Questions for my dad who will be enduring chemo treatments soon..?!

Questions for my dad who will be enduring chemo treatments soon..?

Dad is 70.. always been physically active his whole life.. plus, loves to socialize.. and yes, have the odd cocktail.. ok, question - he will be having 6 months of chemo treatments.. every 2 weeks..starting soon. He asked me this today.. would he be able to still exercise?.. I am no doctor, but I guess he was just curious....as I know people who have had cancer. I had no answer...as I understand ..some people get through chemo..relatively ok..and some have a real hard time. plus a side effect is that you tire out fast. Any input about this? He belongs to a exercise facility... and even after recovering from his colan surgery...has already started back to the gym..

Has anyone out there.. in this age group area.. continued or desired to.. exercise during chemo treatments?.. Any information..would be helpful. Also, Can a person enjoy the odd cocktail.. during this period or will that mix with the chemo medication?.Thanks..Chris

Just finished months of chemo and a bone marrow transplant. Sorry....tell dad absolutely NO alcohol of any kind. As his white cell counts go done due to chemo, he will be unable to eat any fresh fruits or veggies too at times. It gets on your nerves but it is better than dying from the bacteria on them (even after washing). As for exercise....can't help you there. I was one of the ones who had horrible time with nausea, but I am a female in the middle of menopause so we usually do a lot worse. Different kinds of chemo effect people in different ways, so he'll just have to wait to see how he feels. I hope he does well and feels GREAT the whole time! I knew some who did!!!