I underwent 5 rounds of VAD chemotherapy, 2 courses of cytoxan and a peripheral blood stem cell transplant all in 1995. Over the next few years I learned that I had to contend with a variety of short and long term side effects including peripheral neuropathy, lumbo-sacral plexopathy, chemo brain, chronic deep vein thrombosis and irritable bladder, among others.
Of the many complementary therapies that I use to manage my myeloma and side effects from past conventional therapies, daily exercise is the most effective for me.
At the time there was no discussion of the side effects that I was sure to develop from my chemotherapies. This recent article from the New York Times indicates that oncologists are beginning to study the benefits of exercise to survivors.
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