Guest guest Posted March 15, 2004 Report Share Posted March 15, 2004 Lance, On your better days just try to do light exercises. Like yoga,or walking. Me, I used to go to the mall to walk before the stores opened. Then I could have the distraction of looking at all the goodies in the windows, and it is temp. controlled. LOL Drinking a healthy drink is a good way of not loosing too much weight. Like I told everyone time and time again. If you are feeling a bit queasy. Have a cup of ginger tea or ginger ale a little bit before trying to eat. And remember Lance we are here for you. 6 shots you are on the treatment for 24 weeks right?? So 6 from 24 is 18 weeks. Yeah you are about a quarter of the way through it. Good going Lance. Keep up the good work. We are rooting and tooting for ya. Love, Janet > Shot #6 last nite, Sunday at 5 PM. Eighteen (18) to go, Genotype > 2a. Sides seem to be very manageable now, fatique and irritability > is still a factor. Drink, drink, drink! > > I used to work out religiously, 6-7 days a week, alternating between > cardio and weights. Now, some days I just cannot get it done and I > do take off the day after the shot. I have lost 18 lbs and > approximately 15-20% of my strength. I can afford to loose the > weight. My cardio resistence is down about the same percent. You > can best believe it, I can feel myself slipping and it is getting > harder and harder. > > Any semblance of a workout schedule is out the window. Just try to > catch as catch can. I figure after the treatment, I can reassess and > take it from there. I am sure Lance Armstrong was not up to par > after his cancer treatment. > > I try to drink a whey(protein) smoothie w/ a banana, beans and rice. > I have added these to my diet to make up for ther loses. Looking at > red meat just turns my stomach. > > Keep you head up!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2004 Report Share Posted March 15, 2004 I'm a passionate road cyclist. In the summer of 2002, in the middle of treatment, I went on a 46 mile ride and it took me 4 hours! Several rest stops. Last year, about 6 months after treatment I turned in a 3:37 time on my 60 mile ride. I'm going for under 3:30 this year. It's the anemia. My hemoglobin dropped by a third but it was probably the side effect that dissipated the fastest after treatment. Be careful of weight gain after treatment. You'll want to eat like a pig!! Doug > Sixth Shot > > My cardio resistence is down about the same percent. You > can best believe it, I can feel myself slipping and it is getting > harder and harder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2004 Report Share Posted March 15, 2004 I'm a passionate road cyclist. In the summer of 2002, in the middle of treatment, I went on a 46 mile ride and it took me 4 hours! Several rest stops. Last year, about 6 months after treatment I turned in a 3:37 time on my 60 mile ride. I'm going for under 3:30 this year. It's the anemia. My hemoglobin dropped by a third but it was probably the side effect that dissipated the fastest after treatment. Be careful of weight gain after treatment. You'll want to eat like a pig!! Doug > Sixth Shot > > My cardio resistence is down about the same percent. You > can best believe it, I can feel myself slipping and it is getting > harder and harder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2004 Report Share Posted March 15, 2004 Hang in there, Lance! I agree with you and Doug, I'd try to keep up my physical activity, whatever it is, as much as you can! To me it's just a way of fighting back. Just think with each rep " I'm killing that virus, I'm killing that virus, I'm killing that virus. " I'm not speaking from experience, I start up in about a month and a half or so. I have a wedding to go to, would like to do that first. Not sure if I could make it if I start treatment first. Red meat makes you nauseous, huh? Guess I better restudy my amino acids, and stock up on beans and rice and tofu! Ray Lance Rommerdahl wrote: Shot #6 last nite, Sunday at 5 PM. Eighteen (18) to go, Genotype 2a. Sides seem to be very manageable now, fatique and irritability is still a factor. Drink, drink, drink! I used to work out religiously, 6-7 days a week, alternating between cardio and weights. Now, some days I just cannot get it done and I do take off the day after the shot. I have lost 18 lbs and approximately 15-20% of my strength. I can afford to loose the weight. My cardio resistence is down about the same percent. You can best believe it, I can feel myself slipping and it is getting harder and harder. Any semblance of a workout schedule is out the window. Just try to catch as catch can. I figure after the treatment, I can reassess and take it from there. I am sure Lance Armstrong was not up to par after his cancer treatment. I try to drink a whey(protein) smoothie w/ a banana, beans and rice. I have added these to my diet to make up for ther loses. Looking at red meat just turns my stomach. Keep you head up!! It's a pleasure having you join in our conversations. We hope you have found the support you need with us. If you are using email for your posts, for easy access to our group, just click the link-- http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Hepatitis_C_Central/ Happy Posting --------------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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