Virtually of course! I wouldn’t get too excited! But, for a very long time, since I first discovered climbing when I was at secondary school, I’ve wanted to climb mount everest. Now, as you may guess, this is quite a feet (no pun intended) when you only have one! So unless I can wear a prosthetic long enough, this dream will remain so. Also, the wife! She will not let me go! She is terrified, that with our terrible luck in life, that I will never come back! I have to say that with our luck, it is a real concern. But we have agreed that if I ever can, then we will go back to Kathmandu one day, and do the Everest Basecamp treck. There I get to see her, the big one, up close. Just wonderful! So what does this all have to do with now? Well, I discovered the Challenge medals. Virtual distances where you can run, cycle, or in my case, wheel a certain distance, to get to a certain place. They have Mount Everest on their list. So that was it…straight away, I signed up. One week in and I’m 55% there. I set myself 3 weeks to compete the 64km, but should hopefully do it in 2.
So, why these? I needed some inspiration to keep getting out there. Anyone with CRPS and fibromyalgia will tell you, that the cold weather is not your friend. It sets off both conditions. So going outside, deliberately to wheel for an hour or more is quite mentally and physically taxing. So I needed some inspiration to get me out that door. I have found it. For some reason, as soon as I have a task to complete, my brain can’t cope if I don’t do it! So there we go… or off I go! It has been rather challenging. I haven’t had one dry day as yet. It hasn’t been terrential rain, but wet on the ground and sporadic rain. But the weather would be worse at Everest, so I keep going.
I would encourage anyone to set themselves goals such as these with crps or fibromyalgia. It has been clinically proven, that exercise helps with both conditions. I certainly feel better. I find it hard to go out, but when I’ve finished, I am alot happier (mentally). The physical side can be difficult. I’ve been having alot of flares of my crps lately, which is very draining, but I try to carry on.
With views like the one above, on a nice autumn day, it is so wonderful. So, hopefully by Friday, I will have completed my challenge, and then it’s decision time, as to which one I do next. Most people know that I’m hoping to wheel from lands end to John O’groates at some point. Hopefully 2023, if all goes well. I will be doing this for blesma. But I could always do the distance in training as well? Huum???
Lexi's journey through life as an elective amputee for CRPS. 
Hi Lexi
Sorry to hear about you being diagnosed with fibromyalgia. It seems to never rain but pour in your case so hopefully you’ll be able to get some treatment that will work for you and help keep it at bay a bit.
At least you have something to focus on at the moment doing the medal wheelie challenge to get up mount everest. Which site was this on? Just that I was looking for something to achieve instead of sitting around the house and knitting. I think I need a challenge. So far since my amputation I have finally sent my hospital bed back after sleeping downstairs for 3 months. Finally made it into my bed with hubby. Bum shuffling upstairs and then getting onto my wheelchair to get into bed. It seems weird finally sleeping up there.
I go for my first casting for my prosthetic tomorrow looking forward to it in a way. But they said it won’t be till after the new year before I get my leg and then start on more rehab with it. Even I am a bit apprehensive about it since my crps has been playing up a lot due to the cold weather.
Well hope you and your wife have a lovely Christmas
Brenda x
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