My recovery continues. I am feeling quite good just now, and stronger and stronger each day. I find that I have more energy than I thought I might, and may have the energy to have the time I truly want on my trip to Colorado, which has not been cancelled just yet. And I have a secret to getting rid of the pain, at least at this point in the recovery period, that I want to share with you.
I purchased a book titled "Step By Step Tai Chi" from a local Borders bookstore a few months ago. I ahd not done the exercises for a while, and decided to try them yesterday. Now, tai chi is a martial art, so I know what you are thinking: "What are you doing, trying to split your gut open?!!" But no, gentle reader, I am not doing that. I am, instead, trying to recover my strength and stamina, and I found that the exercises helped me. I was concerned that I would not be able to do them all, but they are doine so slowly that it does not harm the body, but rather helps it to work in harmony with itself. There is an exercise called "Looking at the Moon," which means that you look back over each shoulder as if the moon was behind you. But even that one I could do, since it was slow enough that I could stretch my body, and yet at the same time, not sunder anything. And this morning, when I woke up, I had no pain in the slightest!!! Now, I am willing to entertain the argument that that is simply because of the time since surgery, and the fact that I have had a chance to heal extensively, but I wonder if the exercises had something to do with it, as well. For I have more energy this morning than I have had, and that is good. I do not know the answers just now, but that does not mean that I do nothing to im0rove myself. I will continue to do the gentle, slow exercises, and see how they work. Iam glad that I can do this, and hope others understand what I am saying here. For I have no need, this day, of the Percocet that I have been prescribed for the pain, and that is a good thing. I will see what comes next. And again, thank you dear gentle reader for your attention.
I purchased a book titled "Step By Step Tai Chi" from a local Borders bookstore a few months ago. I ahd not done the exercises for a while, and decided to try them yesterday. Now, tai chi is a martial art, so I know what you are thinking: "What are you doing, trying to split your gut open?!!" But no, gentle reader, I am not doing that. I am, instead, trying to recover my strength and stamina, and I found that the exercises helped me. I was concerned that I would not be able to do them all, but they are doine so slowly that it does not harm the body, but rather helps it to work in harmony with itself. There is an exercise called "Looking at the Moon," which means that you look back over each shoulder as if the moon was behind you. But even that one I could do, since it was slow enough that I could stretch my body, and yet at the same time, not sunder anything. And this morning, when I woke up, I had no pain in the slightest!!! Now, I am willing to entertain the argument that that is simply because of the time since surgery, and the fact that I have had a chance to heal extensively, but I wonder if the exercises had something to do with it, as well. For I have more energy this morning than I have had, and that is good. I do not know the answers just now, but that does not mean that I do nothing to im0rove myself. I will continue to do the gentle, slow exercises, and see how they work. Iam glad that I can do this, and hope others understand what I am saying here. For I have no need, this day, of the Percocet that I have been prescribed for the pain, and that is a good thing. I will see what comes next. And again, thank you dear gentle reader for your attention.
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