tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703932808294869884.post5704897669808819780..comments2023-12-14T04:22:20.222-08:00Comments on I may be Fatigued but I'll always be Fabulous...: To massage or not to massage?Ms.F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17793262399677752408noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703932808294869884.post-82186907494477028742009-02-11T16:04:00.000-08:002009-02-11T16:04:00.000-08:00Well, I had a very gentle hot stone massage once a...Well, I had a very gentle hot stone massage once and that actually made me feel much better. so maybe the massage thing can work for us as long as they focus on using heat (rather than pressure) to relax the muscles.Ms.F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17793262399677752408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703932808294869884.post-63997145514521240822009-02-11T15:50:00.000-08:002009-02-11T15:50:00.000-08:00Me, too! My Mom gave me a gift certificate for a ...Me, too! My Mom gave me a gift certificate for a massage in my early years of CFS, when I was very sick. I went into a severe crash afterwards. Pain has never been a big issue for me and I don't have FM, so it wasn't tender points in my case. I've read various explanations over the years - that massage releases toxins that those of us with CFS can't clear easily, etc. I don't know why it happens; I just know I've never gone for another one! I used the rest of my gift certificate for a shorter foot massage, which was relaxing and didn't have the negative effects.<BR/><BR/>So, that's my experience.<BR/><BR/>SueSue Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14532098225905355332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703932808294869884.post-83206153941090290052009-02-11T15:32:00.000-08:002009-02-11T15:32:00.000-08:00It may be good for other people, but with CFIDS/FM...It may be good for other people, but with CFIDS/FM - and all the tender points that you have - it's not good for us. These are the words of wisdom that I can share because I have had similar experiences - 3 months of with a PT who kept talking about therapeutic massage, while I spent our 45 minutes together twice a month, quietly sobbing into a towel. (And the entire rest of the month recuperating from his ministrations). It took me 3 months, though, to say: "Even though you think this is helping, it is making me worse, so STOP!" so, good for you for getting it on the first go-round.Never That Easyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04008749218695113192noreply@blogger.com