Did anyone...

exercise today? I did three miles on the treadmill this morning. I haven't seen Sharyn today so I thought I would start this post.

I used my recumbent exercise bike for almost 1/2 hour and a dance DVD but I could only do about 10 minutes of the DVD...

I walked my usual 3 1/2 miles outside! It was cold but worth it!

Yes I did! 30 minute brisk neighborhood walk.

Oh oh oh oh oh!!! Me me me me!!! I actually did today! My bladder wasn't torturing me today (didn't drink much which is one reason), so I figured, I could do it! I took 1/2 a darvocet to see if it would help me also. I did 30 minutes on the elliptical! I have been craving exercise for months! So, it was nice to do it today! Just a half an hour, but it's better than nothing! I also have an appointment with a therapist that specializes in pain management and he will hopefully have exercises and techniques to help me manage the bladder trouble without meds. I hate taking pain meds, which is why I don't exercise (if I took one daily, I bet I could do SOMETHING... but I can't justify taking narcotics to just exercise). So yay!!! I hit the gym today!

I wish. My knee is still swollen. The x-rays were negative so it is a tendon, ligament or something like that. I am really tired of this though! It has been 1 week and 1 day - that is long enough! My doctor said no exercise until the swelling is down. I am really missing my yoga....

Perhaps an MRI is in order. Knee problems are the pits! I hope yours is something that time will resolve.

My doctor prefers the "wait and see" method right now. Basically, he said if it gets worse or isn't better in 6 weeks, then we will do an MRI. I am not a very patient person when it comes to stuff like this. I want to be out walking and doing yoga and all that good stuff! Not sitting here on the sofa in pain.... Okay, enough of my griping. It is getting better - the pain is not nearly as bad. I am hopeful that I will be able to go to yoga by Thursday or Friday, although I'm sure I will have to modify the work out quite a bit. Thanks for caring.

Vicki, I am so looking forward to the clearance to start yoga for the first time. I am still doing physical therapy after shoulder surgery, and I am beginning to believe that yoga is going to be my lifelong saving grace. Pain sucks, and even the nicest sofa gets boring.

No..... My knee has been in hellacious shape this week. My shoulder feels like it did before the rotator cuff surgery. We did go see the movie 'I'm Not There' - which was awesome. Cate Blanchett deserves an Oscar for her role. And then went out for a great dinner.