Hope you get to the bottom of it soon!

Sounds like you still have lots of options for maintaining fitness:

• pretty much any upper body exercises
• bodyweight single-leg squats?
• if you can get to a cheap gym you've got a myriad of resistance machines available they don't need balance etc..but maybe cost is an issue.

Anyway I'm sure you've thought of all of this - just know this one stranger wants you to be able to lead a healthier life soon!

I can understand not being into commercial gyms for a variety of reasons. Would you be open to a home fitness setup (given the space etc)

Bruh, I got stuck in bed for a few years and the first few months were so weird, feeling my knee joints becoming less stable thanks to less muscular support.

That being said I hate, hate, hate the gym, it feels too voyeuristic and crowded. I’d rather be outside doing something fun. I know I’ll go if I’m paying for a trainer. If all else fails I’ll get a little Pelican kayak or find a heated pool in the next place I live and do my thing when I’m not worried about money haha.

I also have a hard time going to the gym. I bought a set of adjustable dumbbells so I can just work out at home. They even have a bar that screws in between them to make it into a barbell (I don't have a rack to really load it up safely but it's still useful). Since I got those my workout schedule has stayed pretty consistent. It seems the "having to go somewhere" part was what was always tripping me up before.