Fibromyalgia HOT HOT HOT !!!
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Hi All
As I have been suffering for over 20yrs with pains. When I was in my 30's I started to get hot flushes and went to see my GP as thought it could be early signs of menopause. Blood test was carried out and confirmed I was NOT at the early stages of menopause. Again now in my 40's I was still getting hot flushes but now my hands were constantly hot. As my boys tell me that I am their central heating. So again went to the GP and again had another blood test. Everything showed that I was a healthy person no concerns. Only last Aug I requested another blood test as the heat from my body was very uncomfortable. I quite enjoyed the winter months as I didn't feel the cold but was also frustrated as to why I was feeling like this. Blood test again showed all is well. So almost in my mid 40's and not going through the menopause but hot flushes, heat are also aggrevating my pains.
Does anyone else share this with me?
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christine26761 Bee70
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tiswas24537 Bee70
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some times i am so cold i go to bed under loads of covers and i am still shivering
then othere times i am so hot my palms and feet itch and i have to fan myself like mad to cool down ,
i find summer a nigth mare esp last year when it was so humid if i was so hot sweating just sitting still .
i dont like going out for ameal or anything because i am so uncomfortable i couldnt live with out my chillow mats in the summer althou i have to freeze mine placeing them in the fridge dosent make them cold enough for me .
i actuly had a brain wave a few days back and thought i could take one out with me and place it behind my back on a chair to kelp keep me cool.
same for traveling .
karen24623 Bee70
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tiswas24537 karen24623
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your lucky bunch being able to get bloods done for menapause my doctor wouldnt even consider it ,said at 55 i was either going thru it or gone thru it and with the fibro proberly wouldnt show anything anyway .
i wish i was a dog get so much better treated at the vets .
JulieBadger Bee70
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When I was pregnant the first time 9 yrs ago I would suddenly start over heating and have to go outside. I would be holding a cold drink next to my face whilst another pregnant woman would be in a thick cold.
Last year I started over heating to the point of feeling very sick and even collapsed twice in places which were hot to others. This still the case. I used a hand held air conditioning fan last year. It's like a fan but you wet the sponge bit of it so the air coming off it is cooler. Last year was terrible during the summer. I could only eat out if we could sit outside, then it had to be in the shade with a breeze. Looks like this year is going to be the same as during the winter I still can't go in warm / hot places.
Didn't know about chillow mats, now going to look them up.
Advice how people are cooling themselves down would be great.
Here's to a not hot summer (sorry those who love heat) xx
tiswas24537 JulieBadger
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i brought a single bed sized one to put on my side of the bed
but because obviously to big to put in a freezer i place 3 or 4 smaller ones that i have frozen underneath the big one.
it really helped me get some sleep last summer , and i had one behind my back during the day helping to keep me cool but i had to keep swapping it every 2 hrs because the heat from me melted it .
i was house bound most of last summer it was just to humid
you can get them on line auction sites they come gel filled or some times you fill them with water ,i prefer the gel ones myself
iv also brought a waist coat that has pockets that you place little gel packs in after being frozen , apperently men who work as labourers in hot countrys use them .
i dont think its going to look to trendy but if it means i can go out without feeling faint or sweating like a stuck pig at least it will be something .
i got my waist coat from british auction site from germany after reading how they helped people with MS .. i do believe that some moter bike shops stock them to help keep bikers cool when wearing leathers in the summer . there differant to the one i brought thou .
JulieBadger tiswas24537
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becky000 Bee70
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sha1271 Bee70
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MrsShipo83 Bee70
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christine26761 MrsShipo83
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Bee70
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I suppose this humid weather is not helping much either. Sleep in non exsistence.
This precise moment in time I wish I could sit in a bath full of ice.
Just sharing my feelings with you all as I heat up just typing these few words.
Gentle hugs to all and I hope I cool down soon.