Good luck, and don't let the Shriner's Hospital people rope you into doing fundraising commercials for them.

I'm holding out for 1-800-Kars4Me....

That 15 lbs is for those who are younger and have to account for their egos...

Those of us who are older and have less of an ego realize that as we get older our johnsons weigh only 11 lbs...

I wish I had a 15 lb johnson. That way I wouldn’t have to lug this big thing around.

Losing 63 lbs, DOES make it look larger...just saying. Oprah once said that you get 1/2 inch of usable penis for every 32 lbs lost.

That explains why she lost all that weight.

Got my first quarter mile walk in today.....was nice to do something other than the limited things I had been given to do to this point.

Did see that this will need to be a slow and intelligent process getting back to normal health

Strong strategy. :thumb:

It's definitely NOT a sprint.

So....for those of you in this thread who are also doing rehab/exercise plans...

Anyone care to share what your regimen is?

No longer rehabbing but I typically try to walk 10,000 steps a day. Sometimes all at once or sometimes broken up into 2-3 walks in the same day.

I also do intermittent fasting which basically means I only eat from noon to 5.

Mostly protein based trying to eliminate fast food, carbs and sugars.

I read quite a bit from Dr Bergs website or videos

https://www.drberg.com

Whatever fits your lifestyle

My current rehab is for balance. Therapist (as opposed to the rapist) gives me a list of specific exercises to do, which I double. They are NOT cardio.

A virus or infection blew out one of my vestibulars, we are retraining the other one to handle the entire workload.

Once again, my cardio rehab was like a gym class for feeble old men. WAY easy.

I'm getting ready to start PT for inner ear problems related to repeated infections. A week ago I had vertigo so bad I couldn't open my eyes without getting sick.

In 3 visits, I have gained SO much of my balance back. I friggen LOVE my physical therapist! I just work up a slight moist sweat but dayum it's so effective! I hope you get the same results!

I wore hearing aids for work. Ear wax got in there like everyone’s ears but I have it worse due to the hearing aids. Then I have this flaky white stuff on my skin because my ancestry is Ireland/Scotland we get it after age 40. It acts like a paste that binds to my inner ear with the wax. Painful sometimes and always get vertigo.

I just want mine to achieve my goal of strengthening my heart muscle back to the levels my Dr has set

Ugh....this would drive me crazy

I believe I already mentioned it, but first thing in the morning I hit the treadmill for 30 minutes. Usually at 2.3 now, way down from the 3.7 I used to do.

From there on one day, I do upper body with 10 pound weights a series 3 sets of 20 reps for 6 different exercises. two different wrist curls, biceps, chest and triceps.

The next day lower body, with 6 different exercises, 3 sets of 20 reps each. Most with the rubber stretch things they gave me at physical therapy and my stair stepper and thigh master.

Nest day repeat the upper, then the next day lower. Just keep alternating. Usually an hour total then a high protein breakfast of turkey bacon and egg beaters.

My first appointment is on Thursday. I can't wait, I've had this since last Monday.

Yeah, I've had it for over a week.

Wish you all the best and relief soon. My wife used to get vertigo pretty bad. Is that what you would describe yours as?

edit, oops, noticed you said that in an earlier post.

I've had mine for months and thought I was destined for a cane or a walker. ENT sent me to a balance clinic. No real relief. But the PT has done absolute wonders. Keep us posted?

Here in the waiting room for my first session....place looks nice so at least there is that.

Anxious to get started!

Road to recovery begins today!

Will do. First session is in a couple of hours.

good luck sir.

I've battled vertigo off and on for about 8 years now. I wouldnt wish it on my worst enemy.

Vision therapy and balance therapy helps you get back to your baseline, for sure.

I've also read that taking vitamin D supplements can help keep vertigo from recurring.

godspeed......vertigo sucks big time.

EDIT: Do the exercises until you can't take it, and try to use meclizine as little as possible, as using meclizine dulls the senses and doesnt help your vision/balance rehab as quickly.

Yeah I stopped taking meclizine when I got a Zofran script but I only use that when I'm really nauseous. Otherwise I'm just trying to power through it.

Did my baselines today.....I have a little bit of work to do, but nothing that can't be fixed with the regimen they set for me.

Dang man, wish you the best with that shit.

My Father, 87 years old, takes Valium for his vertigo. He says it helps. Baffles me though.

Yeah I'm guessing they won't give me Valium no matter how much I ask. LMAO

How'd your first session go?

Why is that?

ENT prescribes it for my pop.

It's a controlled substance. No medical doctor around here is going to prescribe Valium for vertigo unless it's a really unique case.

In fact, the only thing they offer is Zofran, which is an anti-nauseau medication. Treatment for vertigo is physical therapy. My guess is your father's age is why they gave it to him.

I don't have a problem with the crystals, they're not misaligned. So the true cause of my issue is still unknown. They're saying now it's an irritation of the vestibular nerve and they gave me some exercises to "train my brain to compensate".

