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Posted 1/12/2008 4:53 PM (GMT 0)
Hi. I went back to the gym yesterday. I did some bike and eliptical, I felt fine during but after I got home later on that evening my knees and leg felt this awful achy pain. It felt like a very deep bone crushing ache. I had trouble falling asleep from it. Anybody get this feeling after excercise?
Posted 1/13/2008 1:08 AM (GMT 0)
Ever since my lupus symptoms started, I can't push myself too hard with exercise or I feel just rotten. My body ends up hurting really bad and I feel flu-ish - like I've been run over by a truck. Try really hard to pace yourself. I used to be a fitness fanatic before lupus and it was really hard to give that up and learn to go at a slower more steady pace. I find that if I push myself too hard I pay dearly and can't exercise again for quite a while.
Posted 1/13/2008 2:12 AM (GMT 0)
Start out slow and gradually build to a tolerable level.  I also have pain after working out and it's not just the general muscle pain people get if they overdo it.  It's the all over achy bone deep pain that seems to radiate all over.  My doctor has said to just try simple walking as my form of exercise as biking and running are just too hard some of us.  So, I now just walk for about 10 minutes 3-4 times a day and have found that I do not have as much pain as I used to.  It still gives me some form of exercise but not too strenuous.

Posted 1/13/2008 2:14 AM (GMT 0)
Hi KaAl, So sorry you are having trouble with your workout sis. Me too. I need to very gradually bring activity into my life after a flare. While I'm flaring, I can't even tolerate a 5 minute walk. Just 4 years ago, I was backpacking and walking 11 miles with a 35 lb. pack . . and sleeping in on the ground in a tent which I carried on my back!! ARGH!!! I miss those days! So . . .once I'm on the mend, I start with very short walks . . . I just take the dogs and walk a short way down the street and return. For some, it may be just to the mailbox. If this goes well, I may begin doing this a couple times a day . . . then after a few days, I'll increase the distance just a bit. It took me many weeks to get up to 1/2 mile. My rheum said don't increase your activity any more than 10% in a week. . . and only if it is well tolerated. I think this activity ramps up your immune system, which then attacks your body . . . so you have to build extremely slowly. I am finding that if I divide the activity, I can get a way with more. I hope this helps. Blessings!
Posted 1/13/2008 5:13 AM (GMT 0)
Hi Kaal, boy we always seem top want to do more than we should sometimes. I'm sorry you are hurting. Sometimes a littleextra like 5 mg of predisone can help releive the pain. It's great because it's not alot and it seems to only take a couple of hours to releive the pain. Maybe you could discuss this with your doctor? It has even been suggested to me to exercie in a pool. so that the pounding isn't so bad.
I hope you can find a happy medium and don't have the suffering keeping you up at night
hugs
carol
Posted 1/13/2008 5:41 AM (GMT 0)
Another yes from me!  I have to start out really slow and see how much my body can tolerate.  I can only do 10 mintues on the eliptical.  I can do an hour of pilates though!  That is a good workout and it's easy on the joints.  I just started it too.  so that is worth considering for sure.

 

Like the others said, just take your exercising really cautiously at first and do short routines a couple times a day, instead of one big one all at once. 

 

hope this helps!

 

Ginny

Posted 1/13/2008 2:54 PM (GMT 0)
ginny i see you are 33.  my brother is 28 and he is being tested for lupus.  can you tell me your symptoms when you were diagnosed. 

Posted 1/13/2008 6:00 PM (GMT 0)
Jdeet, I responded to your question in your other thread. We'll keep this topic open for KaAl's questions.

 

Ginny

Posted 1/13/2008 6:23 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks ginny, I think jdeet just hijacked my thread!!! LOL, just kidding.

I think I will try pilates. Sounds good. I really do NOT look forward to the gym if I end up with awful pain afterwards, that's for sure. I mean, I have a hard time getting myself to go in the first place. NO motivation. No drive. ZERO! I used to workout 5days a wk, really hard too!
Posted 1/13/2008 8:39 PM (GMT 0)
Me too!  I used to work out a lot at the gym.  I had motivation and I felt great after a workout, even with my lupus and fibro.  Now, I'm like you.  I can't tolerate exercise much at all.  I feel so crappy afterwards and who the heck wants to exercise if they feel like that after!?  Motivation is hard for me as well.  I think doing the pilates with someone helps me be accountable.  And it's only once a week.  I can do as much as I want at home on the off days.  I think, if anything, the pilates will give me some core strength and help me keep my back and other muscles strong.  Anything to help right!  I'd totally recommend the pilates.  Give it a go!

 

Ginny

Posted 1/14/2008 12:44 AM (GMT 0)
I'll give it a shot!
Posted 1/14/2008 12:44 AM (GMT 0)
.............Maybe..............hehehe
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