<br><br><br><br><br>I hope that procedure helps you. I have a friend that has that for her <br>severe back pain. She swears by it.<br> <br><br>

@hopeful33250 @windwalker I googled, there are some very close by. I think though I still would prefer a full body massage, so relaxing. I have a G/C for one at a place I like, the G/C is a couple of years old because I was sort of afraid to go when I was in the condition I was prior to transplant, mainly due to the lactulose.
JK

<br><br><br><br><br>All forms of massage are great for your health in many ways. Even light <br>touch promotes lymphatic flow. Hope you get one and that it feels terrific! <br>Terri M.<br> <br><br>

@contentandwell I'm glad that you posted about massage and transplants. What does your doctor say about the advisability of massages? I'm wondering if there is a specific "wait-period" before a transplant patient should get massages? Rosemary, @rosemarya,what do you know about this? Teresa

@hopeful33250 Thanks Teresa, that's a good question, it never occurred to me but I cannot imagine why it would be a problem at this point post-transplant (I am 7.5 months now) since I do not seem to have any other physical restrictions. Before I do get one though I will check, just in case.
JK

@contentandwell Good idea. I've known people with cancer treatments who have been advised about massages for a certain period of time, but I've never known anyone personally who had a transplant. Teresa

@hopeful33250, I had to pull out my "Going Home with Your Transplant" binder for this question. I did not find any reference to massages. I have to agree with @contentandwell about checking with her doctor.
As additional information, I have learned that when I ask my PCP questions, he will often refer me to discuss it with my transplant team.
Rosemary

@hopeful33250 @rosemarya Hi Rosemary and Teresa, I sent a message on the portal to the surgeon. Those are generally actually answered by the nurse and unless she considers it to be important in her opinion she will wait to answer it so I have not heard back. I figure though that if it was something I should not get she would get back to me in a more timely manner so I plan to make an appointment for one tomorrow. I need to use this G/C so that my husband or son will get me another one for Mother's Day! Actually I hope my son give me what I asked him for, for him to sign up as an organ donor. I think young people like him tend to think there's no rush because they're young, strong and healthy, and also they just do not want to consider that accidents do happen. His "girlfriend" (what do you call them when they're in their 30s?) is a nurse at UCLA medical center and prior to that was a traveling nurse so she has worked in all of the departments, including post-transplant, so maybe she will encourage him.
On a little aside, she sent me a mother's day postcard with a baby picture of my son on the front, thanking me for bringing him into the world. She is very sweet, must be her southern roots.
JK

@contentandwell She does sound like a lovely girl! Enjoy the gift card and happy Mother's Day!

@hopeful33250 Teresa, she does sound like a lovely young woman, I am dying to meet her. I have been pretty happy with most of the people my son and daughter associated with, even his ex-wife of three years. She was really nice, even was praying for me prior to transplant, but my husband and I always felt they were not well matched, and apparently we were right.
JK