Today the physical therapist arrived with some alternative exercises I can do to keep from turning into a pile of jelly. Frankly, these new offerings take almost no effort. One could easily fall asleep in the midst of them. The exercise bike has been replaced by a set of pedals that offer no resistance. You sit in a chair and place your feet on the pedals,and then you make some attempt at a pedaling motion. Pathetic. The therapist gave me a handout on exercises I can safely do in bed or in a chair. They're so safe and so effortless, you need a partner to check on whether you've inadvertently fallen asleep.
They started giving me a growth stimulating factor to boost white cell production, but it makes my legs, arms and joints seriously ache. This is mainly a problem when I want to go to sleep. Fortunately, they are very quick here to offer serious pain-killing meds. Suffering is kept to a minimum.
I've been here 2 weeks. Luckily, I haven't developed any fevers or opportunistic diseases. My days are all the same, but I'm not complaining. I'd rather have it stay nice and boring.
My only escape is dreams. Since I need to spend a lot of time sleeping to rebuild my blasted cells, I take full advantage of this activity.
Maybe you can think of all this as taking off from regular exercise for the holidays...
ReplyDeleteWish you could have some apples and honey.
Love, Rebecca