Hello everybody,
Here’s another thing that works wonder for me: saunas.
It’s well known in Scandinavian countries that saunas are great for the health in general, and for the skin in particular. But I find it particularly true for the skin of my residual limbs.
My skin is more delicate, often dry and itchy there, particularly around the scars. But it always looks and feels miles better after a hot sauna. And back when I still had phantom pain, it also did calm down the pain considerably.
If you don’t live up north where saunas are commonplace, look for Turkish baths, hammams or Roman steam baths in spas and large beauty centers. Honestly, it’s well worth trying out if you never have.
Saunas are great for so many ailments. I wish there were a more prevalent sauna culture in the west. I wish we even had something like onsen here. But too scary because exposed peepees.
It depends on the culture.
In Finland for instance, if you enter a sauna with trunks or a speedo on, you’ll get kicked out. It’s forbidden to be clothed in a sauna.
Funny story: a Finnish friend of mine went on a business trip in the UAE. The hotel he was staying at had a sauna. So after his day’s work, he went there… Finnish-stylee.
Not five minutes after sitting down, the police showed up: apparently someone reported him. He was almost taken away and charged with gross indecency, but he managed to convince 5-0 that he didn’t think twice because it’s perfectly normal in his country. Not so much in Arab countries though :)
