Jessica, I am glad to see you post. I've been thinking about you.
After my surgery, I was too weak to stand in a shower, and couldn't immerse the incision site for a couple weeks. I used 2 hand towels (washcloths, too small, bath towels, too big) -- one for soap, one for rinse -- and sat on the toilet with a towel under me. I used Ivory, because I couldn't soak the water off me, and very hot water. Couldn't wash my hair, leaning to have my mom do it hurt too much, but I used the clean water and hand towel to kinda do a hot water rub of my hair, then brushed it well and braided it.
Not as perfect as a hot bath, but the hot water and soap felt so damn good. Ask E. to change the sheets and straighten the bed while you're cleaning. That makes a world of difference, too. (As does rubbing lotion into your clean feet and hands, especially if it's a scent you love.)
I know none of this will help in a deep way, but I hope you get to feel clean. Hospital-clean is not uplifting.
{{Jess}}
Something I discovered was that if you have a long-handled back brush you can use it to scrub your feet and lower legs when you can't bend over (I passed this information on to a very pregnant co-worker ... along with a brush, shower gel, and matching skin lotion.)
Jessica, I'm glad you're home. I know we've all been thinking about you a lot in the past few days.
Natterers, y'all need to natter more. I'm still at work and am twiddling my thumbs for the next half hour. I need you to entertain me. I'm done working and am waiting for a fundraiser for our after school programs to start. It's a trivia challenge! I'm on the team with the other electives teachers. I hope we kick some serious butt.
Timelies all!
Happy Birthday Beverly!
I was fingerprinted and photographed today at work. (Part of the process for getting a new work badge, as mine expires next month)
You better. I have every faith in you.
I know neither of you C/Kathys get into the city much any more but I'd love to get together again, maybe at the trivia place we went to before?
Jessica, I'm glad to see you post. You've been in my thoughts.
I think Jilli should be the spokesperson for Goth Disney.
YES I SHOULD.
This weekend: dancing tonight, running around with Barb tomorrow, and Sunday will be spent getting ready for the new job on Monday.
I know neither of you C/Kathys get into the city much any more but I'd love to get together again, maybe at the trivia place we went to before?
Yes! Ginger's Ale House.
Next weekend, I am going to BACONFEST!! Yep, BaconFest. [link]
I cannot WAIT. Perkins, I'd ask you to go with me, but it's sold out.
I wanna have fun with Chicagoistas!!! We really must arrange for an evening soon, as long as it doesn't coincide with a snowfall.
I even have a car in tiptop shape, now! And it's clean, too--they threw in a complementary hand car wash along with comping me on one of the inspection costs, so it ended up being $1150 instead of $1200. And, the guy who I was dealing with on the phone all afternoon was the one who took his time going over everything on the list of repairs and explaining exactly why they did them. He did tell me that they couldn't fix the brake light because it wasn't the bulb but some kind of fault in the LED housing itself. To replace it would have cost another $260 and he would have had to order it, so I told him I could get by on the two side brake lights for the time being, and he agreed.
Jessica - I asked my friend who is an OB/GYN PA and she says that she usually has her patients wait 2 weeks for full immersion in a bath, but the doctors that she works with say 2 days.
t gentle but loving hug
Matt just asked me what I thought we might do for dinner. He hasn't been reading this thread today
