Slowly getting stronger
@OreoBrownie (3755)
Commerce, Georgia
February 28, 2016 11:25am CST
I know it's been awhile. I still have lots of fatigue and shortness of breath.
I've made some improvements. Much of the terrible swelling. I've lost at least 25 pounds of water. I've also lost some fat.
I've gotten stronger. I could not get out of my chair on my own. I had to be pulled up. Now I can get up on my own.
I can do 40 crunches on my bed. My knees are bent and I bend my torso up to almost sitting. I do 4 reps of 10. It's helping.
I still need help bathing, but not as much. I have help getting in the tub on the tub bench. I can wash most of me now. My CNA praises me on my improvements.
Happy Sunday to you. I'm watching The Wizard of Oz while writing to you.
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@nanette64 (20363)
• Fairfield, Texas
28 Feb 16
Progress might be slow @OreoBrownie but with persistence, you'll do just fine.
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@OreoBrownie (3755)
• Commerce, Georgia
28 Feb 16
I agree @Nanette64 that persistence is key to making good progress.
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@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
28 Feb 16
Oh my dear friend I am so glad to see you here.
You are so amazing
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@OreoBrownie (3755)
• Commerce, Georgia
28 Feb 16
Glad to see you too @OceanTiara . Ditto back to you. You are one of the strongest women I know.
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@OreoBrownie (3755)
• Commerce, Georgia
28 Feb 16
Thank you @TheRealDawn . I am trying to keep it up to three days a week usually.
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@OreoBrownie (3755)
• Commerce, Georgia
9 Apr 16
I have ups and downs. I've been in respiratory distress for about 5 days now. I'm on hospice so I can't go out to the doctor for anything hospice covers. I'm being treated with codeine cough syrup, and I have morphine drops and inhalable morphine along with secretion pills that go under my tongue. I take mucinex twice a day. My congestion is from congestive heart failure
@OreoBrownie (3755)
• Commerce, Georgia
28 Feb 16
Thanks so much. I exercise 3 to 4 times a week as I feel up to it. It's working.
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@OreoBrownie (3755)
• Commerce, Georgia
9 Apr 16
I have to take the good with the bad. I was doing better back when I posted last.
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@jaboUK (64346)
• United Kingdom
9 Apr 16
@OreoBrownie I'm really sorry that hyou are not as well as you were - I hope you aren't in too much pain.
@jstory07 (148731)
• Roseburg, Oregon
8 Mar 16
I was wondering if you were on this site. I am glad you arre doing better.
