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Originally Posted by dahlek
As for bad PN? That capper tag I have? Says I can't walk 100 FEET safely! And, On a good day I can! But am bushed for the next two days after. My goal has been and still IS to be able to walk a mile w/o a day of pain afterwards! So, Mel? You are doing too good!
Hugs and hope to all!  's - j |
*** Sometimes I can walk great -- others not so great. When my wife introduced me to water exercise, well -- I am now a big fan and am lobbying for going 3 times a week.
*** Before I started having this problem, there were 2 reliables for me -- coffee and cigarettes. I've quit smoking and am only drinking decaf coffee now (not that the caffeine is the "active" ingredient).
*** It's hard to find any silver linings about my disease, but a bright and shiny one is my overall health has improved a lot because I've had to read and learn about my disease. Yesterday when I was shopping at Fred Meyer (a Pacific NW subsidiary of Kroger -- it's where we buy our staples), I noticed I was doing what the pain counselor last summer called "shopping at the edges" of the store. Milk, bread, vegetables and fruit. Pre-PN I would have just stopped at 7-11 to get beer, smokes and a Slim Jim.
*** The irony? I'll probably live longer and have several more years of pain.
*** Sheesh.
Cowboy