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The Fitness Blog Week in Review June 9 – June 15

It’s been a long week here, my daughter got over a bad bout with a fever last week and I’ve spent most of the week trying not to come down with it myself. Unfortunately, I haven’t been very successful. Let’s take a good look at the week in review before I take a day of ease on Saturday. Saturday, June 9 Hot summer days are not always conducive to outdoor exercise. When temperatures cruise upwards of 95 degrees, it may be time to investigate Indoor Workouts. Sunday, June 10 Does School-Based Fitness Fade Over the Summer? There is some speculation … Continue reading →

Dear Heather … What is Lymphatic Massage?

Dear Heather, I was listening to the radio this morning and there was a lady on there talking about lymphatic massage. She made it sound like it’s the way to go if you want to burn off cellulite and firm up even if you do exercise regularly – but what I wasn’t getting from the radio show was – what is lymphatic massage? Do you know what it is and what it’s good for? – Curious in New Mexico Good morning Curious in New Mexico, I did some research of my own after I got your question. Lymphatic massage is … Continue reading →

Lymph Node Removal

Before I started my first chemotherapy I still had to have one more surgery. This surgery is removing lymph nodes under the arm to be sure that the cancer had not spread beyond the initial site in the breast and to place the medi-port. The medi-port will be used to infuse the chemotherapy. There are different methods that the surgeon could use to choose what lymph nodes to the one I wish my surgeon had done is called a sentinel node dissection. With this the surgeon removes the lymph node closest to the tumor, if this lymph node shows no … Continue reading →

Stages of Lung Cancer

The stage of a cancer is basically how far the cancer has spread — if you have cancer, your doctor will probably tell you the number stage of your disease. Treatment is often decided according to the stage of a cancer. Small cell lung cancer can be divided into two stages: limited diseases and extensive diseases. Limited disease means that the cancer is only seen in one lung, in nearby lymph nodes, and/or in fluid around the lung. Extensive disease means that the cancer has spread outside the lung to the chest and/or other parts of the body. Staging for … Continue reading →