CML: Exercise and Low Blood Cell Counts

[Guest guest]

Hello Everyone,

Australias Talk Blood Cancers Chat Group (CML) and other blood

cancers have just launched recently a new website for young adults to

35 years - fantastic information - so all of us should have a look at

the website.

http://teamrevive.org

Aussie Sue

Refer to below:

I just wanted to let you know there is a section in our newly

launched 'REVIVE' website regarding exercise and considerations

associated with low red blood cell counts etc. I have included the

link below.

http://teamrevive.org/content/view/53

http://teamrevive.org/content/view/57

The Talkbloodcancer chat group is linked to

http://talkbloodcancer.com.au (refer to section chat and postings of

CML)

Take Care

Anita

TBC Moderator

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the link Sue. I talked about that quite a bit with my drs,

as I restarted the sports I like pretty much in the month after dx.

The main concerns were anemia and platelets. Exercising too much with

anemia can be dangerous for the heart and there's a risk of bruising,

or more seriously, internal bleeding with low platelets. Also I had

lost a lot of weight and was pretty weak, and I started exercising

gently to avoid joint/ligament/muscle injuries. I do think getting

back into physical shape helped me a lot both body and mind. 3 years

later I am exercising as much if not more than before dx, swimming 5

days a week, climbing every other day, and of course diving :-), and

so far I am doing good. I had a heart check up in May and everything

was fine. With the gleevec working better this last year all my counts

went a little bit lower, on the low edge of normal, and cuts and

scraps don't clot so well and are a little slow to heal, I am more

careful with infection. I am 41, dx in march 2005, on 400mg/day of

gleevec.

Marcos.

On Thu, Jul 10, 2008 at 2:49 AM, suehurt28 <hollie@...> wrote:

>

> Hello Everyone,

>

> Australias Talk Blood Cancers Chat Group (CML) and other blood

> cancers have just launched recently a new website for young adults to

> 35 years - fantastic information - so all of us should have a look at

> the website.

>

> http://teamrevive.org

>

> Aussie Sue

>

> Refer to below:

>

> I just wanted to let you know there is a section in our newly

> launched 'REVIVE' website regarding exercise and considerations

> associated with low red blood cell counts etc. I have included the

> link below.

>

> http://teamrevive.org/content/view/53

>

> http://teamrevive.org/content/view/57

>

> The Talkbloodcancer chat group is linked to

> http://talkbloodcancer.com.au (refer to section chat and postings of

> CML)

>

>

>

> Take Care

>

> Anita

>

> TBC Moderator

>

>

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