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Hey..I was just thinking I get a lot of mental exercise by watching the Man Vs Wild shows and other shows like that...Naked adn AFriad, etc.
The brain reacts as if I were in teh sitaution...wondering when one of the naked and afraid people will bring bug pray or some natural bug stuff next time as their pick to bring....some of the people really get bit up and can not sleep due to the mosquito's and bugs.
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I have never watched those. I really get creeped out watching people tromp through woods. I can't watch Survivor for the same reason.
Very happy you are having a good day, Kam!
kayak .. I think the tub with whirlpool will be good for you! Does the tub take as much water to fill it as a regular tub?
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You dont have to fill itany higher than 4 inches. And of course this body displaces a lot of water so i wont use as much. I think the ony appliance left to replace it get my elec bill down is the hot water heater. It will be gas and "on demand" and should save a lot. The sosking depth of a regular tub isc14" these are 17 or 18"...but you dont have to fill them.up
I wonder ifepsom salt will hurt tub and drains etc
I hope i can do it. Its the only luxury type thingvive done ceverything elsevhas been.very economical and the best way to make thusvhouse he as lthy
My brothers wife has ra and her doc gave her a note for a hot tub and they wrote it off on taxes. So i think it will be worthbit ifvlabor diesnt go up too much
Im really tired. Just ate. Storms are ciming i nite...just rain butvi should go cover a few things. Im.not at all ready for worjer in morning
But i think my best bet is to sleep now and get up at 4 and clear out those two closets and mske a path for him to get in andvout door. Once he getscstarted i can nap. Need to find my porta potty too
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I've been trying to stay active and also get back into weight training...but weight training feels the worst. It's like every tendon in my body gets sore with weight training (a sore that I otherwise don't seem to get). Why is that? It's not like my body isn't conditioned for weight training - before suffering through all this lyme stuff, I was a long term weight lifter/personal trainer who could easily do a number of exercises using the equivalent of my body weight or more. Then all the sudden, it's like a switch was flipped and this awful tendon pain from weight lifting started.
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I should add, I'm not trying to lift anything close to my body weight anymore. Just a simple body-weight exercise can cause terrible tendon pain these days.
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Kam that sucks. You need to feel safe and be able to relax when home
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Fitness there are very sspecifuc reasons that is happening. You need to educate yourself on it cuz the wrong type of ex at the wrong time can hurt you and set you back on healing
I dont have much time today but it is ok to ask about correct exercise during treatment on medical board
I might go start a thread for you there
There is a sticky on top of medical i think that has dr burrascanos guidelines. In there he has a section on ex and pt...very specufic
One if mods sixgoofykids knows a lot and has a pilates school
I was a pe and adapted pe teacher and rode and showed horses for 50 years...now taking a shower can be counted as exercise fir me
Everyone isnt like that...i had lyme 15 years before i could get tx. One ofvmy sons had tx over ten times when a teenager and now he competes in braziluan jujitsu and does really well...thats a ruff sport
A few years ago i was riding 3 x a week and kayaking whenever i could
Ak on here. Climbed a mountain in alaska a few years ago...hiker and lymetoo are really good about increasung their walking
Kam and i count showers and washing dishes as exercise until we can get back in the gym...or on the horse!
So please make sure to find out what might hurt you and then keep coming back and tell us how you are doing
Welcome!
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Hurray! We have nutritional food in the area now. The parking lot at the nazarene church was full and there was a sea of people and very long lines
I had trouble walking from point A to point B. Pastor opened a room for me and I laid on the floor in the room.
Caregiver was there also so she got my food for me. We had asked ahead of time but were told no.
next month we shall see how it goes. I know now to talk with the pastor.
I woul
Dnag..rosie is giving me the look. i will be back
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Fitnesskelly--Kudos for you to start exercising again. Go very slow and very light weights. Have you taken Cipro or Levaquin--that can mess up tendons.
Don't lose heart, though. Last year when I was in physical therapy for my shoulder using one or two pounds weights was hard for me--and I used to bench press my weight.
