Re: An observation about exercise, enthusiasm, and meds/Jen

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Oh, thank goodness, Jen! I totally understand how happy you must be to be back at the sport you love. Thank you for the kind words!

   It takes a LONG time to learn the lesson on when to back off.  I know it took me a long time when it came to my knees.  Both of my knees have gone out of place, the left knee is the worst and have arthritic spurs under my kneecap.  Because of the arthritis I do have pain in them, especially in the winter but I've found the perfect knee braces for my condition, they keep my kneecap in place KNOCK ON WOOD THAT THEY NEVER GO OUT AGAIN!   When it came to my ankle problem I had a hard time accepting the fact that I couldn't do any kind of exercise because it would swell up when I played volleyball, walked or even swam....thank God I had to take steroids last summer for my optic neuritis because it not only helped my eyes it also FINALLY reduced the swelling in my ankle...now it's pain and swelling free KNOCK ON

WOOD IT WILL STAY THAT WAY!    I can't tell you how happy I am to be able to finally do my favorite sport (volleyball) again, I was so depressed for over a year that I couldn't play it without pain and I couldn't play good like I used to....I still need to improve but I know I will because now I can play more often.

    , just remember to take it slow and be patient...your struggles will be over before you know it!Take care my friend,               Jen

Subject: An observation about exercise, enthusiasm, and meds

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exercisevideos Date: Friday, December 16, 2011, 6:36 PM

 

Hi all,I'm still lurking, and still doing the same things - regular, easy walks, working, etc. Still dealing with the same condition, but coping OK. I love my walks so much. I saw a recent thread about walking. It is meditative for me. Healing.

I just wanted to share something that finally sank in. This is a group of really tough folks. We try to find ways to keep working out even when ill or injured, and it's super, super hard to back down sometimes. So many goals and plans, and so little time! 

Here's my observation:If I have to take a pain pill or anti-inflammatory, or some other drug that eases pain or some other symptom, it also indicates that it's time to stop or back down - NOW! Not later.

It is SO easy for me to forget that I'm feeling better because I've masked a symptom, that enthusiasm and drive will take over, and I will overdo it and aggravate the condition without feeling it at that moment. And then I pay for weeks.

You might say, DUH! I thought I'd share because I see that many of you might share the same trait: enthusiasm, LOL! I think I finally learned, though. Thick skull.

Happy Workouts!