took first bathtub soak last night, have questions

Hi all,

Well, it felt soooo good to soak in my tub after over 6 years of not being able to. I just hated to ask someone to "come drag me out of the tub" but I finally gave in and realized I MUST start to soak!

OK, I used 1-1/2 cups Epsom Salt and 1-1/2 cups H202.
Water not extremely hot but did cause a good sweat to start after 10 minutes or so. Soaked for 20 minutes. Tried to keep shoulders/neck area underwater as much as possible due to tight muscles there. It felt great! Did "very cool" shower afterwards.

Got out (with help, rotfl). Felt good, yawned a lot, felt good and sleepy which is rare for me! (Bath time was approx 7:00-7:20pm).

Now......the crazy thing is: my feet just don't like a soak! They almost always feel stiff, feel swollen even tho not swollen, at least not much, feel like all foot bones are joined together and won't bend (which is how they usually feel only so much more pronounced after soak). Maybe not acid? Maybe I just need to be patient? Today feet are not any worse then before soak.

BTW, I did not sleep any better then usual! I cannot get arms comfortable enough to sleep, then up to urinate every couple of hours.........urg!

so, please any advice about how my feet react to soak would be much appreciated.



oh, also, skin on my feet extremely dry, itchy. never before like this. skin between toes wants to peel off, not to the point of being raw underneath, just skin but wow itchy and kinda ugly with dryness. ACV doesn't seem to be too good on my dry skin either.

Sorry to be such a problem child, burden, etc.....

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