Sure seemed to me like a bunch of guesswork bullshit, which has happened with every doctor I've seen the past two weeks.

Needless to say, I'm pretty frustrated right now.

EXACTLY what happened to me. Keep your spirits up, PT is working wonders for me. Some of the exercises I think, "That's gonna be easy" (or hard) and it turns exactly the opposite. Some seem silly, just do them. I do about twice what they require. I want this shit fixed! I couldn't even stand heel to toe for 10 seconds! Didn't even last 5 seconds. Now I can do 10 and am working on doing it with my eyes closed or turning my head right to left. Walking backwards turning my head right to left is still challenging.

Yeah, they have me staring at a point in space arm's length in front of me and quickly moving my head 45 degrees side to side. That's all they gave me. It's not giving me any relief at all in the short term so I'm having a lot of trouble understanding how this is a long-term fix.

I also had walking 10 paces doing that x 3 per day. I got good at it except when switching head direction. It's a process. JUST DO IT!

I feel for you guys and vertigo.....that has to be just frustrating as hell...

My first session had some interesting exercises....

See how many times I can stand up and sit down without using my hands in a 30 second period

Walk 6 minutes at a normal pace and then have your BP measured to see how it elevates

See how long I last on an EllipseFit style machine before my legs get tired

How many times can I lift 15 lbs to my chest from my waist before getting tired...

I had cool down periods between each item......and my BP was measured each time.

Sounds like a good start:thumb:

Holy crap....my 2nd workout was much more of a test...

Treadmill walk for 6 minutes at a moderate pace...keeping the Watts level at 25...

Bicycle ride for 6 minutes at a moderate pace....keeping the Watts level at 45...

Another version of the bicycle ride at a moderate pace for 6 minutes...resistance higher and Watts level at 35...

30 leg lifts with a 10 lb weight on each leg...

30 stand up/sit down without using my arms....

20 arm bends with 5 lb weight each arm...

10 pushups...

20 Step Up/Step down for each leg to finish the workout.

bet you built up glisten!

I was sweating like a pauper in a pay toilet.....

Nice workout! Very impressive!

Did you do real pushups like we did in hs gym class and boot camp or just from the knee up?

I doubt if I could do 2 of the real ones like when we were young.

I did real pushups....I think my pride would not have let me do the knees up kind.

I do one a day, I call it getting out of bed.

ROFL

I felt the soreness today...I am sure that will eventually go away, but damn I am out of shape.

How has your trips to rehab gone? Anything getting better?

I went yesterday. Dang these exercises get radically more difficult, but I realize challenging my system accelerates the healing. Last one I did, I did fairly easy. I aksed her, "My first visit, I don't think I could have done this, could I?" Her response was, "Absolutely not". It can be frusterating, but it helps that I see the results.

The start of my 2nd week of workouts was a real test...

Treadmill walk for 8 minutes at a medium pace...keeping the Watts level at 30...

Bicycle ride for 8 minutes at a medium pace....keeping the Watts level at 50...

Another version of the bicycle ride at a medium pace for 8 minutes...resistance greater and Watts level at 40...

Arm pedal only for 8 minutes with Watts at 35

30 leg lifts with a 10 lb weight on each leg...(this one stayed normal)

45 stand up/sit down without using my arms....

20 arm bends with 7.5 lb weight each arm...

15 pushups...

30 Step Up/Step down for each leg

Resistance bands height level- 20 pullbacks focusing on upper body strength

Resistance bands 9 feet - 20 pull downs again focusing on upper body strength

The goal each workout is to not let my BP raise more than 15 points more than my pre-workout measurement....

So far I have been in compliance

All.....this will probably be my last post on this thread.....just wanted to let you know.

My progress is steady and I am sticking to my Rehab orders like I should.

I just don't want to tire people out seeing my posts.....so rather than make this a continual thread, I will, from time to time, give everyone updates via PM's....

No one likes to read about health issues.....because it reminds them of their own mortality .

For those interested....this is actually World Health Day......the perfect time to make sure you are living the life you need to, so that you can watch Patrick Mahomes win his 8th Super Trophy and MVP of the Super Bowl!

Glad to hear you're making progress. Lots of people on this site have shared health journeys, etc. If it helps you (or others) to do so then keep doing it. If not that's fine, too. Thread ignore is an easy option for anybody who doesn't want to follow along.

And as far as being reminded of our own mortality, it's a kick in the ass that we all need. Get/keep moving, take care of yourselves, and enjoy living as healthy of a life as you can manage for however long you can.

Post here or put me on your pm list. I just enjoy hearing from others that have similar "hurdles" to rise above as me. Plus, I don't want to see anyone else on the "In Memoriam" thread.

Anyone who has posted on this thread will be on my PM list.....I want to also make sure those of you who are facing a journey of your own, keep me up to date.

I will from time to time I will heed what Wazu has posted....and put something in here just to update things.

post in the retirement thread. Bet there are many with their own health history.