Guest guest Posted August 14, 2004 Report Share Posted August 14, 2004 Welcome again Lori, Oh my goodness... indulgent? It doesn't sound like you've had a therapeutic deep tissue massage before. Trust me... there's nothing indulgent or pleasurable about it. In fact, it's downright painful and nasty. I've called my masseuse a graduate of the " Marquis deSade Massage Training Academy " and she's obviously been top of her class. Sometime I hobble out of there in more pain than when I first walked in. You get home (painfully), you fill your bathtub with hot water (as hot as you can handle) and Epsom salts. Soak for as long as you can. I try for an hour, but I end up getting bored or falling asleep and feel like I may drown myself. Also drink as much water as you can handle. This will flush out any toxins that are released from any fatty tissue. Massage also dehydrates your body so you absolutely have to replace the water. Try to rest as much as possible the rest of the day. AND NOW FOR THE GOOD NEWS!!!! The next day... I feel like a million bucks. Well... not quite a million... but a heck of a lot better than I was before the massage. I just wish it lasted longer than a few days. I guess that will come in time (hopefully). It seems that the benefits from each massage therapy treatment lasts a little longer than the previous one. I hope that's a good sign :-) tender hugs, Norah Norah Bleazard - Burlington, Ontario Canada www.bleazard.net ~ www.janorlites.com E-MAIL= norah.fibroyahoo@... CHAT= MSN = black_dak_98@... Yahoo = drazaelbn AIM = black98dak ICQ = 105346330 Fibromites_Fighting_Weight: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Fibromites_Fighting_Weight http://fibromites.ath.cx lori_boop wrote: >point. I thought I would be indulgent if I was to " treat " myself to a >massage, but I might have to try it out. I told my husband that it >almost feels like I have these balls of dough under my skin and I >need them to be broken up. Maybe that will help. > >I will be checking out this group very frequently cuz it looks like >there's a lot of good info here. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2004 Report Share Posted August 14, 2004 She may be thinking of the massage as " indulgent " like I do Norah. My health insurance will not cover massage so I would have to pay for them out of pocket. Which means shuffling my budget and taking money out of either house payment, grocery money etc. That's why I consider them and " indulgence " is because in order to have them I would have to take money out of other places of my budget. Just my thoughts > Welcome again Lori, > > Oh my goodness... indulgent? It doesn't sound like you've had a > therapeutic deep tissue massage before. Trust me... there's nothing > indulgent or pleasurable about it. In fact, it's downright painful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2004 Report Share Posted August 14, 2004 Sorry , I didn't mean it in a bad way. I guess I was thinking of all the people I've spoken to that don't have Fibro and whenever I mention that I'm going for a massage... all they say is... " Wow.. must be nice " . If only they knew :-) But I guess I must have misunderstood... this is not new for me... seems I misunderstand a lot of things... Sorry if I said anything to offend... that was not my intention whatsoever. hugs, Norah Norah Bleazard - Burlington, Ontario Canada www.bleazard.net ~ www.janorlites.com E-MAIL= norah.fibroyahoo@... CHAT= MSN = black_dak_98@... Yahoo = drazaelbn AIM = black98dak ICQ = 105346330 Fibromites_Fighting_Weight: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Fibromites_Fighting_Weight http://fibromites.ath.cx wrote: >She may be thinking of the massage as " indulgent " like I do Norah. My >health insurance will not cover massage so I would have to pay for >them out of pocket. Which means shuffling my budget and taking money >out of either house payment, grocery money etc. That's why I consider >them and " indulgence " is because in order to have them I would have to >take money out of other places of my budget. > >Just my thoughts > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2004 Report Share Posted August 14, 2004 Yeah, that is for sure an issue. My insurance won't pay for it either but my girlfriend says she knows someone nearby that gives a one hour massage for $29 and she treated her husband to a massage. She said when her husband came out she thought he was drunk cuz he was so relaxed. My only problem is how the heck will I get home afterward if it's that relaxing? Luckily, my husband is being supportive. I thought he would think it was all bunk. I guess I thought that myself too somewhat, because everytime the doc's did tests, there was " nothing wrong " . He asked if I thought a new mattress would help. I dunno. I'll take things one step at a time. See how it goes. I'm a cheapskate um I mean bargain hunter and don't want to fork out a bunch of money for a mattress that might or might not work. > > Welcome again Lori, > > > > Oh my goodness... indulgent? It doesn't sound like you've had a > > therapeutic deep tissue massage before. Trust me... there's nothing > > indulgent or pleasurable about it. In fact, it's downright painful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2004 Report Share Posted August 14, 2004 I guess that's what I was thinking by indulgent too. Like only the stay at home mom that drives a fancy car can spare the time and money to have a massage. But darn it, if it means my sanity, I'll have to check it out. :-) > > >She may be thinking of the massage as " indulgent " like I do Norah. My > >health insurance will not cover massage so I would have to pay for > >them out of pocket. Which means shuffling my budget and taking money > >out of either house payment, grocery money etc. That's why I consider > >them and " indulgence " is because in order to have them I would have to > >take money out of other places of my budget. > > > >Just my thoughts > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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