Hi Maria -
I certainly agree that it's tough to be unable to move the way we were used to. And that this community and its support are so very helpful. Good to hear from you and hoping your rehab continues to help with improvement in your movements.
Marcy

: Since an injury about 18 months ago
: that never healed properly, I've
: been restricted in my movements.
: Despite daily rehab exercises,
: swimming when I can manage it, and
: trying to eat well, I've gained 60
: lbs and I don't know how else to
: say, my body is just very sad
: about it. Every day I dream of
: someday running and dancing and
: hiking again.

: Yesterday my body really, really
: wanted to run. I said, well body,
: you know we can't do that yet, but
: let's hit the gym and see what
: other exercises we can tolerate. I
: ended up doing a small class
: training session, modified cardio
: machines, and lots of stretching,
: for a total 90 minutes.

: Oh how I loved all that movement! You
: know how after you get warmed up,
: things barely hurt at all. But
: once I cooled down I had to spend
: the rest of the day icing,
: resting, stretching, and
: ibuprofen-ing, and needed my old
: wheelchair just to go to the
: store. Kind of a predictable
: result, but I just couldn't stand
: being cooped up any longer.

: The bright side was experiencing that
: I've still got a lot of ability.
: I'm just in need of additional
: rehab so I can do those things
: without pain or further injury. I
: REFUSE to believe anything other
: than full recovery is possible.
: I've been without health insurance
: for several months, so no doctor
: or therapist either. Finally I
: received the inch and a half of
: paperwork in the mail, so it looks
: like I'll get to choose a policy
: soon.

: This has been a very frustrating and
: painful time for me. I'm quite
: grateful to have RR, both the
: steadiness that doing the food
: brings, and the support from all
: of you. Nice to know that no
: matter what else is going on in
: our lives, this program and
: community are here for us.