Dana Day #2

...800 reps done and counting.. and others are signing up! On our way to 50,400...

oh and yeah... pre chemo/cancer pics

Dana Day #1

My cancer will not rest, nor will the chemo... so why should I??


..my first 400 are done for the day.. how about yours?

DANA 400 Challenge

DANA 400 Challenge.. as in Dana Farber...









Duration: 18 weeks

Exercises:

Body Weight Squats
Plyo Push Up Bar or Modified to Your Level
Body Weight Backward Lunges in Place
Wall Ball Sit Ups (10Lbs)

Repetitions: 100 Reps Each Exercise(all together or broken up into sets)

Short Term Goals: 2,800 repetitions per week. 11,200 repetitions per month

Long Term Goal: 50,400 repetitions for completion

OK, so here’s the deal… my new round of chemo started on Dec. 29th and will last from 3-6 cycles of 21 days each cycle, so minimum of 9 weeks and a maximum of 18 weeks depending on how well I do with the side effects.

So, instead of taking the negative approach and counting down the days, weeks and months until completion of chemo, I am trying to turn it into a positive… counting up to a long term positive goal.

Yes in the beginning it will be easy for me and my reps will come without much effort. But I am expecting there will be days where I won’t be able to do one rep. or complete the cycle. That’s ok, but the lost reps will have to be made up over the week or I will not be able to continue.

Others that choose to accept the challenge, may find it hard at first. That is ok and even expected. Break it up into sets of 10 throughout the day.. 10 squats, lunges, sit ups and push ups. First thing in the morning and last thing at night are easy ways of getting many in.

I can assure you though, the longer you do it the easier it will become.

So I am starting on Dec. 30th… one day after my first treatment and one day before my 51st birthday. The others accepting this challenge can start anytime.

Dark Side..Waiting

Waiting for my old friend to return...hope he's nice to me this time...yeah the toilet-gargoyle...

Happy New Year

Ok so yes I did say I was done with this blog... but, that was before they found 7 positive lymph nodes from my last surgery on Oct 8.

So my choices..do nothing and sit and wait for the cancer to come back. They say with 7 positive nodes, there is a 3-1 chance the cancer will come back. But clinically, I am cured because no cancer is currently detected.

Or do another round of intense chemo and try to kill any remaining cancerous cells left in my body.

With this approach, the cancer could be halted at stage 3 thus preventing cancer from reoccurring in other organs.

If I do nothing and wait, if cancer does come back, it will be stage 4 and the best they can do is treat the disease but not cure it...presently at stage 3, it can be cured with the chemo.

But there are no guarantees... kind of like purchasing an insurance policy that may not be needed, and may not cover you if it is.

So guess what I chose..yup...sitting here at Dana Farber now.. getting my first dose of Oxaliplatin and Epirubicin.

The third, Xeloda will start twice daily when I get home.

So stay tuned, I will not be posting often as I believe that I am cured..and you don't need the details of my side effects.. nausea, hair loss, neuropathy, fatigue..

But looks like another 9-18 weeks before I come out on the other side..

Mom's Birthday

Well Mom it's your Birthday and you are still sleeping so I cannot call and harass you yet..

So.. I have a couple of videos to share with the world.. well my world anyhow...

You have seen them before but.. thought I'd post them here for all to see, and so you may stop by any time at your leisure... so as to remind you of your "Favorite" once again..

Happy Birthday Mom.. Rita.. I love you and could not ask for a nicer "Mom"..