We are planning a vacation to the Dakotas and surrounding areas in May. We are going with the same people we went to Italy with. One friend told me I need to get comfortable shoes because we will be doing a lot of walking and hiking in yosemite and mount rushmore, etc. I told him I would be ok, that I had comfortable shoes and I had been doing physical therapy. I did not say that it doesn't matter what shoes I wear and have not told our friends that I have fibro. So I am probably going to get a walking stick and a clue to my husband that I need to sit and will try to condition myself to walking.
That in itself is hard to get accustomed to. I used to walk and climb and hike whenever and wherever I wanted without any problems. Now my body will not let me do it. I guess I'll have to work up to it. A few weeks ago I walked about in San Francisco and had such a bad reaction that I could barely walk the next day. We definitely don't need that . . . me shutting down in the middle of the mountains somewhere.
At least these guys don't feel sorry for me. I would hate that. They joked that if we saw a bear, they would all be ok because all they had to do was outrun me!
Sue