RE: hot paraffin for your hands

[Guest guest]

It

seems to help mine.

Carla

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Rheumatoid Arthritis

Subject:

hot paraffin for your hands

Does anyone else use the hot

paraffin on your hands for arthritis? Has it ever made your symtoms worse?

[Guest guest]

I've used the hot wax before when my hands get really bad. I find that it soothes it and it just feels good to have it on. But I don't think the relief lasts for more than a few hours. For me, when my hands hurt, it's just a matter of getting through the cycle which usually lasts about 3-4 days. Then when it's gone, it's gone. So amazing. I find it's hard to remember what it feels like to be without pain when it hurts that much. And conversely, I usually can't remember how bad the pain is when I don't have it. But I am familiar with that sense in the pit of your stomach when you can feel an attack coming on.