In my last post, I bragged about doing a 2 mile walk.
Today, I walked 5 miles. 5.4 miles to be exact. I was a little slow: about 1 hr and 20 minutes. But I completed the course without a rest and with no pain in my foot, leg, hip, or back. The weather was gorgeous. It was a perfect day for a walk.
I have not been able to walk 5 miles in over a year.
Words cannot express HOW ENTHUSED I AM about this development. I'm sure I will be a little sore tomorrow, but I love being out and about. Don't you?
I don't think I will take "out and about" for granted again. Ever.
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Still Here!
Yes, I am still here. Everything has been going very well, health-wise. I fought a cold this week, and won!
The swelling in my right leg is now almost completely gone, and I walk with a 90% normal gait. The remaining swelling is slight and is confined to the right ankle and foot. When I walk, I have a very mild stinging sensation, not unlike the sensation you can associate with your foot when it "goes to sleep".
I took a two-mile walk at lunch time today, and enjoyed every step. A year ago, my constant back pain would have made that walk impossible.
My next doctor's appointment is on Feb 25th, and I won't have chemotherapy until the end of March.
Stay tuned. I promise to post more often in the next two weeks, God willing and the creek don't rise....
The swelling in my right leg is now almost completely gone, and I walk with a 90% normal gait. The remaining swelling is slight and is confined to the right ankle and foot. When I walk, I have a very mild stinging sensation, not unlike the sensation you can associate with your foot when it "goes to sleep".
I took a two-mile walk at lunch time today, and enjoyed every step. A year ago, my constant back pain would have made that walk impossible.
My next doctor's appointment is on Feb 25th, and I won't have chemotherapy until the end of March.
Stay tuned. I promise to post more often in the next two weeks, God willing and the creek don't rise....
Friday, February 5, 2010
Results of the Bone Scan
The results of the bone scan on February 1st are in. The report was very good.
I still have a cancerous lesion on a bone (I'm not exactly sure where), but that lesion has not changed since July. There was still no evidence of a tumor from the CT scan in January.
My chemotherapy has been changed to quarterly. I will do my next chemo session some time in March. This is called maintenance chemotherapy, and I'm happy to be on maintenance.
I feel great. I walk without any pain, and the swelling in my right foot is now minimal, even at the end of a busy day.
The bone scan did discover that I have a fractured 7th rib. I had no idea. Just like my broken elbow last August, it will require no treatment.
God is good, and I will be around through the middle of 2010 at least. ;-)
I still have a cancerous lesion on a bone (I'm not exactly sure where), but that lesion has not changed since July. There was still no evidence of a tumor from the CT scan in January.
My chemotherapy has been changed to quarterly. I will do my next chemo session some time in March. This is called maintenance chemotherapy, and I'm happy to be on maintenance.
I feel great. I walk without any pain, and the swelling in my right foot is now minimal, even at the end of a busy day.
The bone scan did discover that I have a fractured 7th rib. I had no idea. Just like my broken elbow last August, it will require no treatment.
God is good, and I will be around through the middle of 2010 at least. ;-)
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