Steam rooms

[wyntre9]

This is probably a silly question, but does anyone know if it's ok to go to a steam room once or twice a week while on tx?

I asked my Dr. (these days I ask about everything).  I wondered if the loss of fluids could be problematic.

He just said, drink extra water. :)

Any thoughts?

(Ok.  Busted.  This is shot night and I'm doing my best to procrastinate as long as I can, so will someone please respond and grant me a few minutes reprieve?

Wyntre

[Cindy10]

Not sure about steam rooms, but at our local sauna there is a sign that says do not use if you are on chemo.

[dperry10]

about 10 years ago I was hypoglycemic too, and had a seizure at work.   But that was about 4 years after going thru Interferon treatment for 6 months.  So kinda wondering if the treatment or the infection may have caused it all along.   But I was diagnosed about 3 years ago with Diabetes, and the meds they gave me started shutting down my kidneys so I stopped taking it, and then job changes and loss of insurance, and could not contiune with visits to doc and just tried to change my eating habits.  Then in Sept I went for my annual check up with gyno, and he ran blood tests and determined my hep C was active again as well as the diabetes.    Referred me to my PCP and its been crazy since then.. I can hardly keep up with all the appointments and I am so tired of feeling so tired.  I am really struggling with my diet actually, cuz nothing sounds good and when I do eat I get sick, soooo since I am not eating I am in that low blood sugar..... and feeling very dizzy and you know the feeling.    I was supposed to be testing my blood in morning before eating and then at night 2 hours after eating no later than 6:30... I barely get in the house and stuff by 6.. too hard to cook prepare in 30 mins, not to mention I have nto been hungry and feeling like s**T  I go to bed, and forget to test sugar, also she wants a log for 2 wks of what I craved during that time..   Nothing on my " allow list ". she wants me to eat foods for my blood type.. A.. I am also genotype 1A.  I think I will cancel that appointment and see if I can find a class I can take to learn to cook what I should eat.  I do not know what to do at this point, because dr feels the diabetes is working against my treatment...

[Forseegood]

I thought you'd throw in your nose ballad, but i guess it's s-not ..lemme outta here!

[Forseegood]

Hi, as a hypglycemic, I'd like to know if you had low blood sugar probs before you started treatment...try to eat some protein, etc..hope youre better soon, and please try to share any low blood sugar info you have, I don't speak to many who have this problem...be well...

[dperry10]

Hot bath, sounds great and so does a massage.. but sitting in a steam room.. Not me.. tooo hot.. and hard to breath.     Hot tub or bathtub, jacuzzi....ahhhhh.. I have an appointment for massage next week at my chiropractors office.  Can hardly wait.    Well just took shot #5, and resting in bed.  Thought I would type a few lines before hitting the pillow..

[Forseegood]

I agree, I like a steam better then a sauna, in a sauna I feel like it's singing my nosehairs (I have but a few...) just make sure youre going to a reputable place that cleans the rooms regularly, no wants to grow mushrooms unwillingly:)