 yo (My favourite activities are climbing, sailing and running). I had a lumpectomy 3 weeks ago. The size of the tissue removed was 6x4 cm. I'm feeling great with the rec...
One last thing, I lost a little bit of weight during my 14 months of chemotherapy but unfortunately it included muscle mass, so it felt just great to be able to rebuild strength and muscle mass through exercise afterwards.
Hi paulina_gtzr
Making haste 'slowly' is the way to go .. you will know if you are going 'too fast' ...
My husband was a triathlete who had major abdominal cancer surgery - and as soon as he was able, he was walking around the ward (with drains attached.) He made a good recovery at the time and was back competing again within 6 months of completing chemo. But - MAKE HASTE SLOWLY xx
Definitely take at least 3 weeks off your rock climbing (I've tried it & altho you are supposed to use your legs more than your arms) ..... I still relied on my upper body strength too much .... Plus, Everyone heals at a different rate - and have had different levels of surgery .. just don't push yourself too hard, too soon.
Walking is an EXCELLENT way of maintaining your fitness until you are able to push a bit harder, when able to. Listen to your body. If it is taking you longer to recover from (previously) easy exercises .... back off! Recover. Try again - at a lower regime!
Take care & all the best.