My First Hydrotherapy Appontment

[Lupiknits]

Was very enjoyable! I’ve hankered after this for a couple of years, with therapists wavering between “too many calories expended“ and “will increase your appetite “.

It’s so much easier to do the physio exercises in the water, to do more repetitions, and to feel exactly where the weakest, most painful parts are. I’m really hoping that the weekly appointments will help build up some muscle. I will carry on with what they call “land” physio too.

Of course I was incredibly cold getting to the pool then when I got out, but I had a very kind physio holding out my towel so I could wrap up.

I’ve been told to rest now. No problems with that, and yes, beginning to ache!

[eekt]

Well done LK, glad it was pleasant, and you've brightened my day! xxx

[whisperit]

Yay, Lupiknits, so glad you enjoyed it. I think it's got to be tried, simply because it can be a delicious sensual experience, and to have someone being kind to you is lovely too. These are things which so many of us are desperately short of, and are more therapeutic than any number of "clinical" interventions x

[Lupiknits in reply to whisperit]

You’ve described it perfectly. I love swimming and learned soon after I could walk. Though I ache today, it’s given me so much hope that one day I might be able to go back to the real thing. Yes, it was more therapeutic than just getting some muscle strength

[suzannah16]

oh lovely, to be weightless and not have to put weight on any part of your body. I've missed being able to swim since getting my stoma. some pools don't allow them and I've never found a bag I find really secure enough to swim in, plus the changing rooms are not suitable for replacing a bag after swimming. Hope you get many more hydro appointments.

[Lupiknits in reply to suzannah16]

I’m so sorry you have problems with swimming Suzannah, but thank you so much for taking pleasure in my hydrotherapy. I was supposed to buy a special dressing to put over my BuTrans patches but they were too small and the larger ones too expensive. I cheated by sticking the patches where they would be covered by my cozzie. I think the main fear from them was that my patches would come off in the water.

[honeybug]

So happy for you Lupi.

Rest and pace yourself. Take care. EJ 😊🌿🌸🦋🙏🤗💗😘😇🕊