Keep on Moving Club: Oct. 2017

[Howie]

What's your plan for swimming this Winter? No swimming, or maybe a wetsuit? If you have to stop because of the cool/cold, what will you do to replace it?

[Sunshine]

There is a local pool with 27 (!) 25 yard lanes. They heat it, to 79-81F. I have swimmer wetsuit, aqua sphere acquaskin. I also have 2mm pants and 1.5 mm jacket. I don't know how hard it will be to take the wetsuit off over my feet.

Also, it's a 2 min walk from car to poolside, then pool to shower and back to car,. (I am shopping for a w/c . But, not sure I want to leave expensive wc unattended at the pool, and think it unwise to sit in wc in soaking wet suit?)I will try public pool without wc as soon as my own pool too cold, any day now.

[Virginia]

Went out today for first time since last Sunday. Went to drug store. Remembered I forgot to take something I wanted to mail at P.O., also forgot check that I needed to go by the bank with. So came back home and came in and got everything I needed. Went to P.O., stood in line for 15 to 20 minutes, then whizzed by bank drive-thru. Then on to grocery store to buy groceries, came home and unloaded the car and put groceries away. Then I went back out to Panera to get food. I really wanted something else, but I was tired and it was closest and fastest place around. That was about my day.

[agate]

There is a local pool with 27 (!) 25 yard lanes. They heat it, to 79-81F. I have swimmer wetsuit, aqua sphere acquaskin. I also have 2mm pants and 1.5 mm jacket. I don't know how hard it will be to take the wetsuit off over my feet.

Also, it's a 2 min walk from car to poolside, then pool to shower and back to car,. (I am shopping for a w/c . But, not sure I want to leave expensive wc unattended at the pool, and think it unwise to sit in wc in soaking wet suit?)I will try public pool without wc as soon as my own pool too cold, any day now.

I don't think it would hurt the wheelchair at all but you might get cold. There's something about sitting around in a basically metal chair while you're still wet that makes a person feel particularly cold, I think.

When I used to swim once a week, there was no hair dryer, and I had to sit around in my chair with a wet head waiting for transportation, sometimes for an hour or longer. It felt cold. I got a wig and put it on my head mainly so it would make me look more presentable but it also warmed up my head.

[Sunshine]

Hm. Hadn't realized it. Shopping for wc today. Looking at Quickie2 to see how light it is etc. and roho cushion rec here at BT

[Sunshine]

Well I swam after trip to wc place. Leg started spasm after 11 minutes. Crawled out of pool and called DH on the cell to get me. Was rough. Took extra Tizanidine.

Am def in a flare. Skipped surfing today and will refrain from swimming for a while.

Damn it

[stillstANNding]

Yesterday was MIL's plus 4 stops to shop and back to MIL's then home exhausted.

Today was a concert at 3PM and dinner out at 5:30. Very tired now.

Tomorrow Peter has off for the holiday and we plan to go to an outlet mall. We will decide after I am up and moving awhile.
ANN

[Virginia]

Hope you get to go tomorrow Ann, but do not overdo. That 4 stop shopping with MIL is a killer, unless you can take the next day or two to recoup.

BBS, sorry about the backset, but maybe it will only last a day. Had you taken your MMJ at that time?.

[agate]

Pedometer readings:

10/2 - 1076 steps
10/3 - 610 steps
10/4 - 994 "
10/5 - 817 "
10/6 - 2123 "
10/7 - 855 "
10/8 - 1146 "

[Sunshine]

Excellent readings agate!

Yes, taking MMJ for neuropathy. Set back isn't the same neuropathy. The burning , freezing and sensation of skin being stripped off is controlled well by the MMJ.

Am thinking this flare might be the flu shot. It started a day later, with feelings like bladder infex, and then the crippling problem with right upper leg, and numbness front if right thigh.

[Howie]

I've been cooking pasta again. It's a sweaty job, but I sit in front of the stove, waiting on the pasta to cook, stirring occasionally. As I always do, I made it a little different today.

And as I'm cooking, water boiling, I'm drinking my second cup of coffee. It's not the same as Agate stepping, but it gets my heart beating and makes me feel like I've been running.

Do what you can everyone!

[Virginia]

So proud of you Howie! Love your new little red car (is it A model or T model?

Agate, you are doing really well, and you just had a very long outing to the Doctors.

[Howie]

Neither model A or T. Those are both older. This is about a '34 Ford coupe. Many hotrod modifications.

[Sunshine]

Still not exercising due to MS flare. Doc once told me no exercise for two weeks with an attack and then slow reentry. Just activities of daily living.

Luckily the Waves Have been poor...

[agate]

No exercise for two weeks? The doctor didn't mean total rest, I hope?