Can't exercise.

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In a message dated 6/16/03 4:08:59 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Nadiana1

writes:

 

> such as jumping rope or climbing stairs;

 

This is my big problem. I can't do anything that involves any kind of

impact, climbing stairs is hard on my ankles - the Achilles tendons are shot and

I

have Anklosing Spondylitis, a rare form or spinal arthritis that affects the

spine, hips, neck, connective tissue and just about everything else. Sometimes

I can walk slowly about 100 feet up and back. Today for example I walked

through the cow pasture to check on the cows water level. It is about 50 feet

there and back from my back door. My ankle was so swollen by the time I got

back

that I had to ice it for a couple of hours to get the swelling down and my

hip was so sore I ended up having to take pain medication. I am at a real loss

for exercise. The shoulders are no good and I have bad tendonitis in the

right elbow. That is why I keep such close tabs on my calorie intake. It has

to

be low enough so I don't gain but high enough so I don't go into starvation

mode. It's more than a pain in the butt I can tell you.

 

Heather in Ontario

 

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thinks and acts as yours does is something close to a blessed event. " -- R.

Pirsig

 

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Heather...

 

I know what you are going through..I have OA, and RA. The ONLY exercise I can do

without swelling or injuring my joints is water aerobics, and stationary biking.

Water aerobics is great, and I also do warm water therapy. Check to see if you

have a place near you that specializes in the arthritis sensitive exercises.

Also, a whole food, low sodium diet greatly helps all arthritic conditions.

 

Nancy

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diamyst

Monday, June 16, 2003 9:12 PM

Can't exercise.

 

 

In a message dated 6/16/03 4:08:59 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Nadiana1

writes:

 

> such as jumping rope or climbing stairs;

 

This is my big problem. I can't do anything that involves any kind of

impact, climbing stairs is hard on my ankles - the Achilles tendons are shot

and I

have Anklosing Spondylitis, a rare form or spinal arthritis that affects the

spine, hips, neck, connective tissue and just about everything else.

Sometimes

I can walk slowly about 100 feet up and back. Today for example I walked

through the cow pasture to check on the cows water level. It is about 50 feet

there and back from my back door. My ankle was so swollen by the time I got

back

that I had to ice it for a couple of hours to get the swelling down and my

hip was so sore I ended up having to take pain medication. I am at a real

loss

for exercise. The shoulders are no good and I have bad tendonitis in the

right elbow. That is why I keep such close tabs on my calorie intake. It

has to

be low enough so I don't gain but high enough so I don't go into starvation

mode. It's more than a pain in the butt I can tell you.

 

Heather in Ontario

 

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

 

" When you live in the shadow of insanity, the appearance of another mind that

thinks and acts as yours does is something close to a blessed event. " -- R.

Pirsig

 

" HAM AND EGGS - A day's work for a chicken, a lifetime commitment for a pig. "

Go Veggie.