This popped up in my FB feed the other day. I love to plant these little things in my feed sometimes so I remember. I had to donate those pants because they would fall off me now. But, it made me smile. I told mom
"I may have downsized my clothing, but I took my well being and health to levels I never dreamed possible."
Push ups are still hard, LOL! After the half ironman, I've gotten myself back up to 56 again (3 sets of 18). I won't do them with the 20lb weighted vest anymore because I want to preserve my rotator cuffs at this point. But, leverage is still difficult on numb legs. My toes have the least amount of sensation so it still feels like I have no lower half when I do push-ups.
It took me about 3 years after the MS diagnosis and lots of courage to attempt pushups because without sensation in the lower extremities I would constantly be looking at my lower half to see if it was still there!!! It's very disconcerting! So, now I leverage all the weight on my upper body because I can feel that - and allow the tips of the shoes to take the weight because my toes just don't know what the heck to do!
On a funny note, my mother accidentally stepped on my right foot and toes the other day in the kitchen and started frantically apologizing. I started laughing and said, "no worries mom, you can step on my toes anytime - I seriously can't feel it...literally, just the pressure...no pain."
Likewise I found it quite hilarious when I would be on training runs during 70.3 and occasionally get a "cat call" or some guy hollering or whistling out his window at me - I found myself laughing out loud thinking, "oh, buddy if you only knew how irrelevant your cat call is...on
so.many.levels"
Lack of sensation has its cons, but it has it's pros too. And, so do little reminders about how far I've come. :-)
Have a blessed Sunday, everyone!
