I took a shower around 4:35am on Wednesday morning. I didn’t have another shower until Friday afternoon. While I didn’t do anything strenuous, break a sweat, get dirty, etc., I still felt incredibly gross by Thursday night, and couldn’t wait to get my IV out on Friday morning so I could get a shower. My IV came out in the morning, and I only managed to restrain myself from waking up Dan so he could help me shower because I fell asleep myself. But let me tell you, when 12:30pm rolled around and I opened my eyes, the first thing I did was wake up Dan and ask him for his help. He’s been so wonderful with helping me, from the very start. From getting things for me, helping me up in bed or getting re-positioned, to helping me shower by washing my back, helping me dry off, and, excuse the humiliation, helping me put on my underwear and pajama bottoms because it hurts so bad to bend over, he’s done everything I could possibly want and then some. I know I need the help and it’s good for me to rest so that I can recover, but I still feel weird depending on somebody else so much, even if that somebody else is my husband.
Anyway, I took a shower this evening. I used Big Sexy Hair shampoo and conditioner, and Amazon Rainforest Brazil Nut & Vanilla body wash. The body wash, by the way, smells like cupcakes. Alyssa picked it out for that very reason. Fabulous, I know.
So there’s my night: I took a shower and feel awesomely clean.
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4 Comments
, on November 21 2009 at 10:32pm:
Oh, I hate the “can’t shower” bit. Mine was always due to casts/stitches or “you can’t get out of bed period” but it still irked me. Always felt so gross! Glad to hear you’re able to get up and about (albeit slowly) and that you’re starting to feel better. 
, on November 21 2009 at 10:45pm:
Oh my goodness, I know exactly how you feel. I was not allowed out of my hospital bed for 48 hours when I had Ethan, so showers were a God send when I could take them! Hope your recovery goes well and quickly.
, on November 24 2009 at 4:33pm:
If he’s your husband and partner for life, you shouldn’t feel humiliation regarding him helping you out with a task of helping you put on your undies and bottoms. Whenever I needed it, I felt nothing but love for my own. Nothing I do, say, think gets me humiliated when its concerning my husband. We’re incredibly so comfortable with each other that nothing is taboo. I guess I got really lucky and just don’t get how such an emotion as that can occur when you are just around your significant other. One should not feel awkwardness etc around their most loved one at all no matter what.
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So happy for you! I know I’ve been in the hospital on a few occasions and just feel sooo gross when I can’t shower because of IVs. Ick.