Have you tried exercise, using electronic muscular stimulation? I visited a physical therapy location, and they sat me on an exercise bike and attached some electrodes, and my legs started pedaling.
Also, they recommended an e-stim machine for home use. I use a "twin stim" which cost about $125 (not covered by my insurance). A physical therapist configured the equipment & trained some of my aides to apply electrodes. Here is a link to a company offering similar products: http://www.lgmedsupply.com/?gclid=COSawPCft7ECFcHb4AodAFcAJw Maybe if you can get some muscles firing, it will increase your heart rate. Good luck, Dave Krehbiel -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2012 3:06 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [QUAD-L] lack of energy Do any of you guys struggle with being tired/weak all the time? Over the last few years it's gotten pretty bad where sometimes I can barely move(what movement I actually have). I think it's in large part due to diet. I don't get hungry very often so I usually end up forgetting/skipping lunch. I've been thinking about trying meal replacement bars(easier than shakes and don't have to be very hungry to get one down) and was wondering if you guys might have some suggestions? Also another possible cause I thought of was slow bowels. I do a bowel program every other night using enemeez and take miralax as needed, but every time I get a KUB(get kidney stones regularly) they point out that my bowels are full even if a did a bowel program the night before. The only time I feel like I'm starving is after a massive blowout(definitely not worth it). Dehydration could also be a cause, because some morning and early afternoons my kidneys are in overdrive. This lack of energy definitely hinders me and I'm open to suggestions. Thanks, Robbie very incomplete C2
