Infrared Heating Pad

[Guest guest]

Mark, you raise some excellent questions. I suggest you ask the

manufacturer before purchasing:

Thermotex.com at 800-975-0253

I never use mine during a flare.

I use frozen gel packs until the

flare is over.

Curently, I'am using my thermotex

for muscle pain in the back. For

best results, use daily. But it

can be used anywhere there is muscle pain.

The price depends on the pad you

select. The gold pad is a little

over $US100. The Platinum which is

3 connected pads is over $US200,

but it can be raped around an arm

leg, or shoulder.

If you have never used heat therapy, you could start out with

a cheaper drug store pad and use

it with a damp towel for moist

heat. The difference is that the

thermotex infrared heat penetrates

deeper.

REGARDS,

ray

[Guest guest]

Rogene, this sounds great! My heating pad is my best buddy. Along

with the rice socks. There I lay - heating pad at my shoulders, one

rice sock around my neck, one at my feet, a couple around my wrists.

O.K....now that sounds like a cartoon! LOL

Love ya,

Sunny xo

> Dearest Brigite:

>

> I am so sorry that you have CFS. I used to be just like you.

Talking on the telephone was the most difficult task, and had

to take my calls. After so many years, I still do not have the

strength to talk for very long. When I finish a call, my face is

bright red and I feel stressed. Another thing that seems to take my

energy is talking to someone in our home. Having guests in our home

is lovely, but it always leaves me drained. 's boss and his wife

are coming on December 9, and I am getting stressed over this. We

love them, and they are special friends, but it still kills me.

>

> Honey, what kind of breast implants do you have? We all hope that

you will find the strength to have them removed, because you are so

young. This is heartbreaking for me to hear that you are suffering so

much. The pain in my chest wall could be costochondritis, which is

inflammation. I cannot take anti-inflammatory drugs because I am on

Coumidan. The only way that I get any relief is by going to bed and

resting on a heating pad. The other day, I did all the walks, and

that is what made this condition worse. We have so much snow this

year, and I love shovelling the walks.

>

> Please let us know when you decide to have your implants removed,

we will all be here for you. This is a difficult decision to make,

but just know that we are here for you...love always.....Lea

> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~````

> Re: CFS is real!

>

>

> --- In , " Lea " <devans@>

wrote:

> >

> > Thank you for this, Kenda. We have a doctor here who won a case

> in court regarding CFS. I am not sure if I have CFS, but for me it

is

> the pulling down pain in my back rib cage that destroys my life. I

> was up at 5AM, and now my day is over because I can no longer sit.

It

> feels like something is pulling my upper back downward! The pain is

> so bad, and we are at a loss as to what is causing this...I have

had

> this condition for so many years. The doctors have told me that I

> have chest wall damage from the ruptured implants. Do any of you

have

> this condition?

> >

> >

>

> I do... I am 31 now, but was diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue

Syndrome

> at the same time as my fibromyalgia diagnosis -around age 24. Just

> like the prior post implied... people see you go from being a

> healthy, active person to being cripled. The fatigue is so great,

it

> not only affects your physical capabilities, but you can't even

TALK

> enough to maintain a social life. I can't even talk on the phone

with

> my friends or family. I can become exhausted carrying on a

> conversation for more than 10 minutes. If I converse 30-60 minutes -

> I'm ready for bed. When you get tired, your throat gets sore and

your

> eyes swell up. (I'm pretty sure that's in keeping with the CFS

> symptoms---but I know they are for sure my symptoms I notice.) I

was

> recently diagnosed with malnurishment due to malabsorption in my

> stomach, and this on top of the CFS has caused me to keep a sore

> throat for months. It feels like strep, but isn't---it's from pure

> exhaustion.

>

> It's hard for people to understand. I have friends and family who

> think " OK, I understand you don't feel like going out and doing

> anything because you don't feel well ---so I'll just come visit

> you... or we can just go have dinner. " They can't comprehend that

> even TALKING to them creates exhaustion.

>

> Life becomes a constant struggle for energy.

>

> I haven't posted for a while, but my other diagnosis are:

> Fibromyalgia, Pseudotumor Cerebri, Cluster Headaches, Migraines,

> Hashimoto's Disease, Hypothyroidism, PID, Polycystic Ovaries, and

my

> labs go back and forth for Lupus and Sjogren's Syndrome. (Currenly,

> my ANA is negative. It goes back and forth about every year or

two.)

>

> My rib cage stays swollen and inflamed with knots, by the way. (I

saw

> this mentioned.)

>

> God bless you all... sorry I haven't kept up or posted in a while,

> but I've been miserable the past few months. You're all ALWAYS in

my

> prayers though!!!!

>

> Brigite

>