Carolyn

[Guest guest]

Hi Carolyn, did your primary Dr. recommend injections in your spine or near your spine for pain relief? Besides using your hot tub you should try using a heating pad on low heat when you are sitting on your sofa at night relaxing. I hope you feel better soon, I MISS YOU! Jen

hi angelica and everyone! thankyou for your well wishes and

support and for asking about me...

i was feeling better this past week... got off of the muscle

relaxers and naproxen and had no pain... just a slight pinch on

the right side, a bit of tingling in the fingertips. a huge

improvement and i was so happy that horrible pain had gone away.

i only get pain in my back/shoulder/arm and numbness when i

drive my car or sit at my desk and use the computer! ugh! im

still babying it and using the hot tub. it does seem to help.

the left side neck/rib is back to its old tricks but that is

nothing compared to what i went through with the right side, so i

seem to be coping with that better.

my physiotherapist agrees that i need to keep working on proper

posture. im also still avoiding weighted workouts but

concentrating most of my activity to the lower body is making

those parts smaller! i do mostly cardio and body weight

exercises and this strategy, along with eating alot less food,

has me still losing weight... another 5 pounds lost in the last 5

weeks! im actually in the 130's now (well, 139.5 to be

exact...lol) which is near my goal of 130-135 lbs. i had a gain

last week and then a big drop, which is often how it seems to go,

so i have to remember to hang in there.

anyway, here is a re-cap since i last posted:

sun oct 2 - worked in seafood dept

mon oct 3 - worked in deli dept

tues oct 3 - took chinook to dog park where i walked for 30 mins

(we were there for over an hour though)

wed oct 4 - felt really good! did an outdoor walk with chinook

for 60 mins, did 'urban rebounding basic' for 30 mins and worked

in the deli dept. achieved my highest step count ever with 18,

541.

thur oct 5 - had very early physio appt. felt really good but

developed sore throat in afternoon.

today fri oct 6 - sick with head cold... so rested and then took

youngest ds shopping in the evening for a while. then more rest.

i guess i can understand how i caught a virus... my body has been

trying to heal and even though i have been resting alot, i

probably should have taken more vitamins, which i avoided because

i was taking medication every 8 hours and i didnt want to upset

my stomach.

sat oct 7 plan - promised youngest ds we would go to the

schoolyard so he can skateboard while i walk chinook. after

that i go to work in the deli, which will be crazy with

thanksgiving shoppers.... eek! i think that i will leave my

grocery shopping until holiday monday.

sun oct 8 plan - i want to get back on the rebounder...

i like JB Berns and the two of his urban rebounding workouts that

ive done.... but i could not keep up to him and his crew during

the 'basic' workout. they are using a firmer rebounder and are

bouncing really fast. but my rebounder is adjustable and it was

set at its softest setting. i didnt feel like stopping and

adjusting it though (i had a limited time to workout) so i did

all of the moves, switching when he cued, but going at my own

pace. it was still a good workout, but very repetitive he

made up a combo of simple moves, like running, jumping jacks,

heel digs, step touch, etc... which was fun but he repeated that

combo over and over so many times, i had to fast forward past

some of it. by the time i had done that combo to death, i

realized there was an ab segment at the end, but i had run out of

time and missed it. it was probably just standard crunches

anyway (done while laying on the rebounder).

maybe i will do the 'senior' urban rebounding workout before

adjusting my rebounder to be firmer and trying the intermediate

one. i also need to do work on my abs... so i think that i will

do a rebounding and ab rotation! along with working at the

grocery store and walking and housework, etc....

thats all for today... i will try to check-in more often so my

posts wont be so long!

:*carolyn.

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[Guest guest]

That depends, if her problem is really still "inflammation" or something else. Jen

hi angelica and everyone! thankyou for your well wishes andsupport and for asking about me...i was feeling better this past week... got off of the musclerelaxers and naproxen and had no pain... just a slight pinch onthe right side, a bit of tingling in the fingertips. a hugeimprovement and i was so happy that horrible pain had gone away. i only get pain in my back/shoulder/arm and numbness when idrive my car or sit at my desk and use the computer! ugh! imstill babying it and using the hot tub. it does seem to help.the left side neck/rib is back to its old tricks but that isnothing compared to what i went through with the right side, so iseem to be coping with that better.my physiotherapist agrees that i need to keep working on properposture. im also still

avoiding weighted workouts butconcentrating most of my activity to the lower body is makingthose parts smaller! i do mostly cardio and body weightexercises and this strategy, along with eating alot less food,has me still losing weight... another 5 pounds lost in the last 5weeks! im actually in the 130's now (well, 139.5 to beexact...lol) which is near my goal of 130-135 lbs. i had a gainlast week and then a big drop, which is often how it seems to go,so i have to remember to hang in there.anyway, here is a re-cap since i last posted:sun oct 2 - worked in seafood deptmon oct 3 - worked in deli depttues oct 3 - took chinook to dog park where i walked for 30 mins(we were there for over an hour though)wed oct 4 - felt really good! did an outdoor walk with chinookfor 60 mins, did 'urban rebounding basic' for 30 mins and workedin the deli dept. achieved

