...just do not go! Again, this a relatively simple equation, but it really does cause an issue with when you're going to have a wash. And as I type this sentiment, I sit here thinking "That really does sound stupid!", but as we lymphies need to try and keep our skin as clean as possible and wear a compression garment, just how do we get round the need to wash/need to put on a compression garment dilemma?
I usually have a bath at the end of the day, to avoid having to put a compression stocking on again, but yesterday I'd been gardening at the allotment and was burning some weeds, so got very smokey and mucky in the process. I went in the shower as soon as I got home, but it was too early in the day to leave my stocking off. Even trying to get as dry as possible, there was much wriggling and struggling with the stocking. After some time, the stocking went on, begrudgingly. Talcum powder helps a bit, but causes such of a mess.
It's actually not just having a bath that causes problems, as swimming creates similar issues. In the humid atmosphere of a poolside changing room, I can never get dry enough to get the stocking on without discomfort. I have to admit to going home not wearing it in the past, but to be honest I've pretty much given up swimming to avoid these difficulties.
I realise that lots of people have this daily struggle, regardless of the fact that they have nice dry skin when they try to put on a garment. Some individuals battle with putting on stockings and sleeves every day, those with mobility problems or difficulties with their hands finding it sometimes impossible to get a garment on comfortably. I simply resolve to wash late in the evening to avoid the damp skin vs stocking battle - and to try and keep clean in the meantime!
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