ME/CFS
Moderate → much better
More severely ill with ME/CFS, needing aids to wash, now much better
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Jun 2023
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
I used to just sit in the bathtub and use shower to wash hair while sitting.
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
I used to just sit in the bathtub and use shower to wash hair while sitting.
In context ↗ - Now: Much better
I’ve improved a lot so don’t need to do any of this
In context ↗
Summary
A user in an ME/CFS forum described coping with hygiene while more severely ill by using a bidet, underarm wet wipes and sitting down in the bathtub to wash their hair. In July 2022 they said they were a bit better and could take more baths. In December 2022 they said they had improved a lot and no longer needed any of these aids, though they had had a bidet until recently and valued it; in June 2023 they recommended a bidet as a lifesaver.
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Their path
They say too little about how ill they were at each step to draw it on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened |
|---|---|
| — | more severely ill, managing hygiene with aidsBidet and wet wipes for underarms really saved me in the past when I was worse.In context ↗ |
| 2022-07-26 | a bit better, could take more bathsI am a bit better now and can take more bathsIn context ↗ |
| 2023-06-12 | improved a lot, no longer needs hygiene aidsI’ve improved a lot so don’t need to do any of thisIn context ↗ |