Guest guest Posted December 27, 1998 Report Share Posted December 27, 1998 Happy New Year to all of you. I thought I would share with the group about something I just found out that helped me. I was up all night last night, so tired today but couldn't get to sleep due to my RLS. The temperature got up in the 40's today here in Missouri, so I thought I would go sit in my hot tub. Came back in the house crawled into bed and had the best two hours of sleep that I have had in along time. Later on early evening I was getting shaking again, went out and sat in it again, for about 15 minutes and came back in a slept a while longer. My pain in my leg and hip is gone and I could probably sleep tonight had I not had that long nap this afternoon. LOL But I feel great. Hope it helps someone else. Dee 49 Kansas City Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2002 Report Share Posted June 10, 2002 hot tubs sound nice but the winter can be a problem, going out in the cold to get warm...we opted for a 2 person jacuzzi when we did the bath so I could stretch out, has 2 jets, wish there were more but some days they feel good, some days I'm too sore to sit in front of it, the do adjust or I just turn them off and soak. I let the water out as I rub a sponge around it so it does not take a lot of cleaning. We have a whole house water filter so there is no chlorine in it to be a problem as well. Chlorine shuts down the thyroid gland...we did not realize there were other ways to clean water in pools till I did the research. I like the taste better of the filtered water, we had the plumber bypass the outside lines so only the inside is filetered. I opted for my laundry to be in cleaner water as there are chemical residues from them as well. The tub is our way to escape from the busy world with teens, they know we are there but to give us time, I take my magazines and a snack, my husband likes just the quiet time. warm water exercise is great if you can join a group...must be heated so the muscles relax says the Arthritis foundation. so have fun with what you decide! Blessings, Marie www.anaturalplace.com ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2002 Report Share Posted June 10, 2002 hot tubs sound nice but the winter can be a problem, going out in the cold to get warm...we opted for a 2 person jacuzzi when we did the bath so I could stretch out, has 2 jets, wish there were more but some days they feel good, some days I'm too sore to sit in front of it, the do adjust or I just turn them off and soak. I let the water out as I rub a sponge around it so it does not take a lot of cleaning. We have a whole house water filter so there is no chlorine in it to be a problem as well. Chlorine shuts down the thyroid gland...we did not realize there were other ways to clean water in pools till I did the research. I like the taste better of the filtered water, we had the plumber bypass the outside lines so only the inside is filetered. I opted for my laundry to be in cleaner water as there are chemical residues from them as well. The tub is our way to escape from the busy world with teens, they know we are there but to give us time, I take my magazines and a snack, my husband likes just the quiet time. warm water exercise is great if you can join a group...must be heated so the muscles relax says the Arthritis foundation. so have fun with what you decide! Blessings, Marie www.anaturalplace.com ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 11, 2002 Report Share Posted June 11, 2002 Hi Marie! That sounds like a wonderful bathroom!!! I'll have to re-do my bathroom one of these days and I will look for a nice tub too. My hottub does not have chlorine in it all all. I hate that smell. I use a non-chlorine shock treatment every once in a while to disinfect. Theoretically you don't have to do that. I don't use the other chemicals either. I would only do that if it would void the warranty. My hot tub is not under warranty anymore anyway. I live in Colorado (!!) and my hot tub is outside, not even covered yet. And it is great. I have slippers and a big fluffy robe. You walk outside and get in, there is not really enough time to really feel cold. I also keep the hot tub a little warmer than recommended in winter. Then you are really really hot, get out, put on the robe, close the cover, and go inside. It doesn't bother me, and I am always the one to be cold!! Keeping it clean is not as much work as I thought!! I already don't do much for chemicals. When I hose the filters off with the hose it takes about an hour or two, and I do that once a month. I was thinking about getting a second set of filters, then I can just change the filters and clean them by soaking. The only time I had a lot of work with my hot tub was when I soaked the filters in cleaning solution, and one of them wasn't all the way clean, the hot tub looked like a bubblt bath!! I had to drain it and rinse it out and fill it again. That was stupid in the first place, but that was the only time I had a lot of work with it. Now, I am thinking about a bigger nicer bathtub, too, but the water heater is barely big enough to fill a small bathtub. Take care everybody!! In a message dated Mon, 10 Jun 2002 2:28:45 PM Eastern Daylight Time, mausden@... writes: > > hot tubs sound nice but the winter can be a problem, going out in the > cold to get warm...we opted for a 2 person jacuzzi when we did the bath > so I could stretch out, has 2 jets, wish there were more but some days > they feel good, some days I'm too sore to sit in front of it, the do > adjust or I just turn them off and soak. I let the water out as I rub a > sponge around it so it does not take a lot of cleaning. We have a whole > house water filter so there is no chlorine in it to be a problem as well. > > > Chlorine shuts down the thyroid gland...we did not realize there were > other ways to clean water in pools till I did the research. I like the > taste better of the filtered water, we had the plumber bypass the outside > lines so only the inside is filetered. I opted for my laundry to be in > cleaner water as there are chemical residues from them as well. > > The tub is our way to escape from the busy world with teens, they know we > are there but to give us time, I take my magazines and a snack, my > husband likes just the quiet time. > > warm water exercise is great if you can join a group...must be heated so > the muscles relax says the Arthritis foundation. > > so have fun with what you decide! > > > Blessings, > Marie > www.anaturalplace.com > > ________________________________________________________________ > GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! > Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! > Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. > > SEND POST TO: fibromyalgia-cfs > > HOME > PAGE:http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Oaks/7127/fibromyalgia-cfs.html > LIST OWNER: " Missy " Parrot004@...> > UNSUBSCRIBE:fibromyalgia-cfs-unsubscribe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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