Yes, sick of being sick is spot on. And the last thing you want to do when you feel ill is take exercise. But if we don't - well, I have heard it described as 'suicide by sofa'.
Hi! Sorry for late reply. I was told I had "Deconditioning" last year as breathlessness was severe, tho Asthma was finally well controlled, apparently (Have severe "DifficultAsthma" but supposedly controlled by many drugs inc Pred & Mycofenalate MOFETIL.) Had been give heart echoes & a plethora of other tests which all came back normal.
I couldn't believe I was so breathlessness just cos I'd got weak thru chronic Asthma for several years. Really sounds like an easy excuse to me!
Anyhow, I did join Respiratory Rehab classes but found them frankly degrading & physios taking them had a very poor attitude. ( I did complain!) I'm only 52 & found the whole experience very depressing, plus it did nothing to improve my very poor fitness levels.
However, with Summer on the way, altho very weak, I'd got interested in a little gentle gardening, bringing on teeny plug plants from a Qvc.. The shopping channel ( cos I have to sit about a lot, have it on for company & enjoyed the gardening progs)
I plant up the teeny 1.5cm plug plants of pansies, geraniums, busy Lizzie's etc into those polystyrene trays plants come in from garden centres, water them, a little feed & watch them grow large enough in a couple of months to plant into tubs ( I don't have a greenhouse) Then it's time for gentle lugging of compost bag to chair where filled tubs before planting plants out for Summer colour, plus the watering as I was able.. They certainly don't get a daily watering.. Far too much for me! Most survived anyhow.. When I'm well enough, I do a gentle pottering, often just 5 mins at a time before needing to rest as so breathless still. And when I'm too poorly, I sit & enjoy my little friends I've nurtured..
By the end of last Summer, this breathlessness.. Supposed "Deconditioning".. was unchanged, but I did have more strength, stamina too, tho think I'd come from almost frail to weak..
Then in Oct I side stepped Cats tail .. No trip, fall nothing, but broke bone in foot, which refuses to heal.. Steroids for you!
I'm shocked to find that my breathlessness seems worse than it's ever been, but somehow, I know what I need to do, Summer is in the way & I have 320 plug plants being delivered between end of March & May!
I've also treated myself to a VegTrug which means I can garden veg while sitting. There's no way I can dig borders for beans etc.. But in a VegTrug.. I could.
Quite excited about it all, lots of fresh air too. Just need it to stop raining!
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