Swelling of foot and ankle

[kangaroo]

Thanks Chris - yes I wonder if the day will come where I don't blame every little creak and ache on my new "bits"??? Oh well - I guess it's all a learning experience!

Peta

i remember the first time when I didn't automatically presume that my sons cancer had returned because he had a fever.....some days later it occurred to me that I hadn't been worried about him and that I was just caring for a normal childhood illness. Its a great day!
Rachel

 

[kangaroo]

Chris I'm still using my "reacher" to aid in getting into pants. There is no way I can do it otherwise! Sitting on the bed - I take the pants to my feet and with the reachers help, get into them one leg at a time. I've tried doing it standing and hanging onto the dresser with one hand, but it hurts like heck! I'll keep my eyes open for a dressing tool - but I haven't seen one to date.

Peta

Time to invent a "pant puter onerer". I invented a sock gizmo and then discovered that it had already been invented! I was pleased that mine worked and I've since given it away ....I put my socks on by doing a weird manouver, I must go and make/buy another one!
Rachel

 

[Peta]

Invent away Rachel - I'll be your first customer! Mind you - since I've been using the pool on a regular basis I'm finding it easier to get dressed. Still have to use my reacher, but it's definitely much easier than it used to be - thank goodness! My poor old muscles must be recovering slowly!

Peta

 

[aussie]

Hi Peta,

Pleased to hear you are using the pool, flippers are fun too, and seem to straighten out that kickboard style. I checked with the OS before I used them. Also pleased to hear the thigh pain is lessening. Hopefully it will just disappear into oblivion. (I shouldn't write words I don't know how to spell) LOL

I hope you had a lovely weekend. I've been at a cricket match today, just a friendly match with lots of friends and family, to raise money for a cancer charity. I didn't play but I did go for the longest walk I have been for in years. I made it, no pain, just some clunking in the knee, but I can live with clunking. It was an absolutely glorious Autumn day. We all had a great day. I'm going to put my feet up for a minute or two now.

Chris

 

[aussie]

I'll take one too Rachel.

Chris

 

[Josephine]

Can't see any spelling errors, Chris. But just as a suggestion, I use this all the time!

Dictionary.com - also contains Thesaurus.com! Great resource.

 

[kangaroo]

I haven't actually invented it yet!
Rachel

 

[Peta]

Thanks Chris - I've had a lovely weekend! Good to hear how well you did on the walk - you really are going ahead with leaps and bounds! It's an amazing feeling isn't it? I worked most of today and I still get so much pleasure out of being able to stand or move around at work with no pain that I absolutely love being there!
Hope the cricket match raised heaps of money - sounds like it was for a good cause!
I've just been in the pool and I used my daughters old flippers - good suggestion! You should have seen me power up and down the pool! Sure beats crawling along with just the kickboard. I've noticed a huge difference in muscle strength since I've been using the pool on a regular basis - I reckon that's made more of a difference than any of the exercises I'm doing! Have a lovely week - hope to talk to you on here at some stage during the week! Stay happy

Peta

 

[JudyS]

Peta
I am planning on jumping into the pool again as soon as my new bathing suit arrives. I still can't find last years worn out one. I remember how much my range of motion increased after my hip replacement by swimming. It has not been warm enough for an outdoor pool for me yet this year, but I belong to a gym with many locations and many indoor pools. I'm pretty excited about it. I even paid the extra postage to get the suit here faster.
judy

 

[aussie]

The pool is great for strengthening, the flippers increase that, they also make you feel like you are getting somewhere as you actually move through the water. I read somewhere too they align your body so you are actually straighter in the water, so that would have to be a good thing.

Peta, so pleased you are enjoying life again.

Thanks Jo for the suggestion of the dictionary, very useful.

Chris