Re: Feeling like I could sleep the rest of my life away.

June 10, 2002

Hi and everyone, My husband and I are going this weekend to check out

some hot tubs.Do you have one? I need to talk to someone that has one before I

buy one, I don't know anything about them, but I think they would help my pain,

I know they are expensive and I don't want to spend them money if they don't

work.I do hope that I will feel like going we have to drive at least 50 miles to

the city and then going thru the stores,it makes me tired just thinking about

it.If any one know about hot tubs,please let me know. Thanks Audie

Re: Feeling like I could sleep the rest of my life

away.

Dawn~

I am so sorry you are feeling so cruddy. I know exactly how you feel. From

the end of April till earlier this week I was so exhausted and I hurt so bad. I

had to force myself to get up every morning to take the kids to school and then

force myself to go get them in the afternoon. I never had any energy. I hope you

start feeling a little more energy. Being so exhausted is such a downer. Dawn,

just know that you can e-mail when you are not feeling your best, we all do.

It's part of our lives and no one here has to go through it alone. Remeber that

you are not alone in this.

~Remember

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June 10, 2002

My doctor said a hot tub would be very beneficial. You are so lucky

to be getting one! On the downside I heard they were a pain to keep

clean. Maybe hubby could do it?

Happy Hunting,

Dawn

> Hi and everyone, My husband and I are going this weekend to

check out some hot tubs.Do you have one? I need to talk to someone

that has one before I buy one, I don't know anything about them, but

I think they would help my pain, I know they are expensive and I

don't want to spend them money if they don't work.I do hope that I

will feel like going we have to drive at least 50 miles to the city

and then going thru the stores,it makes me tired just thinking

about it.If any one know about hot tubs,please let me know. Thanks

Audie

> Re: Feeling like I could sleep the

rest of my life away.

>

> Dawn~

> I am so sorry you are feeling so cruddy. I know exactly how

you feel. From the end of April till earlier this week I was so

exhausted and I hurt so bad. I had to force myself to get up every

morning to take the kids to school and then force myself to go get

them in the afternoon. I never had any energy. I hope you start

feeling a little more energy. Being so exhausted is such a downer.

Dawn, just know that you can e-mail when you are not feeling your

best, we all do. It's part of our lives and no one here has to go

through it alone. Remeber that you are not alone in this.

> ~Remember

>

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>

June 10, 2002

>>>>If any one know about hot tubs,please let me know.<<<<

Hi Audie......

I have a hot tub and I wouldn't give it up for anything. Ours is outside and

although it is cold getting to the tub but is wonderful after you are in. We

take a shower before we get in it to get off all the body oils, hair spray, etc

etc and I find it is easier to keep the chemicals balanced. All I have to do is

keep bromine (which is used in place of chlorine in a hot tub) in it and it is

fine. If you take a shower and gradually let the water get hotter and hotter and

then go to tub right away, it is not as hard to get into the hot water. Our

tub is set at 104 degrees when it is really cold. In the summer we turn it down

to about 100 and you still get the benefit of the heat without being

uncomfortable. The more I use the jets the better it feels. Some people cannot

tolerate the jets though. I have two separate pumps (which operate the jets) and

each pump has two speeds. Some times I like the jets on low and just sit and

relax. I also do some leg and arm stretches while sitting in the tub. This house

that we just moved into 1 1/2 yrs ago had a very inexpensive hot tub. We used it

but really missed the many, many jets we had in our other tub. Our present tub

has two seats (we have a 6 seater, which really fits 4 comfortably) that has

jets all over the back and 4 jets for the neck and shoulder area. It really

helps my pain. We tend to go in late at night and I go right to bed and find if

I read by bible for a while, I relax even more and sleep better. By the

way.......if the tub is outside, you are not the least bit cold getting out and

going inside because the hot water raises your body temp. I highly recommend it

Audie.......but remember what works for some people does not always work for

another. If you have any other questions, .please feel free to ask. Hope I was

able to help you a little.

Wishing you all pain free days and nights

Jennie

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June 10, 2002