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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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