Help with bathing - advice I am passing on

charleeh

Hi,

I just wanted to let everyone know about a brilliant invention that has been around a long time but only discovered by me in the last 12 months....

A a bath robe made of towel fabric!

I was having treatment last summer in hospital having IV medications and I was speaking to another patient who told me about 'towelling bath robes' - I found one for sale in my Nan's 50plus catalogue for £21 and have never looked back!

I suffer greatly with my hands and cannot dry myself with a normal towel as I can't grip it or put pressure on my skin enough to take the water off.... this towelling bathrobe has made me feel like I have a bit of independence again! .... the water soaks into the bathrobe so you don't have to put pressure and rub painful joints dry!

I thought I would share this with everyone as sometimes, we can overlook the obvious and maybe I can help someone find out about these as the woman I met helped me greatly telling me about this brilliant invention!!

best wishes,

Charleeh

stickywicket

Great minds? I looked into this about 12 months ago for exactly the same reason as you but I found towelling ones very heavy - too heavy for me to get on - and couldn't find a microfibre one which I think would have been good.

So I still use a small, lightweight towel to dry my top half then place a big bath towel on the bed and roll around on it (It's a sight to behold )

I think your idea would help a few people on here though, charlee. Why not paste it onto the 'Simple Ideas...' thread near the top of the page?

jillyb1

Also helpful , you can buy an item called a shower wrap from maris#t# , it's found under beach wear and is lightweight towelling . Jillyb

tjt6768

Sticky :shock: :shock: how do I get THAT image out of my head??



Cheers charlee..

stickywicket

tjt6768 wrote:

Sticky :shock: :shock: how do I get THAT image out of my head??

Sorry, mate. Too much info, I know On the other hand, for all you know, I could have a delectable, svelte, sexy body. OK I don't but we can all dream

barbara12

Thanks for this Charleeh...just what I need...I do hate to feel all damp....at the min I have two lengths of toweling sewn together to get to the parts I cant reach .... :roll:

tjt6768

well that's ok hun.
I have the body of a God....
Pity it's Buddah!!!

lizzieuk1

stickywicket wrote:

Great minds? I looked into this about 12 months ago for exactly the same reason as you but I found towelling ones very heavy - too heavy for me to get on - and couldn't find a microfibre one which I think would have been good.

So I still use a small, lightweight towel to dry my top half then place a big bath towel on the bed and roll around on it (It's a sight to behold )

I think your idea would help a few people on here though, charlee. Why not paste it onto the 'Simple Ideas...' thread near the top of the page?

Sticky have you looked at cotton traders I have a micro fleece from them and its nice and long but not heavy.x

stickywicket

I've just checked and can't see anything. I remember, when I was looking previously, I could find plenty of those things that wrap round you and fasten under your armpits but it seemed to me they would only dry the bits they touched

Thanks for trying anyway.

frogmorton

Thank Charlee

For taking the time to post this for us all

It's lovely that we can help each other by sharing things like this

Love

Toni xxx

charleeh

Hiya Sticky & everyone that replied

I agree that they can be heavy but in my Nan's catalogue (50 plus) they come in two lengths - the one was too heavy but the slightly shorter one was ok for me to use. Albeit its a bit of a shuffle when I am quite bad it's still less painful for me to get that on than to try and dry me with a towel lol

I also find that its best to put them by the radiator to dry or else they can smell damp.

I reckon that they should make a lightweight one though - if I manage to locate one I will let you know

Best wishes Charleeh