Exercise Ideas for People with IC

Hey everyone! Happy Independence Day!!!
Today I am giving some ideas on what exercises you can do that will help people who have Interstitial Cystitis.

1. Walking- Most simple exercise that you can do to help your body.
2. Elliptical Machine- Keeps hips more level and helps with the pelvic muscles
3. Recumbent Bike- (Never heard of this) Suppose to help pelvic muscles
4. Rowing- It isolates the pelvis while giving a great exercise for your body
5. Stretch Classes- Helps reduce chronic muscle tension
6. Yoga- Can help to relax your body
7. Swimming- Find a pool that doesn't have a lot of chlorine in it.
8. Golf
9. Bowling

My exercise is that I walk with my daughter every day and sometimes 2x a day around the neighborhood. I push her around the neighborhood in her stroller. Plus just keeping up with a toddler is a work out!

If you have any tips and ideas for exercise that helps people with IC please leave a comment.....


Love,
CES <3

Mini Health Haul: Healing Bath Crystals, Fish Oil and Herbal Tea

Hey everyone I have a small haul to share with ya'll. Just three things that I picked up that I thought would help with my bladder.

I picked up some Herbal Chamomile Tea that is caffeine free. Chamomile is suppose to be good for the bladder.

This is called Healing Waters Chamomile Green Tea bath crystals. You put 1 cap full in warm water and it's suppose to relax your body. I tried it tonight and it was very soothing so far.

I picked up some Fish Oil vitamins because they are suppose to be good for your body and promote a healthy heart.
















Love,
CES <3

I am Back! Quick Update (Working on getting Health Insurance)

Hey everyone! Sorry I haven't been posting on here I kinda neglected this blog. I am back though and will be posting more on this blog.

So I just went to the doctor couple of days ago and he told me that I need to see a Urologist to start treatment on my Bladder for Interstitial Cystitis. I am just finally glad they decided to actually do something about me being in pain everyday.

Right now I currently don't have any health insurance which that needs to change quickly. I just put in a request with Medicaid to get a form to see if I am able to get Medicaid. I am praying I get this because I need to start treatment.

So another update is I just got diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder which I found out is related to Interstitial Cystitis.

*More to come soon!*

Love,
CES <3

Doctor Appointment Review:4/27/2012

Hey!
Today I had a Doctor Appointment to go over test results that I had done and they all were pretty normal. The Doctor gave me homework to sit outside everyday for at least 5 minutes because the sun has vitamin D in it and I lack Vitamin D.

The Doctor decided to re-check my Vitamin D levels to see if they went up from last time which I haven't got the results back yet. He also gave me a Vitamin B-12 shot.
Lately I been having Chronic leg and back pain so the doctor ordered me to have X-ray done on my Left Leg and my lower back. Hopefully they find something. The doctor said it might be my Muscles or I might have weak bones.

So just a little review on my doctor appointment today.

Stay Strong,
CES <3

More Test Results coming....

Hey Everyone!
So I went to the doctor Friday and the doctor doesn't understand why my Vitamins are so low for my age and why I am having leg pains.
The doctor did a series of blood work from checking for different diseases to my count of my white and red blood cells and to my vitamin levels.
I hate waiting for test results to come in because I get very nervous and scared to know what it is.
I should know something by hopefully tomorrow or by Thursday.
I also have a doctor appointment this Friday because the doctor wanted to do some research to see what he thinks is going on with me. I have no clue what it could be though.

Updates will come as soon as I know something!

Stay Strong,
CES <3

My Pain Journal

Hey Everyone!

My Doctor told me that I needed to start doing a Pain Journal which is basically just writing down how I feel everyday and what Symptoms of Pain do I have. It helps me keep track of how I feel on a Daily basics and it helps my Doctor understand my Pain more. I think for the People who deal with Chronic Pain all the time should do this Pain Journal.

So this is what I use to write and keep track of my daily pain. I think this works best for me but you can use a regular spiral notebook or a small notebook. Just find what works best for you!














So What I would do is on one side I would put the Date and the other I would put Rate which is for me to Rate my pain from 1-10.

On one Side I write all the Symptoms of Pain I am having through out the day for Example: Headache, Stomach hurts, Lower back hurts, and Fatigue. I will write those down for the day then next to them I will rate how much Pain I am in or how much it bothers me.

Now I was gonna show you pictures on how I did mine but my Camera is acting up.

I just hope this explained a little on what I do to keep up with my Pain. It's just a easy way for me to keep track and that way I can show my Doctor.


Stay Strong,
CES <3

Did You Know:Stress is a good thing sometimes

Hey!
So I was looking at books on Amazon that I can get for my Kindle that were free and I came across this book called "Stress Proof Your Life."

When I started reading this book today, I came across a Chapter that talked about how stress can be a good thing. Did You Know?

*Stress keeps you young=Your adrenal gland produces a hormone called DHEA. It stimulates a younger looking appearance.

*Stress makes you smart=DHEA makes your mind sharper.Chronic stress though makes you forget things.

*Stress lifts your mood=It forces you to make decisions and to take responsibility. Recent Study found that small doses of the stress hormone cortisol protect some people against depression.

*Stress improve your stress life=It is said that low levels of stress are linked to control of sex drive.

*Stress keeps you alive=People under regular pressure tend to take better control of their life.

So I hope you found this as interesting as I did. You should check this book out if you have stress and don't know how to find ways to improve it. Again its called "Stress Proof Your Life."

Stay Strong,
CES <3