my highest step count ever with 18,541.thur oct 5 - had very early physio appt. felt really good butdeveloped sore throat in afternoon.today fri oct 6 - sick with head cold... so rested and then tookyoungest ds shopping in the evening for a while. then more rest.i guess i can understand how i caught a virus... my body has beentrying to heal and even though i have been resting alot, iprobably should have taken more vitamins, which i avoided becausei was taking medication every 8 hours and i didnt want to upsetmy stomach.sat oct 7 plan - promised youngest ds we would go to theschoolyard so he can skateboard while i walk chinook. afterthat i go to work in the deli, which will be crazy withthanksgiving shoppers.... eek! i think that i will leave mygrocery shopping until holiday monday.sun oct 8 plan - i want to get back on the rebounder...i

like JB Berns and the two of his urban rebounding workouts thative done.... but i could not keep up to him and his crew duringthe 'basic' workout. they are using a firmer rebounder and arebouncing really fast. but my rebounder is adjustable and it wasset at its softest setting. i didnt feel like stopping andadjusting it though (i had a limited time to workout) so i didall of the moves, switching when he cued, but going at my ownpace. it was still a good workout, but very repetitive hemade up a combo of simple moves, like running, jumping jacks,heel digs, step touch, etc... which was fun but he repeated thatcombo over and over so many times, i had to fast forward pastsome of it. by the time i had done that combo to death, irealized there was an ab segment at the end, but i had run out oftime and missed it. it was probably just standard

crunchesanyway (done while laying on the rebounder).maybe i will do the 'senior' urban rebounding workout beforeadjusting my rebounder to be firmer and trying the intermediateone. i also need to do work on my abs... so i think that i willdo a rebounding and ab rotation! along with working at thegrocery store and walking and housework, etc....thats all for today... i will try to check-in more often so myposts wont be so long!

:*carolyn.------------------------------------

[Guest guest]

That depends, if her problem is really still "inflammation" or something else. Jen

hi angelica and everyone! thankyou for your well wishes andsupport and for asking about me...i was feeling better this past week... got off of the musclerelaxers and naproxen and had no pain... just a slight pinch onthe right side, a bit of tingling in the fingertips. a hugeimprovement and i was so happy that horrible pain had gone away. i only get pain in my back/shoulder/arm and numbness when idrive my car or sit at my desk and use the computer! ugh! imstill babying it and using the hot tub. it does seem to help.the left side neck/rib is back to its old tricks but that isnothing compared to what i went through with the right side, so iseem to be coping with that better.my physiotherapist agrees that i need to keep working on properposture. im also still

avoiding weighted workouts butconcentrating most of my activity to the lower body is makingthose parts smaller! i do mostly cardio and body weightexercises and this strategy, along with eating alot less food,has me still losing weight... another 5 pounds lost in the last 5weeks! im actually in the 130's now (well, 139.5 to beexact...lol) which is near my goal of 130-135 lbs. i had a gainlast week and then a big drop, which is often how it seems to go,so i have to remember to hang in there.anyway, here is a re-cap since i last posted:sun oct 2 - worked in seafood deptmon oct 3 - worked in deli depttues oct 3 - took chinook to dog park where i walked for 30 mins(we were there for over an hour though)wed oct 4 - felt really good! did an outdoor walk with chinookfor 60 mins, did 'urban rebounding basic' for 30 mins and workedin the deli dept. achieved

my highest step count ever with 18,541.thur oct 5 - had very early physio appt. felt really good butdeveloped sore throat in afternoon.today fri oct 6 - sick with head cold... so rested and then tookyoungest ds shopping in the evening for a while. then more rest.i guess i can understand how i caught a virus... my body has beentrying to heal and even though i have been resting alot, iprobably should have taken more vitamins, which i avoided becausei was taking medication every 8 hours and i didnt want to upsetmy stomach.sat oct 7 plan - promised youngest ds we would go to theschoolyard so he can skateboard while i walk chinook. afterthat i go to work in the deli, which will be crazy withthanksgiving shoppers.... eek! i think that i will leave mygrocery shopping until holiday monday.sun oct 8 plan - i want to get back on the rebounder...i

like JB Berns and the two of his urban rebounding workouts thative done.... but i could not keep up to him and his crew duringthe 'basic' workout. they are using a firmer rebounder and arebouncing really fast. but my rebounder is adjustable and it wasset at its softest setting. i didnt feel like stopping andadjusting it though (i had a limited time to workout) so i didall of the moves, switching when he cued, but going at my ownpace. it was still a good workout, but very repetitive hemade up a combo of simple moves, like running, jumping jacks,heel digs, step touch, etc... which was fun but he repeated thatcombo over and over so many times, i had to fast forward pastsome of it. by the time i had done that combo to death, irealized there was an ab segment at the end, but i had run out oftime and missed it. it was probably just standard

crunchesanyway (done while laying on the rebounder).maybe i will do the 'senior' urban rebounding workout beforeadjusting my rebounder to be firmer and trying the intermediateone. i also need to do work on my abs... so i think that i willdo a rebounding and ab rotation! along with working at thegrocery store and walking and housework, etc....thats all for today... i will try to check-in more often so myposts wont be so long!

:*carolyn.------------------------------------