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Back from 'the Springs'...I'm Jello!!!!

KathiM
KathiM CSN Member Posts: 8,028 Member
edited March 2014 in Breast Cancer #1
Well, I am now back from Palm Springs...It was 85 degrees at 10:30pm!!!!!
I am now officially JELLO, after 4 1/2 hours of facial, massage, and doing this thing called 'taking of the waters'...first wet sauna, then dry sauna, then aromatherapy dry sauna, then soaking in water from tribal (this is Indian land) hot springs, then resting in a dim, cool room with cucumber on my eyes....WOW!!!!
AND I won $100 at the casino next door!!!!
This was the PERFECT way to say "It's OVER" to all the treatments that vanquished the beast!!!!
Hugs to all,
Kathi
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  • pansylover
    pansylover CSN Member Posts: 80
    #2
    What a way to celebrate! what a great feeling huh?! I let balloons float up!
    Cindie
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  • LesleyH
    LesleyH CSN Member Posts: 370
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    Sounds so perfect! Glad you celebrated in style. And winning is a good sign of good luck to come.

    As an aside - are sauna's safe for us? I thought we had to avoid them because of the lymphedema risk. Did you have regular ones, or slightly cooler? I love saunas. I was so sad when they said no more.

    Hugs.

    Lesley
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  • KathiM
    KathiM CSN Member Posts: 8,028 Member
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    LesleyH said:

    Sounds so perfect! Glad you celebrated in style. And winning is a good sign of good luck to come.

    As an aside - are sauna's safe for us? I thought we had to avoid them because of the lymphedema risk. Did you have regular ones, or slightly cooler? I love saunas. I was so sad when they said no more.

    Hugs.

    Lesley

    Hummmmm, good question....I was in for 10 minutes each...but when I was in the mineral water, I alternated in and out on my left arm....
    I had told the therapist about my lymph surgery...but got no negative response...
    I DID watch, however, just in case things started expanding...
    Interesting all the more, my massage guy did accupressure on my numb area under my arm...and...it's now a smaller area...still some numb...but WOW!
    Hugs, Kathi
    P.S. The ONLY negative side effect was not wanting to come home (hehehehehe)!
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  • LesleyH
    LesleyH CSN Member Posts: 370
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    KathiM said:

    Hummmmm, good question....I was in for 10 minutes each...but when I was in the mineral water, I alternated in and out on my left arm....
    I had told the therapist about my lymph surgery...but got no negative response...
    I DID watch, however, just in case things started expanding...
    Interesting all the more, my massage guy did accupressure on my numb area under my arm...and...it's now a smaller area...still some numb...but WOW!
    Hugs, Kathi
    P.S. The ONLY negative side effect was not wanting to come home (hehehehehe)!

    Well jello lady, you have made me jealous! Sounds like a ripping good time. Sorry about the negative side effect. Don't you hate it when life gets in the way of fun?

    Hugs.

    Lesley
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  • Susan956
    Susan956 CSN Member Posts: 510
    #6
    Sounds ike loads of fun.... Glad that you celebrated.
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  • Linda0908
    Linda0908 CSN Member Posts: 6
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    Kathi
    Congrats, good for you. When I finished my treatment I did a spa day but as I live in CT, I did not get to soak in the springs, I am jealous.
    Continued good health to you.
    Best
    Linda
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  • katcam
    katcam CSN Member Posts: 83
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    so glad you celebrated with some pampering. that's the way to do it!! all the best to you - you earned it!! :-)
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