I walked for 10 minutes today. So excited. I hope this keeps going well.

Congrats! How far along are you in your pcs?

Thanks! - It will be 3 months next week.

That's great, freezer! How did your body/brain respond to the walk?

It has taken me a while to find the right amount of activity (ie, that keeps me moving but doesn't cause setbacks). For the last week or so I've been doing 10-min walks every other day. So far, so good. I'm now on week 6 of my recovery - my best week so far - and am hoping to start doing 15-min walks pretty soon.

I've finally figured out that I need to progress *slowly* to keep my recovery sustainable (touch wood). A few times early on I tried walking every day and increased my walking time to 15, 20, 25 mins, but I think this was too much too fast.

greenfrog -

Surprisingly, I've been able to tolerate the walks just fine. I don't know if it's the elavil or me but I wasn't ready for this a few weeks ago. I'm tempted to try more time on my walks but I think I'm pretty close to pushing it to the limit and that's right where I need to be. Which is great becuase it leaves me feeling good and not dissapointed.

I've also been doing a lot of yard work the last week or two, so I'm actually doing more physical work than just the walks but the yard work is a different animal entirely. It's a lot of stops and starts and some heavy lifting. I noticed that easing into that worked as well. At first I would just sit and mess with the ground near me, now I'm carrying wheel barrows of mulch to the back yard to spread, cutting branches, raking, etc. If I start feeling poorly I pack it up and go in. I haven't pushed myself just to get to the end of a project like I normally would. I leave things undone now if I have to and get back to it the next day.

Yes, be careful and progress slowly. I still have some questions about this whole concussion thing but the slow progression approach seems to be working. Whatever it is that is working, I'm happy.

Take good care!

Many congratulations!! That's fantastic and I hope you continue to reap the benefits. I had read that exercise is thought to have positive effects on the symptoms of PCS so I began yoga. So far so good - at least we're all still trying!

CG

So happy for you!!

Way to go! It's amazing how these little victories can give us encouragement!!