Paintballing during chemotherapy treatment
Paintballing is the third most popular extreme sport in the United States with over 9.6 million participants. However, during chemotherapy being shot with a paintball would be to safe because of the low blood counts. One shot by a paintball gun could cause severe internal damage. In indoor or outdoor scrimmages, a paintball could travel at a velocity of 300ft/s and some players have been know to increase this limit without permission.
Complications
These are a few complications involved when participating in the extreme sport, Paintballing.
Skin damage Many different objects could cause skin damage during a game such as, bruising, cuts, and sunburns. A normal body can handle all these damages but a teen’s body while in chemotherapy has a more difficult time recovering.
Fatigue Paintballing requires the players to be constantly running around avoiding to be hit by a paintball. Fatigue is very common during treatment because your body is fighting of so harsh drugs.
Shortness of breath Your lungs are weaker while on chemotherapy and running around will just cause more strain.
Internal bleeding With the paintballs traveling at such a rate, there is a possibility that it would cause internal bleeding because your body is already weak from the chemotherapy treatment.
Portacath Getting hit on the Portacath would cause severe pain to your body.
Talk to your doctor
If you are serious about participating in a Paintballing scrimmage, you must consult with your doctor beforehand. In most situations, your doctor will advise you to not go Paintballing.
In the end
Because of the body’s weakness a teen having chemotherapy treatment is recommended to not play this extreme sport until months after treatment. You can read about Paintballing at this site, www.paintballsupport.com. Strive to learn about the sport during treatment so you could then know how to play after treatment.
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