Just a brief follow up on yesterdays post. After I finished my blog post I went for a walk. I was still feeling rather elated. Our car was in for service. I usually drive down to the flat patch along the coast. As we had no car I decided to walk around our estate, which has some hills. With uplifting music playing on my iPod and panoramic views of the ocean I had a bounce in my step, and it felt more than great! Perhaps I let myself get a little too hyper, loosing some grounding. It did enter my mind that I was perhaps walking a bit too fast. But it just felt so nice in my brain that I continued.
For the afternoon I was very tired. I thought, "perhaps I over did it slightly". I just rested for the rest of the day in bed. Today I am wrecked... I have been told in the past not to get my heart rate up much by my doctor. My heart doesn't quite push the blood out of my heart properly. I guess my body just isn't there yet. I have been enjoying fifteen to twenty minute very slow paced walks along the flat path of the coast recently. This isn't the first time this has happened lately. I just can't walk too far or too fast, and I need to stick to that. I also know too much exercise played a big part in my relapse a few years ago.
I shall rest in bed for the day. I'm sure I will be better tomorrow due to my quicker recovery times. I just wanted to illustrate the need to remain grounded, and to go easy, even when we feel we have a little more energy.
Over and out.......... : )
Treya : )
I know but it is soo easy to get carried away in feeling well.
ReplyDeleteI hope you feel great tomorrow !!
Hey Katie, It definitely is! I will be trying hard not to do it again. It really set me back...
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It is the hardest thing for me too, to not overdo it when I'm feeling a bit better. I'm the same and can do a gentle short walk most days if I take it very easy. My crash almost always comes 36 or more hrs. later.
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DeleteThat delayed reaction is a real pain in the ass... Sometimes mine doesn't come for days either. I think that is when we have those adrenaline surges??? I do wonder if that element of my fatigue will ever go? I wonder will I be left with CFS???? ONly time will tell. I just need to remember it's not a race. Hope you're ok... x
Came across your site today and it's great. I suffer from CRPS/RSD and know where your coming from. I look forward to reading more from your site.
ReplyDeleteHey Ross, Thanks so much for visiting my blog and for the nice comment! NIce to meet you! Hopefully I'll talk to you again in the future. : )
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