How Do You Exercise with Chronic Illness ?

September 28th, 2008

Exercising is something I find very painful. I end up in more pain then I started out with. I wish there was some kind of exercise I could do that would help with the pain levels and help with the horrible affects of  the fatigue. Lately, my fatigue has been so bad. I just don’t know what to do.

So, I’m asking you chronic illness survivors, What do you do for exercise or do you not exercise?

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4 Responses to “How Do You Exercise with Chronic Illness ?”

  1. Piera on September 29, 2008 1:40 am

    I just wanted you to know that I feel your pain and I am sorry you are feeling so bad. I have FMS and it is hard to exercise as well. Actually, I told myself that I HAVE to exercise tomorrow. For me, it is not the pain (unless I’m having a flare up) it is the exhaustion. I don’t have any advice really except that I try to envision the next day and that I will exercise. Also, I try to do it in the morning so that nothing else in my day can interfere.

    I went through 2 years in which I felt so bad I could barely function. I had to quit my job and school for a while. It was really bad. Luckily, I have an aunt with Lupus who is also a doctor. She takes homeopathic meds and is able to manage her illness with them. She has been taking them for 30 years. Anyhow, she advised me to take them as well. I really thought it was quack medicine, but my husband pushed and said i had nothing to lose. I took them and 3 months later, I began feeling better. It was a long process, but it has really worked. Anyhow, I just thought I would mention it. Hope you feel better!

  2. Lorian on September 29, 2008 4:51 pm

    I know what your talking about with exercise. Sometimes I can walk a couple of miles on the treadmill (not often) and sometimes just the thought of walking wears me out. But if the flare is bad I just don’t exercise. I wish I had so good advise for you but you can only do what you can do.

  3. Mel Avila Alarilla on September 29, 2008 8:36 pm

    That has always been my problem. I really have to exercise to sweat off my excess blood sugar since I have diabetes melitus (type 2) but I also have scoliosis on my lower back and an advance hernia and sometimes exercise leave me worse than before. I make it a point to walk to and from the market everyday to keep me healthy. Thanks for the post. God bless you always my friend. You, Shiela, Emmyrose, Pia and Shielalu are in my prayers.

  4. Trace on September 30, 2008 12:55 pm

    I do yoga, walking, my eliptical, hiking, and occasionally kayaking.

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