So after having a radical hysterectomy with BSO last October it was followed with 6 rounds of heavy chemo. I finished in March and went back to work in April. It was too soon, I know that now. I wasn’t physically ready but mentally I just wanted to get on and live a normal life again.
8 months I’ve been back at work. I do office work so not too active but we are up and down a lot for files and scanning and copying etc. I have a 9 year old and I’m married so I have the usual housework that comes with that.
My problem is I always ache or hurt. Im always exhausted. I’m comfort eating to get by but I really need to lose the weight I’ve gained. Part of the problem is I don’t have enough energy so lighter meals and healthy options just don’t appeal. Another part is exercise. I am fairly active given that I have a child and an almost full time job. I walk a little to and from work but i just don’t seem to have the energy to “exercise”. I’ve tried a little floor exercises tonight, leg lifts, arm raises etc.
I have no idea if it’s going to help so I kind of give up. Can anyone give me any tips or help with this. Am I expecting too much too soon?
One doctor said I need to walk the dog more but like I said I’m exhausted before i try do this. It would tip me over the edge if after a day working and school drops offs, sometimes pick ups and sometimes working late to then have to walk the dog too. (He gets walked, just not by me)
Then another doctor said the chemotherapy was so high I will probably never return to how I was before it. So what do I expect of myself. Do I try and do these small exercises? Are they enough? I think they aren’t so don’t bother then I’m back to doing nothing.
Any advice?
Thanks x
