got to have that shower everyday for me, gives me a kick in the morning!
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Posted 09 November 2010 - 09:36 PM
I have to shower least once a day in winter, but in summer, as many times as possible (up to four), but at least twice..
When I'm in hospital, or incapacitated somehow at home, or visiting somewhere, I have bed baths, which just dont match up to a shower!
I clearly remember my first shower after the accident.. There's just no better feeling than that clean fresh feeling after your first shower after months of bed baths! There aren't any words to describe that feeling adequately..
;-) I, for one, (as many of us SCI) most certainly have learned the value of running water and will never take it for granted!
When I'm in hospital, or incapacitated somehow at home, or visiting somewhere, I have bed baths, which just dont match up to a shower!
I clearly remember my first shower after the accident.. There's just no better feeling than that clean fresh feeling after your first shower after months of bed baths! There aren't any words to describe that feeling adequately..
;-) I, for one, (as many of us SCI) most certainly have learned the value of running water and will never take it for granted!
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Posted 09 November 2010 - 10:51 PM
I'd hate to miss my morning 'wake up' shower. I'd love a bath at night to relax in...but for now, it's a bed wash.
So it's 1.5 washes for me daily.
So it's 1.5 washes for me daily.
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Posted 01 January 2011 - 03:47 AM
3 times a week i get a shower and i make them count. i always fear my own odor though since im anosmic i never know how i smell. on the bright side i never have to smell farts
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Posted 01 January 2011 - 05:38 AM
As needed, which works out to 3X week, but I prefer my Dad's schedule: "Once a year, whether i need it or not!"
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Posted 01 January 2011 - 03:42 PM
I hafta shower every day because if I don't my spasticity drives me nuts all day. Hot water hitting my muscles hard calms them down and feels great. I sit in my shower for about 45 minutes daily, use a hand-held sprayer set to "hard spray". It is truly the highpoint of my day.
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Posted 02 January 2011 - 03:02 PM
showers are wonderful and I use this spot to do alot of stretches first thing in the morning and if the spas. gets really bad (having a bad day) thats the first place I head to.
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Posted 18 February 2011 - 08:58 PM
I HAFTA shower every day or my legs(which I can't feel)feel like wound-up rubber bands ready to explode, all day long. Hot water, the higher the [pressure the better], relaxes all my muscles and I don't get so miserable, especially later in the day and even more so if/when I encounter cold weather.
That's why I invented the Go-Anywhere portable commode 'n shower chairs, so I can shower when I travel. Others appear to like me better showered as well
(Not to mention, poopin' in bed blows!)
That's why I invented the Go-Anywhere portable commode 'n shower chairs, so I can shower when I travel. Others appear to like me better showered as well
(Not to mention, poopin' in bed blows!)
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