The Fairway to Treatment Recovery

Doctors stress safe, gradual exercise for after- treatment for PCa recovery.Most men follow this advice. They walk, streach
swim, easing their way back into the rhythms of life.
Then their are golfers. I am one of this
happily insane group of foursomes who mysteriously hit a little white ball and dog-
edly follow it wherever it may land.
Golf, aftery surgery and EBRT, was a big
part of my treatment recovery program.Of
course, I rushed it a bit. After 4-weeks,
I began chipping and leaking 5 or 6 holes a
week.
Today, I can yell fore as loud as ever.
And we have many golfers on our healing-
well site.
Please tell me and others on healingwell,
how you managed to get going again after PCa treatment. Share you're after-
treatment experiences with others. Even
if it didn't involve golf...

Thanks for sharing...Vet
DX: Gleason 9, Seminal Vesicle Involvement.
PSA May 29, '07...O1

Hey Vet,

I started walking around the house as soon as I got home. 36 hours after surgery. Then gradually increased the distance until I was up to my pre-op distance and pace. It took about 2 - 3 months. I took the doc's advice about not lifting anything heavier than a milk jug very seriously as I have had several abdominal surgeries in the past and know (the hard way) how disastrous too much strain on the damaged muscles can be.

It took patience and perseverance because some days I would feel great and try to over do my exercises. One night I paid with a wet bed. PCa grows slowly (I've heard) and the recovery is also a slow process. I've been told that it takes a year for the effects of surgery to disappear.

I am 6 months past surgery and do everything I did before cancer. I walk, hunt and ride a motorcycle. I teach mathematics part time at the local community college and if there is anything I would do differently in my recovery it would be to take a quarter off from teachin. I went back to work too soon and it was a very hard 3 months.

Take it easy all...

Jim

PS I don't golf but I do talk to golfers...