Humbly Naked and Wrapped in Glad
You know what’s truly humbling? Yesterday, I showered for the first time in 10 days. To do so, my husband had to wrap my arm (from finger tips to arm pit) in Glad saran wrap. Tape the ends. Wrap the same arm in a Glad trash bag. Tape the ends. And add another trash bag for good measure. Tape the ends.
We repeated the same process on my leg from the knee down. There is nothing quite like being naked with an audience of your son and dog. Privacy around here is minimal on a good day.
Somewhere in the wrapping process of one of my limbs, my husband noted that some people use saran wrap for kinky stuff. Not too funny to someone who’s completely naked and trying to preserve some of her dignity.
He didn’t think it was too kinky that I asked him to shave my armpit later.
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ay yi yi! Glad you got to shower. I know what that’s like. Why the arm though? Is that from the IV?
yay for showers!
Krista, I can’t get the PICC line wet. I guess you risk another infection? And although it is inserted near the bend in my elbow, the tubes and such run down to my wrist.
Ah, a pic line is not fun. I feel for you. Watch Fried Green Tomatoes for the saran wrap goodie. It’s a hoot. Good luck ! (((HUGS)))
oh honey.
Oh my. I just can not imagine what you have gone through. So glad that you have the small luxury of a shower. Even with the wrapping. Thinking of you.
Oh geez.
But a husband who will shave your armpit? He’s a keeper.
i remember the saran wrap and tape routine from the surgeries on my leg. scotch tape never worked. my engineering-type husband used duct tape, LOL!
hugs to you.
“naked and wrapped” is surely going to get you some new readers… =)
Take care and be well.
God Damn, that’s unfair. All you want is a dignified shower and you get Saran Wrap and an assisted pit shave. Sorry you’re having to endure this. But just think how divine that first solo shower without food wrap will be. Sometimes we forget to appreciate the little things in life. You are being tested.
Wish I could get my husband to shave my armpits.
And my legs.
Having my husband shave my pits; well now that is scary.
Emily; so glad you were able to get something similar to a shower. I didn’t realize they would put the PICC line in your arm. I thought those were usually put up higher or even in the chest area. Oh well, it is easier to cover up on your arm; thankfully.
Sounds like you are doing a lot better.
Showers are wonderful things.
I remember how over-the-moon thrilled I was when we figured out how I could shower with a toe-to-knee cast on. My husband upended a 5 gallon bucket in the bathtub and put a hand towel on it. I sat on the bucket and hung my casted leg out of the tub. The worst part was trying to wash the girlie bits as that required help (in the beginning and not something you want an audience for) or, later, me trying to balance in a slippery tub with one wet foot and out of the tub with a walking-casted foot.
How much longer do you have to have the PICC line? Hopefully not much longer!
Sending get-well-soon vibes your way!
it’s pretty romantic, i think.
and i do know that your dog was totally into seeing you naked–dogs LOVE that kinda stuff!
That is true love
Glad to hear you’ve entered the world of the washed again!
i am sure you felt like a new woman after that shower!
Oh the memories! I spent 17 weeks in a soft cast that I was not allowed to remove in 1989…what a pita. I used at least 2 boxes of saran wrap for showering during that time.
I broke my hand in 2004, spending 12 weeks in a cast therefore I enjoyed (NOT) another stint of saran wrapped body parts for showering.
As someone above said…we often forget about the little things. Those weeks on crutches and without the use of my right handed ( I am a righty) sure made me appreciate a lot of things…things I’m sure I’m already taking for granted once again.
Shame on me.
Here’s hoping you’re showering in the raw soon
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