Exercise post RALP

Hi Biggy,

Glad to hear you’re getting back in the gym. Sounds like a sensible level to get going with too. I’ve definite put on a few pounds sat around doing not much, looking forward to shifting them!

I did a 2 mile run a couple of weeks ago which was fine when I did it but bloody hurt the legs for a few days after! Just totally unfit and unused to that sort of exercise. So I’ve decided to start with stretching and some home style Pilates. It’s like Pilates but a bit rubbish. But it seems to be working.

I had my first post op results meeting with the surgeon today. Expect the unexpected!! Again. Apparently he found a nodule full of cancer at the base of the prostate that they weren’t expecting to find. Positive margins all round and a 50% chance of cancer returning. So I’m going to carry on with exercise and living normally until the next test at 3 months. On the plus side he said I can get back surfing. I’ve been stood on the cliffs filming my boy for the last two months so am looking forward to getting back in on Saturday. Although will definitely ache in every single muscle and bone after, for sure. 

Take care and enjoy(!) the gym

Nick

Thanks Chris, I’m certainly not downhearted and am usually quite positive minded. So will crack on.

They were supposed to get me back in for a gallbladder scan 3 months after the first ultrasound which was in Jan or Feb! My GP has just got onto it so am waiting for a test. I don’t think it’s anything to worry about. (I’ve said that before!)

Cheers

Nick

Chris, sounds like you made the right choice. I hope it was a straightforward decision for you to make. M&S’s loss, your gain. 

Cheers

Jim, I was quite ambivalent going into this meeting and abiding by my other favourite phrase ‘hope for the best, prepare for the worst’. Obvs it’s neither the best nor the worst but not getting my hopes up too much was wise in the circs.

Even so, I had to bin work this afternoon and hand off meetings to a colleague. It turned out that it was quite a big deal for me to process.

it might be time to dust off the third of my phrases, borrowed from the Royal Marines:

‘Cheerfulness in the face of adversity’

Good luck with yours, I hope it’s straightforward and positive.

Nick

Hi Lyn, thanks. Pre op was 24, post op 0.01. So that’s great news and we’re definitely waiting to see if it goes up. RT will happen if it gets to 0.2 or if the curve is heading clearly in that direction. 

So there are some positives to take from this and I know I’m still maybe only on the second rung of a very tall ladder.