Sport and Recovery

[juvety]

Hello,

My name is Dani, I'm 50 years old, I have prostate cancer since 46 years old and I had surgery at 47, I love sport. I am currently in radiotherapy sessions (SRT+6 months ADT) today 06/26/2020 at 7 of 35. I am testing for myself the effects of sport on recovery and side effects. My intention if the fatigue leaves me, is to run at least about 5km each radiation day. I think it is an adequate distance to avoid excessive fatigue in my case. I will write the results in this post and in my Strava.

I hope resilience and health for all of us!!

BR

[Magnus1964]

Exercise is always good. Watch for irritations of the prostate bed. You could get a slight rise in PSA.

[juvety in reply to Magnus1964]

Thanks Magnus. I'm not checking my PSA at this moment , I'm in just in the 4th month of testostetone deprivation . My PSA is not detected. But I will only check the sports benefits in my global healthy. I would prefer to do not know my PSA in the future, my doctor has this instructions.

[Hidden in reply to juvety]

That’s one way not to worry .

[Hidden]

You’re a Superman if you do that juvety! I wish fatigue on no man . It can arise with rt..It did for me. Hopefully not for you . Im now waiting to see the miles ran . If you need rest , that’s important also in recovering . Take care 🏋🏻‍♂️

[juvety in reply to Hidden]

thank you very much whimpy-p !! No, I am not a superman, 😀😀, I've been running for years and with a minimum of energy I can move 🏃‍♂️, but at the end of the day I am exhausted, I will only try to quantify my sports downgrading. Then I will see how radiotherapy + ADT affects me and I will register it. If I can't I will go down km or I will end up walking ... or stretched out on the sofa XD XD

[Hidden in reply to juvety]

You are in top shape to run like that . We have a few guys that have keep it up throughOut their ordeals . All treatments can zap our strength while the energy gets drained to kill it . Then recovery .. I think you can do as well as any one and better than most . Half the battle is emotions while you’re getting your t stopped away from you . Stay away from anger and frustration and all is well . Take care . Live well .🌵

[juvety in reply to Hidden]

Thank you very much for your encouraging response! finally we do what we can, each person with their methods.👍

[Hidden in reply to juvety]

That right ! 😎✌️

[No17]

Hi

I totally get what your doing. I started Eligard 14 weeks ago but kept the same Workout schedule and routine nevertheless with the idea of monitoring how the whole thing is impacting my energy level. I take diligent notes of loads, reps, resistance level on the eliptical, time to run a mile , and other fitness tests like Tabata etc.

So far I am OK. A good test will be next Thursday when I should be on the ice (hockey) for the first time since March ....on the same day I am schedules for T and Psa blood test , making it a day of revelation!

Enjoy the day

[juvety in reply to No17]

Hello, I love that you understand me, sport makes me happy, the sweat of effort dries my tears. I hope you can give Hockey the necessary strength, I follow you I wait for your news. Strength, joy and health!!!! 💪👍

[treedown]

I rode my bike during radiation a minimum of 10 miles. Usually more for a total of 742 miles during the 44 treatments. The only SE I had during the treatments was peeing every 2 hours like a swiss watch at night. That ended a couple weeks after the last treatment and is now about once and often I sleep through the night. To this day I have had no fatigue or hot flashes and I have steadily increased my mileage and speed. That may have more to do with the 44 pounds I shed after dx in July 2019, aerodynamics and all. I walk 7.5 miles 1000' elevation on days I don't ride if I don't take a rest day. The ADT has turned my body into a cyclist by removing my leg hair and upper body muscle mass.

[juvety in reply to treedown]

wow !!! what an awful lot of miles !!!! congratulations. You are my teacher. 🚵‍♂️👏👏👏

[treedown in reply to juvety]

Glad your staying active and positive. Like you I am on the younger side at 57, but I am more fit than any other time in my life.

[Hidden in reply to treedown]

Bravo treeup🌲

[Hidden in reply to treedown]

Wow! 💪

[moguzzi]

Keep going juvety. Exercise, however much you can do, will at the very least keep you sane. I ran about 5km/day during my 9 weeks of radiation therapy a few years ago and recently finished 10 infusions of docetaxel which gave me a chemo bloated body which I decided to exploit by swimming 3/4 miles per day. (It gave me better flotation.) In the warm weather I now try to do 20-30 miles a day of bicycling four or five days a week. Listen to your body and take days off but keep that exercise as much part of your routine as possible. It's a great stress reliever.

[juvety]

At the moment I keep running 5 km every day although during the day I feel exhausted and somewhat sad, maybe because of ADT hormone therapy or because on thursday my oncologist will tell me if I have DNA mutations like BRCA among others ...