Re: Bathing Norma/Cyn/Sundra

[Guest guest]

I think most of us with long term Fibromyalgia have trouble bathing or showering. I set myself one thing a day to do. Bathing or showering counts as that one thing... there's the pain involved plus the intense fatigue. I have to allow over an hour. This in spite of having a walk in bath with an integral raised seat.

I don't dress either except to go outside, and all my clothes are elasticated to make dressing easier.

Penny UK

On 08/11/2004 05:43:09, fibromyalgia_support_group wrote:> Sundra,> I was wondering if anybody else had problems with taking a bath or shower.> I used to have a shower and wash my hair everyday. Now its every three or> four days. I usually stay in my> pj's too unless I have to go out. Its not the fatigue that gets me its the pain. Even getting dressed gives me alot of pain.> > Norma> > > -- Bathing/Cyn> > > I'm> glad to know that> I'm not the only one with this problem. I felt so bad because sometimes for many days I don't> even get dressed and stay in my> pj's unless I absolutely have to go somewhere, like a doctor's appointment> or something. My hair is dry, but my scalp gets oily. I know it is weird,> but I've always had dry hair. Sometimes I can't remember the last time I> washed it and that is bad. I washed it last night and it had been a week.> I just> couldn't stand it any more. Sometimes I have the energy to take a bath or force myself because the hot water is therapeutic to me, but I just can't> seem to force myself to stand and take a