I can still camp! Without a real toilet too! I managed to have a decent time and woke up with minimal stiffness and only had a few leg cramps in the night and it was cold!
I'm happy to report that I can indeed still camp. I don't enjoy it like I used to, but to make my younger son happy, I can do it a couple times a year. He had a blast and I lived through and am so happy that he was so happy!
I was surprised at how easily I slept on the air mattress and that I didn't wake up in pain. Even when I had the leg cramps it wasn't as painful as it could have been. I did develop a headache today after getting back home. I tend to hold all my stress in my neck and shoulders and it all attacked me once I got home. I managed to get rid of it with advil, a nap and a hot bath.
Right now my foot is really burning, probably from all the walking but overall it was a good day.
Saturday, November 3, 2012
Friday, November 2, 2012
Can I still Camp?
I'm going to find out tonight if I can handle lying on an air mattress (I hope) or the hard ground and survive. I'm taking my younger son on a family camping trip with his Cub Scout pack. I used to enjoy camping, then I grew up and had to do all the planning and work involved and now I don't like camping so much anymore. I hope I can get the air mattress blown up. We shall see how this goes.
Lately I've been feeling stronger. I've not had as much tingling pain or that sharp shooting electrical pain either. I think I can feel a bit more in my backside, but it's still fairly numb.
I've had one bowel accident and I had been sick with a stomach thing. It was not pleasant, but I had been asleep and woke up to a mess. Ugh. At least it was contained to my underwear and pants. It's not pleasant thinking about this, but it's my reality. I'm fortunate to not have bowel problems very often. I spend a fair amount of time on the toilet but it's contained and not the opposite problem.
I still have some hope that I can get stronger and stronger. I honestly haven't really been trying that much. I have a treadmill that stares at me everyday and I just ignore it. I really need to become friends with it again.
Lately I've been feeling stronger. I've not had as much tingling pain or that sharp shooting electrical pain either. I think I can feel a bit more in my backside, but it's still fairly numb.
I've had one bowel accident and I had been sick with a stomach thing. It was not pleasant, but I had been asleep and woke up to a mess. Ugh. At least it was contained to my underwear and pants. It's not pleasant thinking about this, but it's my reality. I'm fortunate to not have bowel problems very often. I spend a fair amount of time on the toilet but it's contained and not the opposite problem.
I still have some hope that I can get stronger and stronger. I honestly haven't really been trying that much. I have a treadmill that stares at me everyday and I just ignore it. I really need to become friends with it again.
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