Ouch! Pain, pain going away, don't come back another day :(
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I went to see a Rheumotologist today, he was kind, gentle, but his advice was ridiculous to say the least. He said I need to do aerobics every day starting at 15 minutes a day. I don't know about any of you on this site but for me that would send me to the emergency room for sure! I don't get it. If I could do aerobics don't think I wouldn't but 7 days a week? Get real, I'm not going to be able to keep that up not to mention the pain I will be in. I went to see him to ask about Tai Chia and I get this advice? Does anyone have a similar experience? Has Aerobic exercise worked for you?
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Malarose sheryl37428
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Good luck have a go at different things, slowly at first.
Rosie
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Caroline
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christine26761 sheryl37428
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shirl21730 christine26761
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shirl girl
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Bee70 sheryl37428
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Any form of exercise can be difficult for us but doing very light and low impact exercises are best for us. Swimming is supposed to be good as well as gentle walks and gentle stretches. Mindful therapy is good too CBT (Cognitive Behaviour Therapy) with this it doesn't take the pain away but we can control our mind to feel better and positive.
Take one day at time and cherish each wonderful moment.
Gentle hugs x
barbara08514 sheryl37428
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tiswas24537 sheryl37428
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i was sick of not being able to loose weight and being so tired all the time
i started doing low impact areobics 40 mins a day every other day
i nearly killed my self ,after 3 weeks the pain was awful mybreathing was very laboured and caught site of myself in the mirror and there was a tinge of blue around my lips this meant i wasnt getting enough oxygen around my blood .
i walked like i had wooden poles in my legs and hurt all over like id been rugby tackled , i had to give it up i would have killed myself .
dont listen to that idiot his totaly wrong you need gentle excersie walking and building it up to a brisk walk for 15 mins a day is the best ,.and maybe aiming to do 30 mins eventuly . good luck hun .
shirl21730 tiswas24537
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with water aerobics it sounds like you were trying to do too much too soon the one I went to everyone female and male had health problems we were told to start off slow it didn't matter if we couldn't keep in line with others...if I was having a bad day with pain i would stay at the back of everyone and hold onto the side of the pool and just slightly move my arms or legs in rotation as did others...I went along because I enjoyed the social side and also I started to feel the benefits from feeling energised and less pain and stiffness each time I went I tried to do a few more excercises than before and by the fourth week I felt I could join in and by the sixth week I was amazed how much more movement I had and as long as I didn't push or twist my body too much I felt ok in the water.. The key is start off with baby steps and see what you are able to manage. Take care
shirl girl
tiswas24537 shirl21730
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she believed doing the excersise slowly and correctly was better then knocking your self out like jane fonda
but it still crippled me .
if we get our move this yr to scarborough i will look into over 50s swimming and water areobics but here in filey theres nothing much to help.no swimming pool or classes liek that .so will have to wait .
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shirl girl x
ps I have a close friend who suffered a mental break down 10 years ago and she calls me shirl girl and it feels good because it states how I now feel I am fortunate to have my own personal support network around me from family and friends.
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