Femara the terrible necessity

Just thought I would update good news After 17 months of sticking to instructions ie wearing pressure garments daily Lymphodaema exercises once a day maintaining routine of weekly pressure jacket at hospital the result is incredible I now have monthly pressure jacket sessions of 25mins max Wear pressure garments 5 days out of seven right full arm and hand Left hand Two boobs The result now has gradually been reached it was 7 days intil until about Easter and then once weather cooled a bit moved to five days and the future looks promising might I am told if I keep up the good work wear these things one day a week utopia I thought but well I never thought I'd get to this stage I still do what I call light exercise at least three days a week ride my bike while my dog runs free on an open dog track for about an hour I ride my bike to hospital for any treatment about ten mins either way this can be once or three times a week depends on Appts what with surgeon oncologist radium all see me at least once every 3 or six months I have Physio every week and if course my Lymphodaema treatment now reducing once a month I also have a mini gym at home u use infrequently like jump on the bike paddle machine (broke that recently) no weights just pull down leg lifts etc I just do it when I can I run a business 6 days a week so I'm busy at 70 I have to get rest in to the mix I only have me and a dog and a cat to look after otherwise so for ladies with a family maybe my business equates to some of your workload Don't worry I'm not superwoman I suffer pain sometimes I go to bed with the ice pack on neck and knee heat pack on hips I look like a WWII veteran sometimes for me I it's whatever it takes I'm on femara but I believe I suffer few side effects because of the regular exercise which aireates the body in other words pump the oxygen through Even the makers of that drug comment on this I try to keep my weight level and down not up VIP Eat healthy food don't drink alcohol since I was about 35 or smoke by the way but I do love Pepsi max pink lemonade and ice cream My bones are holding up remembering I fractured the 2nd to the !ninth thoracic vertebrae and discs in 1963 damaged c1c2 in neck then in fact I broke many more bones before 21 through extreme exercise not from bone problems so I should be suffering and I do with arthritis but I make sure I wear gloves at night etc etc Anyway that's enough from me staying alive and maintaining a fun life is all I wish for Gail Austen