September 27th 2008 I was heading to the Chrysallis for a pregnancy body treatment and a pedicure. I had to take Jasons car for some reason and oh the joy I got pulled over. Apparently Jasons tabs were expired. Stink! So first thing I got a ticket!!
Off to the spa..grrr. So I arrive get shown to the locker room where I awkwardly change with my cumbersome pregnant body in a very small space. As I am changing an employee from the spa comes in and asks if anyone is in the bathroom..I do not know as ive just arrived...without knocking she walks into the bathroom..and in on someone using it. I was rather shocked by this...most knock..its kinda rude not too..let alone an employee. Do they not have their own bathrooms?
After I was robed up I went and sat in the fancy schmancy relaxing room..and sat...and sat..and saaat. Finally, I asked the Hostess if I was going to be seen soon. She went and checked the computer and came back to let me know that my 'person' was running late. A few minutes later...yikes the unknocking bathroom intruding employee walks in and says my name. CRAP..not a good start.
I tried really hard to put on a good face and just kept hoping that everything was going to be wonderful. As we get in I laid down on the bed/table and asked if she could provide something to help me so that I was not lying flat...she had no idea what I was talking about. OK..if you are going to be doing a pregnancy treatment should you not know that a pregnant woman should not lie flat? Ok so after we figured that out she told me it would be a few minutes as she had not prepared for my treatment yet and "did not know what she was doing and had to read about it first". Are you kidding. She finally figured it out and put together the body scrub portion. Oh I forgot to mention that she left the lights up full bore..so bright and not relaxing at all. Anyway, so as she was doing the scrub part she made a comment that it was silly and she felt like she was giving me a sponge bath. NICE! Once that was done she stepped aside and had me get off of the table..I thought she would leave to give me privacy to get into the shower and rinse off..NOPE..she stood right there while I got my pregnant naked body in and out of the shower and back onto the bed. After she finished all the body stuff (talking the entire time about her kids) she gave me a scalp massage it hurt...she kept her thumbs in the same spot and wore a hole into my skull. She asked me if I wanted to move on..I said I was fine though I was dying..I just wanted to get the most I could out of my treatment..even if it sucked. She informed me that there was 5 minutes left in my ridiculous massage. OK I got back off of the bed and got into the shower one last time (with her right there of course) when I got out she suggested I stand for her to do the lotion as she felt it would be silly to have me get back on the table again. So I stood there..awkwardly raising my towel here and there to allow her to lotion me up. She finally left and I breathed a huge sigh of relief. So glad it was over so glad I was free of her. I got into my robe and headed back out to the relaxing room to wait for my pedicure. As I walked down the hall the awful woman was there and she informed me (with rolling eyes) that she would also be doing my pedicure. Sigh*. The pedicure started out ok..doing all the regular stuff..at one point it was highly painful as she tried to rip skin from my toe..I had to make her stop. She got on the paraffin and left the room. I was confused as I was supposed to have some sort of cool treatment for pregnant women and nothing looked or seemed any different. I asked the manager in the room if what I was having was the treatment I had signed up for. NOPE. Go figure. Thankfully they were nice and credited me. My awful spa demon..I mean lady that worked on me came back into the pedicure room and apologized for the mix up but then went on to tell me that I would not like it any way as it it was cool not hot. OK..but that is what I had signed up for. I left very angry and frustrated not relaxed at all!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That night I wrote a lengthy letter to the manager of the Chrysallis spa.
The next morning I woke up at 28wks of pregnancy...bleeding. I called my mom and dad and asked them to come over to watch Ruby and Elliot as I was heading to the Labor and Delivery. I was laying down on the couch so that the bleeding would hopefully slow and the baby would be as protected as possible. I had only felt her move once and the movement was so small and slight that I was terrified for her (Scarlet). I stood up to go out the front door so that we could leave and I felt a big gush of blood. I instantly checked and then laid down on the floor of our entryway telling Jason to call and ambulance immediately (which he thought was overkill) but he did it anyway. The baby still was not moving and I was a wreck trying to be brave so that Elliot and Ruby were not too scared. My mom was sick with fear. The ambulance arrived and so so wonderfully did Misty Kok, who I had just spoke with the day before at the park and she remembered where I lived since her husband did lawn service across the st. I was so happy that Misty came as she was the only female there. They got me onto the Gurney and got me into the ambulance only to go to Darigold where (sorry but its true) a very young and handsome aid in the Bellingham ambulance asked me a bunch of awkward questions about gushing blood etc while he tried to get an IV into me. Well I told him it would be hard but they kept trying and trying. I was starting to freak out when they finally gave up and took me to the hospital. Thus started my first stint at the hospital (5days). As a nurse was checking me over she saw my pretty toes..I told her that i had just had a pedicure..and she told me that in some countries they believe that pedicures or any massage to the foot can induce labor. And there you have it..(though it may not be true I choose to believe it) my awful terrible painful and rude experience at the Chrysallis Spa sent me and my wee little 28wk Scarlet to the hospital..and that is why that picture makes me Angry!
My goodness!! That sounds awful! Hopefully the Chrysalis at least gave you your money back, or a certificate to go again with a better person!
ReplyDeleteyep a GC and I took my sister and we got pedi's :)
ReplyDeleteI went to the Chrysalis for a pedicure and manicure and pretty much had the same reaction to the place. The girl who did my toes and fingernails was not pleasant at all. She was fairly young and all she wanted to do was talk about her life, kids, etc. and I thought she did a very "sloppy" job and besides that I got realllly sick of looking at her "dingy" white bra strap hanging out of her sleeveless shirt! It was a real drag and even though I still have a GC for $80, I haven't been able to make myself go back. Oh well, one day.... Mom .... and I remember that day well when you had to take the ambulance to the hospital. It was a scary day, but the Lord was "in control." And don't we have the cutest, sweetest little Scarlet you've ever seen? Oh yeah! She's a "dolly."
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