Trying to train through Lyme Disease

[sensei8]

Come on JR...YOU CAN DO THIS...I believe that with every fiber of my being!! Fight, as you've never fought before; with a terrible resolve!! Got to get your BP down, and you've got to fight to exercise, no matter!!

You're in my thoughts and prayers, JR!!

[JR 137]

Come on JR...YOU CAN DO THIS...I believe that with every fiber of my being!! Fight, as you've never fought before; with a terrible resolve!! Got to get your BP down, and you've got to fight to exercise, no matter!!

You're in my thoughts and prayers, JR!!

Thanks, sensei8. It means a lot to me.

This fatigue thing is different than anything I've experienced before. As I said before, in the past exercise has ALWAYS helped me feel better. With this, I genuinely feel worse for the rest of the day. I keep telling myself it's all in my head (the fatigue thing), but no matter how hard I try to just "punch through," my body very sternly reminds me it's not in my head.

I'm doing what the doc says. I'm eating pretty healthy. My doctor isn't the one who says I need exercise, I'm the one saying it. His advice is do what I can and listen to my body. I just don't want to hear what my body has to say

[tubby]

What does the doc say about fighting through fatigue ve resting when your body says? Not trying tk say either way is best but often you have to fight these things smart as well as hard

[JR 137]

Please don't take this as me feeling sorry for myself nor needing sympathy. It's as much me getting this off my chest as anything else. I'll look back at this thread (hopefully sooner than later) and reflect on it.

The fatigue, while front and center isn't the only thing going on.

The following occurred in order, and all feel like they're getting worse...

My muscles, predominantly my quads and upper back/shoulders, are constantly sore. Sore like I overdid a workout the day before. Every day. They're sore and tired.

Both shoulders feel like impingement syndrome.

Both of my hands feel like carpal tunnel syndrome. Opening bottles, bags, etc. causes pain in my hands that radiates up my forearms. Writing and brushing my teeth do the same.

Then I woke up with a pain inside my left foot. It feels like a stress fracture if I move my foot a certain way. It lead to numbness and tingling in my middle 3 toes. Now I've also got pain in the tendons at the front of the ankle, and random shooting pain up my shin.

Twisting certain ways, the muscles between and around my ribs spasm/cramp.

The latest is pain along my left knee MCL.

I'm getting headaches behind my eyes, almost daily. I tended to get these when I was fatigued and/or went too long without eating before the Lyme diagnosis.

None of these things are severe enough to keep me from working nor doing everyday stuff. But if I do too much, like I did the other day by playing dodgeball for 20 minutes with the 8th grade PE class I was covering, I'm done. I'm useless the rest of the day, and dragging the next day. I just wonder what new pain I'll wake up with that won't go away.

Edited January 26, 2017 by JR 137

[JR 137]

I'm getting some blood work done today to check for other stuff such as rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory disease, and a few others.

We're both pretty sure it's not any of that, and the Lyme is causing the issues, but it's better to rule out as much as we can. All it takes is a blood test. Fibromyalgia is also on the table, as my symptoms resemble that, and it can be triggered by different illnesses.

It's basically treat what we know it is, and rule out other possibilities. Lyme often gets misdiagnosed because the symptoms commonly mirror many different illnesses. But rather than treat me just for Lyme, we both want to rule out as much as realistically possible. If I have something else going on, that can be addressed. In the meantime, I'll wait and see what, if anything new is to be said on Monday. I'll also bring the results of these tests to an infectious disease specialist to get ahead of the curve.

[JR 137]

I got back on the floor on Thursday night and again this morning. It seems like forever since I made it through a complete class. Last time I made it through was mid-November. I was going to the dojo to check in every week or two. It was one of those good and bad things - good just to be there, bad because everyone was asking how I was doing. I appreciated their kindness, but I felt like whenever I walked in the door it was all about me. I just wanted to say hi, sit, and watch class.

Getting back on the floor was a great feeling, psychologically speaking. Physically, I was tight, stiff, and lacked that snap in my techniques. And I got winded pretty easily. But all that was in a good way. 20 minutes into my first class, my CI asked if I was ok. "Osu, shuseki shihan!" He smiled and didn't ask again. He asked today how I felt after last class, I smiled and said "sore, but the good kind of sore."

Gotta get myself back to where I was beforehand. I've put on about 15 lbs from sitting around and drinking 3-4 cans of Pepsi every day. It was the only thing that kept me going. Now I have to ween myself off all the caffeine. Or maybe just stop drinking soda all together (that's my best option).

Looking through this thread, it's amazing how miserable I was. It was frustrating to keep trying and keep setting myself back.

I'm

Not fully recovered from this whole ordeal, but I'm as close to it as I can be. I still don't have the energy I did beforehand, but I'm getting there. The best sign is that I'm not completely wiped out after I'm done.

Just put an order in for a BOB XL. Once that's in the basement and weighted down, it's on! I was doing 15 3 minute rounds with a 1 minute break between on a bag before Lyme. Hopefully I'll get back there quickly.

Lastly, thanks for all the encouragement along the way. It means more to me than I could ever express here.

[Bulltahr]

Great to hear JR that you are on the way back up and at em!! You are self motivated so I believe you will get back to where you were before and beyond!

Osu!

[sensei8]

Great to hear JR that you are on the way back up and at em!! You are self motivated so I believe you will get back to where you were before and beyond!

Osu!

Yes...yes...yes...a thousand yes!! Great news!!

[Safroot]

I got back on the floor on Thursday night and again this morning. It seems like forever since I made it through a complete class. Last time I made it through was mid-November. I was going to the dojo to check in every week or two. It was one of those good and bad things - good just to be there, bad because everyone was asking how I was doing. I appreciated their kindness, but I felt like whenever I walked in the door it was all about me. I just wanted to say hi, sit, and watch class.

Getting back on the floor was a great feeling, psychologically speaking. Physically, I was tight, stiff, and lacked that snap in my techniques. And I got winded pretty easily. But all that was in a good way. 20 minutes into my first class, my CI asked if I was ok. "Osu, shuseki shihan!" He smiled and didn't ask again. He asked today how I felt after last class, I smiled and said "sore, but the good kind of sore."

Gotta get myself back to where I was beforehand. I've put on about 15 lbs from sitting around and drinking 3-4 cans of Pepsi every day. It was the only thing that kept me going. Now I have to ween myself off all the caffeine. Or maybe just stop drinking soda all together (that's my best option).

Looking through this thread, it's amazing how miserable I was. It was frustrating to keep trying and keep setting myself back.

I'm

Not fully recovered from this whole ordeal, but I'm as close to it as I can be. I still don't have the energy I did beforehand, but I'm getting there. The best sign is that I'm not completely wiped out after I'm done.

Just put an order in for a BOB XL. Once that's in the basement and weighted down, it's on! I was doing 15 3 minute rounds with a 1 minute break between on a bag before Lyme. Hopefully I'll get back there quickly.

Lastly, thanks for all the encouragement along the way. It means more to me than I could ever express here.

Well done , great news JR 137

[LLLEARNER]

I'm doing what the doc says. I'm eating pretty healthy. My doctor isn't the one who says I need exercise, I'm the one saying it. His advice is do what I can and listen to my body. I just don't want to hear what my body has to say

I think we all think that. I still try to treat my body like I was 17.