The Recovery Room Podcast

By Leslie J. Waltke, PT, DPT

What's The Recovery Room Podcast about?

The Recovery Room Podcast discusses all things cancer recovery, bringing you the accuracy, experts, understanding and next steps you need to be healthier, more confident, make better decisions and live your best life after cancer!

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The Recovery Room Podcast episodes:

06.25.2024
EP 17 Cancer Recovery & Plant Based Eating - from science to your kitchen
Cancer Recovery & Plant Based Eating - from science to your kitchen! ABOUT THIS EPISODE: From a science textbook to your kitchen table, in episode 17 of The Recovery Room Podcast we are talking about living better and...
06.18.2024
Ep 16 Cancer & Genetic Counseling - here's what you should know!
ABOUT THIS EPISODE: Genetic Counseling and Cancer – here’s what you should know! In this episode 16 we talk about what you need to know about the risks and benefits of genetic counseling for cancer survivors. If you were...
06.11.2024
Ep 15 Incontinence and ED in Men - because guys have a pelvic floor too!
ABOUT THIS EPISODE: Incontinence is never normal. Yet, with some types of cancers incontinence and erectile dysfunction in men can be fairly common. But just because pelvic floor issues may be common after surgery, doesn’t mean it’s normal, that...
06.04.2024
Ep 14: Advocating for Yourself in Health Care - you have to drive your train!
ABOUT THIS EPISODE: If there is ever a time you need to advocate for yourself as a patient, it certainly is just after hearing the words, "You have cancer." Yet advocating for yourself may be easier said than done as...
05.28.2024
Ep 13: Scar Tissue after Cancer Surgery - oh the pain and tightness!
Ep 13 Scar Tissue after Cancer Surgery – oh the pain and tightness! ABOUT THIS EPISODE: If you’ve had cancer surgery you may be familiar with the potential minimal to severe long term symptoms that can affect comfort, function...
05.21.2024
Ep 12 Cancer Related Cognitive Impairment - what's happened to my brain???
Ep 12: Cancer Related Cognitive Impairment – what’s happened to my brain??? ABOUT THIS EPISODE: Cancer and cancer treatment are notoriously hard on the brain, often leaving people with even more frustration, loss, anxiety and functional issues. Memory, concentration,...
05.14.2024
Ep 11 Being Diagnosed with an Unpopular Cancer - there's no t-shirt for me
ABOUT THIS EPISODE: Ep 11 Being Diagnosed with an Unpopular Cancer – there is no t-shirt for me When you add up the 4 most commonly diagnosed cancers breast, lung, prostate and colorectal, they still only make up around...
05.07.2024
Ep 10: When the Medical Oncologist Becomes a Cancer Patient
ABOUT THIS EPISODE: Ep 10 When the Medical Oncologist Becomes a Cancer Patient Welcome to the Recovery Room Podcast! In this episode we meet retired medical oncologist doctor Leona Downey. Dr. Downey dedicated her career and medical practice to the...
05.01.2024
Ep 9: Positive Mindset vs Toxic Positivity - where does it cross the line?
ABOUT THIS EPISODE: Ep 9: We discuss how to have a positive mindset in the midst of extreme trauma and distress, as well as where is the line when a positive attitude turns into toxic positivity. For those facing a...
04.23.2024
Ep 8: The Female Pelvic Floor - what's normal, what's not?
Ep 8: The Female Pelvic Floor – is yours working like it should? ABOUT THIS EPISODE: You‘ve heard the words “pelvic floor,” yet do you know what it is and do you realize you actually have one? Like most...
04.16.2024
Ep 6: Lymphedema Risk Reduction - yes, you can get a blood pressure on that arm!
Ep 6: Lymphedema Risk Reduction: yes, you can get a blood pressure on that arm ABOUT THIS EPISODE: There is no compelling evidence that blood pressures or blood draws in your involved arm increases your risk of getting lymphedema....
04.08.2024
Ep 7 Menopause Myth Busting! - nope you can't blame that on menopause
ABOUT THIS EPISODE: Menopause Myth Busting – nope you can’t blame that on menopause! Whether you are pre, peri or post-menopause this is going to be a good one! This is episode number 7 of The Recovery Room Podcast:...
04.02.2024
Ep 4: Treating the Whole Person, Not Just the Disease - you are not a tumor!
ABOUT THIS EPISODE: When it comes to your cancer treatment, do you feel you are or were being treated as a disease or as a person? Did anyone on your medical team ask you about your goals? Did...
04.02.2024
Ep 5 The Early Stressors of a Cancer Diagnosis - those 3 f'ing words
ABOUT THIS EPISODE: In health care there may be no more chilling 3 words than, “you have cancer.” Those words are associated with death, disease, disability, and horrific treatments. So traumatizing and stressful can those words be, they...
04.02.2024
Ep 3: Sexual Health After Cancer - yes Salt N Pepa, we're talking about it!
ABOUT THIS EPISODE: Remember the 1991 mega hit Let’s talk about sex by salt n Pepa? “Don't decoy, avoid, or make void the topic, Let's talk about sex.” Welcome to the Recovery Room Podcast and yes Salt...
04.02.2024
Ep 2 The Difficult Transition from Cancer Patient to Cancer Survivor: the crickets of aftercare
ABOUT THIS EPISODE: An incredibly stressful time in cancer care is the time of treatment completion and the transition into cancer survivorship. This one catches people off guard. You’ve rung the bell, so exhaustingly and blissfully happy to be done...
03.28.2024
Ep 1: the fear playing russian roulette in your head: Creating a Centering Thought to Cope with the Fear of Recurrence
In this poignant episode of The Recovery Room Podcast we delve into one of the most prevalent and terrifying challenges faced by cancer survivors: the fear of recurrence. The psychological impacts of cancer recurrence anxiety can have profound effects on...

What's The Recovery Room Podcast about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

The Recovery Room Podcast episodes:

EP 17 Cancer Recovery & Plant Based Eating - from science to your kitchen

Ep 16 Cancer & Genetic Counseling - here's what you should know!

Ep 15 Incontinence and ED in Men - because guys have a pelvic floor too!

Ep 14: Advocating for Yourself in Health Care - you have to drive your train!

Ep 13: Scar Tissue after Cancer Surgery - oh the pain and tightness!

Ep 12 Cancer Related Cognitive Impairment - what's happened to my brain???

Ep 11 Being Diagnosed with an Unpopular Cancer - there's no t-shirt for me

Ep 10: When the Medical Oncologist Becomes a Cancer Patient

Ep 9: Positive Mindset vs Toxic Positivity - where does it cross the line?

Ep 8: The Female Pelvic Floor - what's normal, what's not?

Ep 6: Lymphedema Risk Reduction - yes, you can get a blood pressure on that arm!

Ep 7 Menopause Myth Busting! - nope you can't blame that on menopause

Ep 4: Treating the Whole Person, Not Just the Disease - you are not a tumor!

Ep 5 The Early Stressors of a Cancer Diagnosis - those 3 f'ing words

Ep 3: Sexual Health After Cancer - yes Salt N Pepa, we're talking about it!

Ep 2 The Difficult Transition from Cancer Patient to Cancer Survivor: the crickets of aftercare

Ep 1: the fear playing russian roulette in your head: Creating a Centering Thought to Cope with the Fear of Recurrence