Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Exercising with Sickle Cell Anemia

My newest fetish is hitting the gym. I love going to the gym. My doc says it's okay as long as I hydrate and don't overdo anything. There is something about pushing my body to it's limit that makes me feel absolutely invigorated. As the blood pumps through when I'm doing my cardio, I can almost imagine that it's clearing out the sickle cells and just keeping the veins nice and free flowing. I want to believe that exercise helps.

I read somewhere that it takes 12-18months to grow new veins. I'm working out my arms in the hope that it will be able to re-surface better veins so I don't have to be stuck a million bajillion times when I do go to the hospital. I know people about the PICC lines and portacaths, but for some reason, I haven't gotten to it yet. I'll talk about that later.

So yeah, back to the gym, I'm already feeling the difference in the definition of my arms and muscles. I feel strong, I feel vibrant, I feel like a warrior princess. Bring it on world, I can handle anything!

4 comments:

Rinsola said...

May you be able to type about 9moths, 1 year, and years to come without any crisis. I had a room mate who was in a similar situation, but thank God she's much more better now. Take care and be hopeful.

Vixen said...

I know right! I hope so.

Adventures In Waitressing said...

Making my fat ass feel lazy woman LOL Wish you were here, i really would go with you.

HUGS

RandomlySane said...

dude, you're encouraging me....i have a gym 15 steps away from my door...lol...