Hey Doug, So good to hear that your head is in a better place and yes, working out gets a lot of the anxiety, fear and frustration out of your system! It’s really the one thing that you actually can do to take part in your treatment and make a difference.
After my surgery a nurse came into my room and suggested that I get out of bed at some point that day - if I could - and maybe take a few steps around my room just to get moving…
So I gingerly got myself upright, grabbed my IV pole (a bag of Tylenol, a bag of saline, and a catheter bag) and off we went out of the room and all around the hallways of the ward for about an hour. Did it again after lunch to cheers of “Here he comes again!”
Don’t get me wrong, I was in pain and far from joyful during my promenade, but I was gonna do it, dammit! Even at home I started walking on the treadmill slowly after a few days and it gave me a real sense of control or victory or whatever that feeling was.
I think you will do the same or even more and your surgeon ( if you go that route) will appreciate your lean physique and your well defined anatomical landmarks. Surgeons absolutely HATE excess fat and having to negotiate their way through globs of adipose tissue inside your body.
And thank you for asking about my status; doing great a month out from salvage radiation, still pushing thru the fatigue like everyone else. But it’s a new year and a time for hope for all of us! Best of luck with your treatment.
Phil