I think we have gotten a bit far from the original question. Teresa was not letting Andy do anything, even when he wanted to. The doctor said he should do some walking.

This is a far cry from exercising; it is just a bit of physical activity every day at a level the patient can tolerate. I think her basic question was do you just stay in bed for the duration, or can you get up and about if you feel up to it?

The answer looks to be that it's not going to hurt and may help if you get up and about a bit every day at a level you feel you can comfortably tolerate.

Eric�s point is well taken also. The level of medication you are taking may heavily influence what you chose to do or not to do.

Kelly