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What do your condition keep you from doing that you use to enjoy doing?

algia247
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I would like to know what your condition took away that made life worth living to you. For me my condition took away bubble baths I can not sit in the tub with out spinal compression that hurt so bad I cry for my mother and I am 42yr stop crying for my mom when I had my first born child. I hate that I can not sit in the bath tub always have to shower never can light candles and but pretty exoctic flowers in the tub to be romantic. and sex I hate sex now ,and I use to love sex, but hey thats life! So don't be ashame share some of your desires that hard to get or do : ) Or your condition or illness keeping you from doing?

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deebelle

Let's see.............walking;climbing;running;biking; cleaning(some are good ones); having sex in different positions e.g. hanging from the ceiling;(LOL)

What can I say....it changes everything but alas, I am still above ground and still happy!!!

hUGS;
dEE

algia247

you just made my day lol , I guess feeling pain is better than not feeling at all (right)? : )

Hyacinths4

My list would be the same as DeeBelle's but I'd add dancing!
With my sun sensitivity (not related to medication use!), I can also add just about anything that's related to enjoying summer and being outdoors. Umbrellas have become a year-round accessory for me, lol!

fulviaschild

shopping, walking, writing,cleaning and gardening. Just about everything you need to do in everyday life. My hands have gotten worse with Arthritis, even using the computer I have to take a break.
But on the good side,I have a very supportive family and i try to enjoy life through the pain. :)

Blkjewelz8960

Ditto on all the above. But will add wearing heels cause of the inflammation of the cyst in my right knee. I lived in heals now I live in tennis shoes. And painting because of the fumes.

Hindustani41

Well I am sorry to learn that you cannot sit in bath tub for bubble bath or have sex. Well if you try to modify your routine & undergo physical therapy afer taking medicines you may be able to sit. There are many positions to enjoy sex. Do not give up. He ( God)will help you.

algia247

I understand how haven family support helps ease a lot of frustrations . And make you know that someone cares and you are blessed : )

algia247

Yes I love heels! and can't wear them I have several pair that I wish I can just wear for 30 second , wow I miss dressing sexy . I can't even switch now I have to becareful how I jerk or walk all together or I will be in pain for the rest of the day.

algia247

I did not say I can not have sex I said I hate sex and yes I did physical thearapy thats what took me out I went to my doctor with back problems he sent me to PT and then my L4, L5 annulus cracked and my bladder started to leak but not very bad but it was to a point where I knew something was wrong.

Blkjewelz8960

Yes because it is hard to be sexy in tennis shoes, lol. Every now and then when my back and knee aren't giving me a problem I will put on a pair and walk down the hallway in the house. Tried to wear a pair to church one Sunday and paid for it the rest of the week.

I miss my heels as I use to live in them. Got a nice black patent leather pair that have an open zipper on the side, them joints WERE tight. Got so many compliments when I wore them but no more. Have 4 pair I bought right before having issues brand new still in the box. I LOVE SHOES!!!!!

JayRo

Hi,
I think everyone on this site has some kind of disability that limits them to some extent. I think this is what draws all of us here. We all know what we can and cannot do and have to change our lifestyle when necessary. It really stinks that you cannot even take a bath that you used to enjoy so much. In the last year I started to swim for exercise. Then I really started to love it. Now I am having extreme knee and lower back pain which limits my swimming. I have a MD.'s appt. early Aug. and am hoping he can dx.what and why I am having so much pain. I have lupus and am wondering if it has anything to do with it. I have so many symptoms right now that I never had before my lupus dx. I was just dx. 6 months ago. It's really life altering right now. So I really understand where you are coming from. I guess we have to adjust to our illnesses and their symptoms as they appear. But it's sure hard! Hang in there, we all know how you feel.
JayRo

razz51

I am a potter but I can't do the associated tasks pottery requires. I can spend only about an hour or two doing this before my arms are numb. I cannot lift my own clay. I cannot set up my crafts tent to do art shows. In short I can no longer make a living at this.

My foot and hip issues limit my walking. I had plans to hike the Grand Canyon with my daughter. I'll never do that now.

Still, I try to find something to enjoy each day.

Graygirl30

Like many women on this site, I have had to give up wearing Heels. Seems like such a silly thing, such a small thing in the scheme of everything else. I feel like I have had to give up the one thing that made me feel sexy, confident, dare I say, powerful.

Giving up wearing my heels has changed who I am. I am now learning how to make myself feel all these things without the aid of a pair of shoes. Although, I lost the ability to wear heels, I have gained the ability to be a more well rounded, secure, happier person.

Funny how life does that for us!

Hang in there, everyone,
Graygirl30

algia247

Thanks everyone for all your replys . wouldn't it be nice if we were all like dorothy on the wizard of oz where it was all a bad dream and all the things we found in life was just a click of the heels away, instead of us feeling like the tin man or the lion when we discover our bodies has changed.

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