Re: Leg swelling

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In a message dated 5/3/2003 6:52:50 PM Eastern Standard Time,

looneybird@... writes:

> If this is the

> problem, I'll have a cast for a couple of months and be out of the

> gym for a time.

May be a good time for upper body training. Also, paddling around the pool

is exercise. Do they have water aerobics? I too would be worried, so maybe

our grads can come up with good non weight bearing solutions.

Fay Bayuk

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10/23/01

Dr.

Open RNY 150 cm

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In a message dated 5/3/2003 5:52:38 PM Central Daylight Time,

looneybird@... writes:

> It becomes a problem of how to keep the blood sugars

> down and the weight heading in the correct direction without the

> ability to do any weight bearing exercise. He said that I could swim

> but..........pool is ice cold still and I don't really know how to

> swim, I just paddle around and play. I'm afraid that I'm heading

> into the deep hole of depression here.

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Don't despair! There's still a lot you can do. First of all, are there any

indoor pools around? I go to one at the park district in the next town over.

You don't need to know how to swim to take a water aerobics class. They have

them in both deep or shallow water. I actually prefer the deep water, as I

feel I have to work harder there, yet there's no impact for my knees and

arthritic spine. They have waist belts or foot floats to keep you above the

water and they work just great. And when I don't feel like getting up early

enuf for class, I just go later on and do the same kinds of exercises on my

own for an hour that I remember from previous classes. If there are no

classes for you to learn exercises in, you CAN swim with one of those waist

belts on. You can buy your own in just about any sporting goods store. And

one of the " perks " of going to an indoor pool is that there's almost always a

hot tub to go relax in afterwards. Many hotels/motels with indoor pools will

" rent " you time in the pool even if you're not staying at the inn, if you

don't have any other type of indoor pool available.

You might also be able to do some types of yoga positions for your

weight-bearing exercise. Again, I find the park district has some really

excellent yoga instructors (can't say the same for the tai-chi guy, tho) and

once you learn the positions, you can go to doing the stuff in your own home.

Finally, you could see a physical therapist and I'm sure they'd be able to

tell you a number of things you could do, even with the situation you have.

Where there's a will, there's a way. Don't give up.

Carol A

Knowledge is power.