I don't know why my physio didn't suggest it to me earlier but I have stumbled upon jigsaw puzzles for therapy. The repetitive movements of sorting pieces has done my lymphedema arm the world of good. Sitting around with not a lot of energy is boring and I put on movies to watch but I still like to be doing something to keep my mind and body active. Some knit or crochet, I do puzzles. :)

I have a jigsaw program for my laptop and do jigsaws every day of my life. The best thing about this program is that there are some jigsaws that are free, you don't need space on a table to complete them and t it also allows you to make jigsaws out of any photos you have in your computer. If anyone is interested it's available at http://www.jigsawsgalore.com

Good idea Brenda! When I was having radiation last year they had a big puzzle in the waiting rooms for people who had to sit around for a while.

Glad to see there are other puzzle junkies out there. I find myself getting to the Lifehouse early for treatments so I can spend bit of time on the puzzle that’s normally sitting in the day therapy area. It’s such a good idea and takes your mind off things while waiting for treatment

Hi @Nuala I head off early to the clinic so I can do the puzzles too. It frustrates me that one I am doing isn’t finished yet. I think I will go in one day specially just to complete it. I think I may be worse than a junkie but who cares.

In my adult years, my Mum often had a card table with a jigsaw on the go. It's something we have done with the kids for years - they often got a jigsaw for Christmas or birthday presents gradually getting more difficult and more pieces. Sadly, mostly sent to childish things, now. Always good to get quality jigsaws.

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arpie
Member
7 years ago
Keith did a jigsaw recently - I was seriously surprised that he finished it! It was quite a tricky one with the trees & sky!
Brenda5
Member
7 years ago
Hot weather sets my lymphodema off. That and the fact that I have put on quite a few kg's that don't really need to be there.
Glynnis
Member
7 years ago
Jigsaws are wonderful, gets your hands moving and gives you something else to concentrate on. I sew which also gets fingers hands moving, keep forgetting to put my sleeve on 🙄 so today it’s on @Brenda5 had my lymphoderm for about 28 months now 😃
Sister
Member
7 years ago
In my adult years, my Mum often had a card table with a jigsaw on the go. It's something we have done with the kids for years - they often got a jigsaw for Christmas or birthday presents gradually getting more difficult and more pieces. Sadly, mostly sent to childish things, now. Always good to get quality jigsaws.
Blossom1961
Member
7 years ago
Hi @Nuala I head off early to the clinic so I can do the puzzles too. It frustrates me that one I am doing isn’t finished yet. I think I will go in one day specially just to complete it. I think I may be worse than a junkie but who cares.
Nuala
Member
7 years ago
Glad to see there are other puzzle junkies out there. I find myself getting to the Lifehouse early for treatments so I can spend bit of time on the puzzle that’s normally sitting in the day therapy area. It’s such a good idea and takes your mind off things while waiting for treatment
Brenda5
Member
7 years ago
I do it mostly just to keep my arm moving and the lymphodema out. It's been really good!
arpie
Member
7 years ago
Well done you two

They both look NASTY! I just don't have the patience these days! Can't do crosswords either!
Blossom1961
Member
7 years ago
I love jigsaw puzzles. However I found my concentration wandered somewhere and I struggle with anything bigger than 1000 pieces. That’s okay because I don’t like to leave a puzzle until it is finished. My daughter and I have often stayed up until 3am with ‘just one more piece then I will go to bed’ being our promise that never got carried through. If it is just me I will do a 500 piece because that way I can finish it before midnight if I start early enough.
Brenda5
Member
7 years ago
Oh I love those sherbet cones bottom right. Drooly puzzle.