Thanks for any input!

Denise

You might also check with your local (if you have one) Fibro Support Group (local hospital etc.)or again, ask your dr. to recommend books (if there are such books).

Water exercise is good for Fibromyalgia patients, because there is less strain and resistance on your joints and muscles during exercise. This is the type of water exercise that my doctor recommended for me. That being said.... I really want to caution you, it can be deceiving. It seems so easy, that you feel like you can do more. I only made it through one class, I was the youngest person in the class (and used to be athletic), so in my head, I thought "I can do this, I can’t be showed up by all the older people", when the class was over, I could barely get out of the pool and walk back to the dressing room.

It sounds funny now, but it was scary, my legs were shaking so bad that I couldn’t stand and I was too embarrassed to ask for help. I ended up in a lot of pain and in bed for a week recovering. So like any exercise, start slow and work your way up, even if you think it seems easy. Good luck to you, let us know how it goes.

Now I do more walking than any other exercise and I do stretch as often as I can. I have to admit also that I have plantar fasciitis in my right foot, and that pain is probably the most severe pain I have ever had in my lifetime. Any just wanted to warn you guys, just in case...............but good luck with your individual physical therapy.