EMDR

So sorry to turn to you all again, apologies for my post yesterday stating ‘lost hope’

I need your help/advice please

No luck with the therapist , physiotherapist said I have muscle wastage in my legs so get out and walk !

I need to set up my own recovery programme so remembering much advice in tbreads about excercises etc I have tried them, problem is I haven’t s chair to sit on , only a very comfy sofa on which i spend all day posting here and playing word games , better than sitting thinking .

I can’t stand for longer than two minutes before legs shake and tremble , I use a walking stick but don’t feel safe. I have bought a walking aid, a thing with four wheels and brakes, thought this would help me gradually stand for a longer time . And walk around the bungalow gripping it with both hands, will look a plonker but as my only visitor is youngest granddaughter once a week I can hide the walking aid for those few hours.
I looked on Amazon for a pedometer thingy but don’t understand them, I am not going to run cross country , just want to know if I am improving , is this stupid ?

Annie as I've said before it's literally one step at a time.
I'm not a physio expert but I would think you need to keep moving a short distance before standing. Why do you want to stand?
Your exercise with the walker sounds ideal - don't hide it from you granddaughter.
Make a chart with daily targets for time spent walking and try to increase daily. Then tick off when target achieved. Use a stopwatch (buy one online.)
I did a similar thing after my hip replacement only it was in distance, not time.

youtu.be/8BcPHWGQO44
You could start with flexing your leg muscles from the chair, Annie, and build up gradually.

I haven’t a chair MissAdventure, I tried that exercise, doesn’t work on a saggy sofa , this is why I bought the walker

Fennel, I have to stand to make breakfast, last week the pharmacy delivery chap brought my script, he realised he had the wrong one and had to go back to his van, I had to wait and legs started to tremble . Thankfully I don’t have to prepare any other meals . Didn’t think of a stop watch

I have a tall stool that I sit on when preparing food.

I have a tiny kitchen Fennel i admit I have now a fear of falling, I hsve an alarm pendant but the only contact I have is my son in law who isn’t , if he isn’t available it’s the police, the thought of a police car pulling up and police coming into my home to help me up , how embarrassing. Do you live alone ?

No, TG I still have my husband.
But I also have a fear of falling. After a few trips and falls, inside and out.

Fennel I am so sorry you have had several falls, I fear them so must get my legs stronger ,

Would sitting on the edge of the bed, propped up with some cushions under you enable you to do some of the exercises? Or even on a cushion on the loo? Just trying to think of alternatives to the saggy sofa. I think building up the muscles with exercises is the way to go, and walking with the aid at intervals around the bungalow, maybe at a set time every hour? Annie just being keen, and asking for tips on here, is a really good start. Onwards and upwards. X

Some of those walkers, Anniebach, have seats too? Or have you actually got one now? Could your granddaughter bring you a chair? Maybe a folding garden one, if not much space?

Bellanonna, have this wretched badly swollen knee ( god I moan), so walking is less painful, I did get a bycle thingy to sit on the sofa and pedal, ouch . I keep asking for help here and feel guilty but only have my youngest granddaughter and her visit once a week is for chat , laughter and hearing what she has planned for the following week, she is my sunshine but regrettably I am the forums moaning Minnie.
I had put hope into the EMDR treatment, but yes , onward and upward , 1921 Cardiff University to see my younger granddaughter awarded her degree .

Polly, mine has four wheels , brakes , a tray and a seat, hope it isn’t too big to get around the bungalow, I already have Fred parked in the little hall until I can buy him a shed,

Thank you posting that walker, I told my son in law who isn’t I was having one and he said ‘do you mean a Zimmer frame, lucky for him this was on the telephone ?

annie because of my various ailments a physio suggested I look up leg/knee exercises that can be carried out on a bed. I think he was testing my motivation! I discovered quite a few on the web. They have helped my dodgy knee and stability by strengthening the muscles above the knee. Might be worth a look? I’m sorry, I can’t manage links with the iPad, don’t seem to have the knack. Good luck. Keep on with it, I know you’ll get there.

Thank you cornergran I will look

Oh, good that yours will have a seat - you can whizz round with it, then sit down on it and do some leg stretches .

www.nhs.uk/live-well

Whizz around, I like the thought of that ?, thank you for the link

I have been accepted for EMDR by the therapist.

Oh me of little faith

That's good news Annie .

Google "seated exercises" - there are lots about and you just sit in front of your laptop or PC and do them. It takes a while to build up muscle, but when you do it also builds up confidence as you feel less wobbly on your feet.

You can get very cheap chairs from ebay if you do not have a suitable dining/kitchen chair to use.

Glad the EMDR is going ahead - good luck with that.

Brilliant about the EMDR Annie. Hope you can find a good solution with the exercises too. Walking a little with something to support you around the house regularly every day will definitely help I would think. You are not a moaner keep posting we all want to help

Thank you all x I do respect your advice and need it.
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I mailed him and said as he had not contacted me on Friday as promised I accept the therapist couldn’t accept me so I would find a therapist and I thanked him for trying . He replied saying she would treat me and would forward dates she is available, so I will have to wait until Thursday to know when it can start but at least I know it can.

You’re getting there Annie. ?

Yes Bellanonna been so many ups and downs but now hopefully the road to recovery , on Fred

Good news, annie, wishing you a peaceful, restful night.

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