Four Months Into Exercise Regimen

[futurehope]

I'm improved after 4 months of exercising. I started January 5th, 2011. It has been a long road getting to this point. I have had several tests done to rule out possible causes of my POTS. I have had POTS approximately 10 years. I have several different specialist treating different parts of my body: urologist, allergist, gastroenterologist, gynecologist, neurologist, endocrinologist, all of whom contribute to my well-being.

The people on this forum sharing, and discussing "what helps", and the Levine exercise regimen, motivated me.

I will continue to view exercise as necessary to me as brushing my teeth. I would lose much ground if I stopped. Of course, if I must stop exercising due to some unforeseen circumstance, I will stop.

But, until then......with God's help, I forge ahead.

Oh yes, I deliberately make myself sit vertically for 30 minutes/3 X per week. I may begin doing standing exercises against a wall as well, but I'm actually doing satisfactorally in standing, and there are only so many hours in a day, so...

Folks, there is hope. Believe me. This medical condition has been a major challenge. I am doing the best I can with what I have.

[Rachel]

I'm so glad you have seen improvements with exercise. It is encouraging to hear. Thanks for sharing! I hope that exercise continues to help you.

Rachel

[lieze]

That's awesome news!

[songcanary]

Exercise has helped me too. I think yoga has been the most beneficial thing I have ever done. However, I have found out the hard way that I really need to pace myself. Felt pretty well the other day and did too much. I totally relapsed the day after and felt just terrible with the lightheadedness, weakness, nausea. It is so hard to have to 'remember' to do less. But I agree that there is hope, there is always hope.