Hygiene

I like the sonic care toothbrush. My dentist likes it too. ;)

By the way my legs haven't seen a razor in months. :(

I wear long pants all of the time anyway and I'm not married. :/

I have a shower seat because the drs said it was a must after the hospital ordeal. It helps a lot. I take at least 1 shower a day unless just impossible. It is one of the things that helps slow down the pain. I have trouble drying off but i am usually putting on an old t shirt that soaks up anything i do not get. If dh is home he helps. My hair is very very short. I have 2 wigs that i wear at times. One of my favorite things is taking a shower with dh because he will scrub my head and it makes it tingly and feels very clean.

I have a hand held shower head and depending on the pain, i switch when setting i use.

If i do not take a shower before going out, i feel yucky the whole time. With the short hair i can skip washing it sometimes. Also as for shaving, if i am going to the dr where they have to see my legs, i get dh to shave them for me. as for underarms, in the shower.

I have trouble sometimes making myself shower...reading this thread made me feel so much better!  I used to shower every day, and I'm very fussy about how I look when I leave home, so I try to consolidate my reasons for leaving home so I only have to do the "whole nine yards" once or twice a week.  I'm not sure why it's so exhausting, but it is! 

I don't know if it's best for fibro, but I use a Sonicare toothbrush--have for years--and I love it.  When I switched years ago, my dentist asked me what I was doing differently, because my teeth and gums were so much more tartar-free and healthy.  It is pricey, but in my opinion, it's worth every penny!

O.K. I feel a lot better about myself. I was once a fanatic about having a showing everyday, but this past year I go every other day to sometimes every three days, I do wash myself in between days but not in the shower. I do wash my hair everyday but its short and I have always had oily hair. I always dread when it is shower day now I feel better that I am not alone. :)

I find it comforting that so many of you wear your hair short and let it air dry because I do the same exact thing! I prefer to shower in the morning so I feel fresh for the day, however exerting that much energy first thing is difficult so I often just lay in bed longer than I should trying to work up the motivation to get in the shower. I try to just shower at night so that I don't have to worry about it in the morning but at night I am equally exhausted. It's a crap shoot for me. I am lucky in that I can usually just throw on a headband and my hair doesn't look to bad after it has air dried but it could definitely be better. Most days I'm just like whatever I don't even have the energy to care. I'm up and going to work what more do people want from me? I also find blow drying my hair to be extremely difficult because my arms get tired quickly and like someone else said it makes me sweat from the heat. The only time I will blow dry my hair is if I am not in a rush and can take breaks in between. If I don't have to go anywhere for a few days I slack on the showering because I am just at home who am I trying to impress? It's just my husband and my cats and they can be just as lazy as me. We're all in the same boat so don't worry!