OMG!!! I just started my first CNA job today at a Med/Surg floor in a hospital, and I am so embarassed about my sweating. Please help me find a solution to this, I feel like crawling in a hole. It started fine, but 20 minutes into my shift, I was sweating, and bad. We weren't doing anything particularly hard, just vitals and I&O. But, I caught a glimpse of my backside in a mirror, and I was plastered with sweat from my back to my butt and even some on my legs. It's so horrible. I naturally sweat at the drop of a hat, but I didn't think it would show up so splendidly in scrubs. It was like that for about two hours, then we had a calm period, and I dried off. But as soon as we started moving again, back came the "wet" back and butt. I am so mortified right now because all of the patients and some of the staff were looking at me oddly all shift. The lady training me said she knows someone else who sweats as badly as I do and that she understands. However, it doesn't make me feel good to know that everytime I work, I will have an episode of sweat-butt. Is there anyone else experiencing this out there, and if so, have you found a solution? Please help me, I feel so awful. Thanks.
Drysol saved my life. I had an embarrassing underarm sweat since I hit puberty. no matter how much antiperspirant i used it never stopped huge wet patches under my arms. I wore black for a long time to hide it. in the late 8o,s when i was forced to wear white shirts I was horrified. i had found some pads at Woolworth's that absorbed sweat. I went to my doctor who had no idea what to do for it. Then in a woman's mag I found dry-sol I took the article to her and low and behold my life change and I no longer felt like a social outcast forced to never raise my arms. People use it for hands ,feet, groin. Google it and go to your MD.Also like some one else posted BODY ARMOUR works great for the wicking .I still get overheated and drenched in the nap of my neck I have a small fan that I plug in when I am on. everyone knows it is mine and it is a huge joke on the unit the "Terrie is flashing again" I can handle that . but the under arm thing really killed my self esteem as a teenager. good luck
However, I found that if I am using latex gloves I sweat like it's July in New Orleans! (all over my body):flamesonb
That's how I learned that I have a latex "sensitivity". (those yellow protective gowns do the same thing) Try using synthetic gloves for a while and see if it makes a difference. You might be surprised!
My apologize to Sophia RN. It was pointed out to me, that the original poster mentioned in her bio that she "was just a CNA",and I implied that SophiaRN had a "chip on her shoulder", because she used that term. I am very sorry to Sophia. Also, to the original poster, you should take that derogatory comment about yourself out of your profile. I think the world of CNAs
I don't intend to change my profile. I don't think it's derogatory. All I was trying to do was point out that I'm a nursing student. You know, instead of just plain old "nursing student" on my profile, it's a little more informative. It lets people know that I'm a CNA and that I'm also a student. It's also good so that people will realize that I'm not a nurse yet. So they won't take any advice or comments I make as coming from a nurse. Sorry if I come off as rude here, but I just get tired of having to make everything PC. I can't check and recheck everything I'm typing, or else I'll just get tired of posting and quit. I didn't mean anything derogatory by the comment on my profile. I could understand if I had said, "Just a crappy old CNA," or some such thing. But I didn't. I only implied that I'm going after another goal in the healthcare field. I could finish the comment like this, "Just a CNA for now, but give me two years...and I'll be an RN, ADN, CNA." Or something like that. Don't worry about it. I won't.
alright, alright, alright! I just wanted to make the point that I highly value CNAs and I think they are not appreciated enough. I thought that you were be-littling yourself. Point taken--back to the thread at hand.
You could try tsome taccum or baby paowder on your body after you shower and put on your scrubs. Try Ebay for 100% cotton scrubs. If this does not help, constult a dermatalogist.
i just started working in LTC and most of the residents keep their rooms at a stifling 75+ degrees...in the hot summer heat. its been in the 90's here for some time now. i am hot just from walking in and then going in and out of all the rooms i sweat profusely. my coworkers have asked me if i am ok or if i want to sit down. it is so embarassing. i totally understand what the rest of you "sweaters" are going thru. i get embarrassed because my sweating is from the neck up. i have found that keeping a cloth in my pocket and wiping my face before seeing a resident and occassionally washing my face with cool water helps too. i take medicine on a daily basis with tylenol in it so i am going to try not to take it and see if that helps, because i literally am dehydrated by the next morning when i wake up. i get horrible leg cramps and void very little. so i really have to force the fluids thru out the day just to turn around and depleat myself all over again. i do drink gatorade which helps. i am going to see my pcp if this continues to r/o anything serious. thanks for all of your replies! this was a great post!
i think i knew what you're feeling, it's just a matter of nervous, just be calm and relaxed and that you're doing the right thing and the best thing to be a great help in your work. and make friends to someone you think is easy to be with. just like you when i got nervous it's different thing with me i feel like i am floating and i feel like i am spinning. so don't worry everybody does get uneasy at first day but soon you'll be ok. just trust in your capacity ok god bless you
I've just bought their underarm shields in the past but they were very prompt and efficient.
I've used Drysol and Certain-Dri. I honestly preferred Certain-Dri. It didn't itched nearly as much as Drysol and seemed to work a bit better. I often wear a tight tank top from target or wal mart under my clothes to soak of the sweat.
I wear all cotton underwear and all-cotton t-shirts or a-shirts under my scrubs. I also use my solid anti-perspirant/deodorant on my underarms and on my inner thighs, then before I get dressed at home I spray my entire body with an anti-persirant/deodorant spray. I also spray some on my undergarments. Overkill, maybe, but it makes me feel more fresh. At work when I change into my scrubs (we wear surgical scrubs provided by the hospital), I will sprinkle some baby powder with cornstarch into the crotch of my scrub pants. Of course I wait until I'm alone in the locker room!
when i sweat alot i keep a hankerchief around my neck. i first wet it down with cool water and it does keep me cool. i also us d.o. under my neck, and around other areas that need it and it seems to keep the sweat from building up and also keep me from breaking out so bad in achne. i have teenager and i told them about this my son won't even try it but my girls use it on their faces, it has to be d.o. that goes on clear and stays clear, and their faces are keeping clearer. hope this gives u some ideas.
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Drysol saved my life. I had an embarrassing underarm sweat since I hit puberty. no matter how much antiperspirant i used it never stopped huge wet patches under my arms. I wore black for a long time to hide it. in the late 8o,s when i was forced to wear white shirts I was horrified. i had found some pads at Woolworth's that absorbed sweat. I went to my doctor who had no idea what to do for it. Then in a woman's mag I found dry-sol I took the article to her and low and behold my life change and I no longer felt like a social outcast forced to never raise my arms. People use it for hands ,feet, groin. Google it and go to your MD.Also like some one else posted BODY ARMOUR works great for the wicking .I still get overheated and drenched in the nap of my neck I have a small fan that I plug in when I am on. everyone knows it is mine and it is a huge joke on the unit the "Terrie is flashing again" I can handle that . but the under arm thing really killed my self esteem as a teenager. good luck