Tuesday, May 30, 2006

Hitting the ground running

I did start working out regularly. In fact, I've only missed a few days in the past two and a half weeks. I do mostly a lot of intense work on the orbital walker (30 - 45 minutes at 140 strides per minute) to get my heart rate up for a while. Then I do a good bit of stretching before some very light work with barbells and weight machines. My weight is back to where it was before I started on treatment last September. My clothes fit again! My stamina has really improved and I feel well again.

Today is my first day back in the office. I left home extra early to get to the gym early enough to get my workout and stretching taken care of first. The hourlong commute was a snap without any traffic holdups at all. Already this afternoon, I will be having important meetings. Amazing, huh?

Let's see how well the day goes and how much energy I really have left at the end of the day. Wish me luck!

2 comments:

  1. Mark,
    I'm a good friend of Kevin Henderson's. I recently have been diagnosed with Multiple Mylenoma. I just started my initial chemo sessions with velcade/dex. Hopefully, my outcome will be one like yours. I don't feel like this is the end of the world, only a speed bump in life. We'll see. Hopefully we can keep in contact.
    Thanks,
    Lance

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  2. Mark,
    I'm a good friend of Kevin Henderson's. I recently have been diagnosed with Multiple Mylenoma. I just started my initial chemo sessions with velcade/dex. Hopefully, my outcome will be one like yours. I don't feel like this is the end of the world, only a speed bump in life. We'll see. Hopefully we can keep in contact.
    Thanks,
    Lance

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