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."