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Date: | Mon, 20 Nov 2000 12:05:47 -0800 |
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Baths are harder to take.
Cindy
On Mon, 20 Nov 2000 04:07:25 -0800 Chester Worwa <[log in to unmask]>
writes:
> Doesn't anybody take baths anymore?
>
> --- Betty B <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > Joy, as you know I don't have CP. I do have lower
> > extremity circulation
> > problems though and I know the discomfort you are
> > talking about. When my
> > extremities get cold I have a lot of additional
> > pain.
> >
> > It's kind of a waste of water, but before I shower
> > in the winter, I let the
> > shower run hot for a while with the bathroom door
> > closed. Then when I go in
> > the room is a bit warmer than usual.
> >
> > Maybe somebody else will offer a better suggestion,
> > but this is what I do. I
> > have also used the blow dryer to help me warm up a
> > little if necessary. OH,
> > I just thought of the possibility of a heat lamp.
> > Perhaps you could get one
> > for the bathroom? That might help a lot too.
> >
> > Betty
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 11/19/2000 5:23:45 PM Eastern
> > Standard Time,
> > [log in to unmask] writes:
> >
> > > I was wondering if any of you had any tips for
> > staying warm during and/or
> > > after showering. Since daylight savings time and
> > winter have arrived, it's
> > > getting harder and harder to shower during the
> > warmer daylight hours. The
> > > cold makes me stiffer and more spastic, to the
> > extend that I'm afraid of
> > > falling off of my shower chair, not to mention
> > freezing and miserable. I
> > > feel the cold acutely because I have poor
> > circulation in my legs. Are
> > these
> > > reactions to cold common with CP? What's the
> > best way to get around them?
> > > Thanks!
> > >
> > > ~Joy~
> > >
> >
> >
> > Betty
> > aut viam inveniam aut faciam
> > "I will either find a way or make one."
>
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