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Originally Posted by JulieRN
A few months ago, I posted how much I loved going to the gym with my Son. I felt great getting into shape, and was enjoying the interaction with the "older" clientele at the gym in the morning lol (my 21 year old Son is such a good sport!)...
I've not been to the gym in over a month. I have a treadmill in my home which I haven't used much since my symptoms resurfaced with a vengeance and I've had weight loss as well, which I wasn't looking to do...I've actually lost 16 pounds since I've been out of work in July...I'm tipping the scales at 110 pounds...
So, I'm sitting here this morning...my eyes are tearing up a storm (as they've been for a few weeks..which I'm attributing to the dry New England air)..and thought maybe I'd try to go to the gym.
I can't go. I just can't. And I can't explain WHY, other than I just can. not.
I want to go, but can't. Reading this doesn't even make sense to me. It's completely how I FEEL though. Is it the fear of the noise that may exacerbate my symptoms? The interaction with others? I'm so frustrated!
I always feel better after I exercise...I may try to make my way to my treadmill for a bit and see if I can work myself out the door by the end of the week....
I really don't want to isolate myself from the world. I went out for a bit yesterday and it felt wonderful to see people...maybe I'm reading too much in to this...
As I type, I'm thinking that a large part of me doesn't want to RISK an exacerbation of my symptoms...I'm starting to walk on eggshells and I don't like that...I had a few decent days and am afraid of screwing that up... 
Any advice??? |
I know exactly how you feel. I've had some good days going out where I had no problem shopping at Walmart or whatever it may be, but it was the bad days where I went out and my symptoms were exacerbated that scare me from going out again. It's sooooo uncomfortable when you have a bad day like that...the symptoms become so disturbing and intolerable. I know how you feel.
I don't really know what to say...my threshold is so random it's hard for me to find out what my brain can and can't tolerate. One day I'll go to Walmart and spend 15 minutes there and be fine. Another day I'll go, spend the same amount of time there and be wiped out for 3 days. You've gone to the gym before, right? So...if your threshold isn't as random as mine, you should be able to tell what your brain can tolerate.
I would go, spend 15-20 minutes there and then call it a day. If you don't have any ill effects, that should be your threshold and you should be able to handle that amount of time at the gym again. Like I said, I know how you feel...it's up to you if you want to risk it. Some pretty crazy things have happened to me that prevent me from leaving the house.