[Cliffman]

I'm learning little tricks that help in everyday life that many of you probably already know. For example to keep pressure off my ankle I learned how to operate the cruise control on the car, which is a feature I never bothered with in the past. And at the bank I used a near by chair instead of standing in line. One of the customer service gals saw that I could not stand so she went and took care of me and had the teller bring me my money. Btw, it was great service (Citibank) ..I'm discovering that people treat you well when they see you having trouble. I don't like doing all this but it's needed in order to survive.

The next thing I need to do is figure out how to keep my muscles strong because they are shrinking at an alarming rate.

Hope you're all having a blessed day.

Cliffman

[zkrp01]

Originally Posted by Cliffman

I'm learning little tricks that help in everyday life that many of you probably already know. For example to keep pressure off my ankle I learned how to operate the cruise control on the car, which is a feature I never bothered with in the past. And at the bank I used a near by chair instead of standing in line. One of the customer service gals saw that I could not stand so she went and took care of me and had the teller bring me my money. Btw, it was great service (Citibank) ..I'm discovering that people treat you well when they see you having trouble. I don't like doing all this but it's needed in order to survive.

The next thing I need to do is figure out how to keep my muscles strong because they are shrinking at an alarming rate.

Hope you're all having a blessed day.

Cliffman

I was doing water aerobics while my muscles were shrinking until one day I had to be hoisted out of the pool. I thought that was the end of my dignity but it was not. I was sent home from prescribed physical therapy after two weeks, they said I was losing mass instead of gaining. If you are eating for nutrition and doing daily exercise that is about all you can do until your body gets done doing what its going to do. I tried weight training also and came to the conclusion that healing nerves were the only way I could get any stronger. I believe in exercise to tolerance but also know that results don't always come from it at the time it's done. I had to use a walker for about 8 months and now it is in the closet where I hope it stays. I can't say what triggered the turnaround I just know that just like the three stooges, slowly I turned, step by step. Six months is about the smallest increment of time you should think about as far as changes to your strength or symptoms. Many have journals to better capture details. Do what you know to do and hang in there. Good Luck, Ken in Texas.