My 5 yr old GS uses his DM..

I like to think of my MS pain and fatigue as like, "hallucinations". They seem real, but in fact, the pain is not truly true pain in that it's not th etype of pain that has a job of warning us not to move.

For example, if you break your leg, the pain serves a function so that we won't try to walk on it.

But, MS pain serves no function (other than to make us miserable)... so, I just ignore the pain and keep moving. Case in point, last month I had terrible MS pain in my hand, wrist and fingers. I ignored it and continued to swim... I do think that exercise has anti-inflammatory properties, and therefore, can help the MS (and th epain)....

Same with the fatigue. I pretend its a hallucination, and I exercise despite it. The exercise does provide some brief energizing effect too.

Well, I hope this idea helps people.

My exercise choice is to swim a mile daily. Maybe swimming is better to counteract fatigue than other forms of exercise: this I do not know.

My exercise this week has been picking up all the things I drop.

Today I worked on an elliptical machine for 31 minutes. Then I did 30 min on weight machines.
In the afternoon, I took the pup for a 20 minute walk...I'm tired...

I went to physical therapy today and felt like I was dragging 50 pound weights behind me.

I tried to play one of the games on my Wii balance board last night (bike riding. you walk in place on the board) and it gave me vertigo. I need to try to find another game that doesnt make me queasy.

At least the sword fighting game is fun and doesnt make me sick. I like beating up the Wii characters.

I agree keeping mobile is very important. I do aloy of walking and strtching. I tried the gym but i have to build myself up because i leave there very sore and in need of a nap

I haven't been around much since they blocked neurotalk on our work computers

BBS! Thanks for bringing this back! I am still riding my bike, and faster than ever! I have somewhere around 300 miles of riding under my belt since around January 15th. I do 45-60 minute spin classes 2-3 times a week after work and right now I am doing training rides for the MS150 in mid April. Last Saturday we did 54 miles in about 3 hours and 30 minutes of ride time. The weekend before I went out with our "Because We Can" group of riders with MS and we did an easy family ride of about 15 miles and then all had a potluck picnic together. It was alot of fun.

Even if I am not around as much, I still think about y'all all the time. The batdanna will definitely ride again this year and I am slowly accumulating more signatures on it.