Exhaustion
I’ve been really exhausted the past couple of days. I’m adjusting a couple of my minor medications, but that shouldn’t really make me this tired. I napped on Saturday afternoon, Sunday afternoon and all day today. In fact, today I could barely pull myself off the bed. I did get up and do my Wii Fit, hoping it would inspire me, but no such luck.
I had a good talk via text with my sister the other night. She is concerned that I’m doing too much. I appreciate her concern. I can assure her that I’m only doing what I can on any given day and going with my pain. If my hip or my knee is aching, I may skip that day, but I still try to weigh in. If I’m only hurting a bit, I take my breakthrough pain medication and do a warm-up which is 3 minutes and see if that gets the kink out. The workout I’m doing is by no means strenuous, It’s very very low-key and doesn’t involve any jarring. The maximum I go is 10 minutes. What I’ve been enjoying the most is a light ‘step’ for 3 minutes (with the basic 1″ step for Wii Fit – it’s like walking backwards and forwards and then steps to the side) and then a boxing for 4 minutes (with a punch and putting one foot or the other forward) and then the 3-minute step again. I’ve been cleared by my doctor for 5 minutes on an elliptical machine, and I think this is much less strenuous, plus I’ve promised to stop when it hurts. I’m doing the actual exercises about 3 to 4 days a week. I’m adding in a couple of strength training exercises that add-on 2 minutes to try to strengthen my core muscles – as I’ve spent so much time in bed over the last 8 years or so that they are very weak.
Honestly, if I can do the 3 minute ‘step’ without breaking a sweat, after 8 years of being nearly bedridden and 5 months of being definitely so, it can’t be that strenuous! 
The boxing does tire me out, there’s a lot of arm swinging, and I have weak arms!
I hope my sister doesn’t worry too much. I know I don’t want to hurt myself and have to rest until I’m better. Best to take a day off here and there and not have to take a whole month off when something goes wrong, I think.
Be well.
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