I mainly walk or ride the bike. One day I will work with weights again.
Kam--Glad you got your food and that your caregiver was there to help.
Today my exercise is oiling some of my teak furniture. Hard work.
Almost all the good furniture I own is teak. I did 4 pieces of furniture and have about 8 pieces left to do another time.
That includes emptying the bookshelf and the dressers in each bedroom--ugh. Would be a good time to pare down the books, though. Maybe tomorrow or Monday, but I may wait until it is less humid.
I need to pick a time when I can open the windows to circulate the air while I am doing this.
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Uh oh...bath tub is out and what an incredibke mess he found. There was mold and sime dampness but that wasnt a surprise tome. He was surprised at type of insulation as well as a bunch of dirt and styrofoam. Every guy that comes herr cant believe what he finds.
But its a lot more stressful for me this time cuz the rest of the house is rwally clean and he is breaking thru 3 walls to 3 clean spaces and dust and mold spores are going everywherr. I did talk to himabout that but he doesntreally get it. I can set , up a window fan blowing out when he leaves. I did set one out of one window
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fitnesskelly, Make sure you are not currently taking any fluoroquinolones. Exercising while on them can pop the tendons. Even past usage of them can permanently damage your tendons.
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kayak...wow..you will have suc h a nice clean place once all of this is finished.
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hiker....i really like wood and being able to oil it. Although I do not have any teak.
Oak
I need to order some more of the oil I use.
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Well, I got on a roll and finished oiling all the furniture.
Much harder than walking or riding my bike--that's for sure.
Am making a pile of books to take to the used book store. And another pile to take to work.
Time to relax for the rest of the day.
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Kam...u sure put a positive spin on "...dust and mold spores going everywhere" !
Whenever i work with someone new im afraid this will happen: he says that wood is just dry rot not mold...or jyst stain nit mold
The poor guy was coughing and sneezing ...he refused my mask and respirator...i dont think he has a clue mold can make him sick
There are a number of problems that are going to cost a lot more money. He wants to bandaid them but i dont. I want to redo framing and all that is rotten. Once we close it up i dont want to open it up again.
That might mean i dont have a tub or shower for 3-4 months.
I miss my camper. But this is the last hurrah. Only one more
closet after this.
Hiker-good for you! Sorting the books is a step toward downsizing
He just came back to turn water back on...he forgot
Air machines are clearing dust and cooling it down. The front must have gone by cuz humidity is in the 20s...what a change
Theres a freeze warning in the mountains tonight
Etta and i seem to be breathing ok now so i guess i should get pills and supper into us
Nite
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Sure hope it all works out, kayak!! This will take 3-4 months???
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need to get more food in me today. But, too weak most of the day.
I was able to be on my feet to make the almond chocolate, banana, almond butter smoothie.
Had some mixed nuts
kefir
hmm..not good
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jus took rosie out again to toilet..this time doing well enough to be on poop patrol.
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Drink some water, kam! Don't get behind on that.
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I went to the nearby city to the Operation Christmas Child gathering. It was really good. Got some good ideas for shoebox packing for our church. I even won an OCC T-shirt. One of my best friends drew my name, but she didn't even see my name ... just by chance. It was funny!
I treated myself to lunch and then had to go to church to set up communion. I was exhausted by that time, but also made a quick stop at the grocery store on the way home.
OH.. it was funny today at church because it was raining when I looked out the windows. When I looked out the windows on the other side of the sanctuary, it was NOT raining. Went outside and it was the same thing. Still raining only on the south side. LOL.
btw, good job on the furniture, hiker!
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For some reason just water doesn't do the trick. It took me a long time to figure it out as I was once again thinking along the normal line.
But, do drink water when that is all there is to drink or when I am not strong enough to pour the lemon cucumber water.
AT one time, I started saving bottles. The plan was to put them in the bottles to drink when I was too weak to pour a glass.
But, had not thought if it again until now and tossed the bottles awhile back wondering why i was saving them HA!
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