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Originally Posted by Seahawk
Pat, you have got to work out. Pot cream enabled me to do so and it changed everything.
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I do work out. I think it was the cortisone shot that allows me to. It's been six weeks and I feel like I'm getting stronger. Most people gain weight on steroids but I've lost 6 pounds because I can exercise now. I no longer avoid moving.
I posted my morning routine here a week or so ago. It's changed a little since then. I spend 20 minutes in the hot tub. The doc said heat helps the arthritis in my back and hips. I do some leg stretches and then ride the recumbent stationary bike for 4 miles (that thing has been a Godsend!), then do my stretching and strength routine - back and lower body is body weight only stuff (kinda like Pilates). I have to be really careful with my lower back and hips. Upper body is with weights. I go for reps not weight. Then four more miles on the bike.
My attitude has changed. For a long time I resented it, telling myself "I never had to do this s**t before arggg!" I couldn't wait to get it over with. It didn't help that every move I made hurt. After the cortisone I can just letting the zen feeling flow, like in long distance running. It takes as long as it takes. Sometimes I even feel the old endorphin rush.
So yeah, I'm with you on working out and I do it every day. Maybe I could use some good pot cream. The stuff I've tried may as well be vaseline.