Never too young for colon cancer.. Where I've been

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Thanks for sharing the great news Justin, you made my day.

 

Too Funny!!!

Congrats Justin!

 

Very late entry on this thread, because there is very little I can do, and definitely don't want to say something stupid!

But believe me, I want you to win this fight and glad to see you have made progress.

 

Stair climbing was a major part of my training for the Pike's Peak marathon, built up legs and lungs.

Maybe it can help you.

It's definitely a work out.

 

Sorry to hear about your troubles. Does not sound fun.

This is totally off the wall... but... since you have IBS, do you also have acid reflux or heartburn? The reason I am asking is because I have some issues with that, and believe it or not if it happens during the night while you are asleep it can lead to asthma - which I found out the hard way. I take something to prevent acid reflux right before I go to bed, and that has helped a great deal. Might be worth checking with your doctor?

 

Bottom line, it is good to have you here alive with some breathing issues and a little light weight, rather than reading about you passing on. You can adapt as you are learning. Maybe there are some fixes, but for now it sounds like you are doing well.

Mike

 

i have 20 lbs. i wish i could send you.

 

What about those weight gain milkshake mixes and working out? I use to use that years ago when I was road racing crotch rockets to toughen my body up

Mike

 

It may be Kenneth H. Cooper - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, founder of the aerobics center named after him in Dallas asserted that the key to long life is strong heart and lungs, measured by VO2 max - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Climbing really gets you in an aerobic mode very fast. If you don't have access to a stair climber in a gym, stairs in places like parking garages will also work.

What rate is good? Enough to sweat but can still talk while running is 60-80% of your max heart rate - a Polar heart monitor is more accurate if you like the precision and chart progress.

A simple but crude estimate of max heart rate = 220 - your age.

I did run up Pikes with at least one survivor of advanced cancer...in my books that beats an Ironman marathon for her to do that!

Whatever you do, don't get your heart rate into the 85%+ rate that could give you a heart attack! Unless you are the next Lance Armstrong.

 

Easy and relatively cheap way to build up lung capacity and I'm sure your MD will tell you can re-build up lung capacity is stationary bike. Costco $400. I had to give up running for aerobic. I work with orthopods and pulmonologists all day and consensus was the bike for aerobic replacement for running.

Nice part about stationary bike in nice AC house is you can do it whenever and you can build up slowly.

 

GastroEsophageal Reflux Disease*. Pick, pick, pick, pick.

Sounds to my layman's ears like your number one priority is getting help with managing the irritable bowel syndrome so you can eat healthily and eat enough to help you get fit.

* Wife has it

 

^ an ellipse is another choice. Like swimming and climbing, most of your body is working out - not just the upper or lower. That stimulates the heart and lungs faster.

 

Elipses are crazy expensive. Swimming requires going to pools and climbing being in area where you have to climb down when you get exhausted.

Stationary bike in the house is something that is convenient and something you can stop at any time which is particularly important when you are trying to build up from low muscle and aerobic capacity. You can easily wear heart rate monitor to get accurate reading on progress, heart rate is key to aerobic and to building lung capacity.

 

^ I was thinking in terms of gym membership.

The stair climber I mentioned costs around $5000.

Membership (at the gym) has it's advantages.