Re: Re-introducing myself & need advice please...

[Guest guest]

Ihis may be a long shot but I suggest you check thyroid function. Just google it

and see if it feels right.

 

I have the opposite problem. People claim I live in an igloo. I am always too

hot. It is a thyroid and liver issue with me.

 

God bless....

Raniolo

From: keptoz <keptoz@...>

Subject: [ ] Re-introducing myself & need advice please...

Date: Saturday, October 18, 2008, 11:00 PM

Hi everyone - My name is - I'm 39 & have been struggling with RA

for about a year & a half now. I've only posted a few times here, but

I do read through all the posts daily. You have no idea how so many of

you have helped me with your posts. I'm not able to post a lot b/c my

hands are constantly sore, so I hope you don't mind my lurking mostly.

But I do have something that I would love some feedback on...

On the advice of friends & my Dr, I started taking aqua therapy

classes at my local YMCA geared for arthritis. Its been one month now

& I go twice a week. Everytime I get in the water, everyone says how

warm the water is & how good they feel, but I am FREEZING - shivering

& numb. My fingers tips turn white & there have been a few times I've

had to leave the pool early b/c the pain from the numbness was so

awful. On the advice of my teacher, I started wearing lycra pants &

tops in the water (sort of like scuba gear) to keep the heat in, but

it doesn't seem to work. Also its takes me 2-3 days to fully warm back

up ( & then its time to get back in the pool). I keep overdressing my

poor 2 yr old b/c I'm freezing & I don't realize how hot he really is

until I see the sweat on him! Anyway, I know I need to call my dr, but

I was wondering if anyone else has experienced this? Just as an aside,

I do historically have low iron & low blood pressure, so I'm wondering

if the sulfasalazine (that I started at the same time as the swim

classes) are dropping my levels even further? I was really hoping the

swim classes were going to be soothing, but I don't know how long I

can continue like this...

[Guest guest]

Hi :

I too did a water class for arthritis. The pool was 93, cool/warm.

But the a.c. was on and I too had to leave the pool due to being cold.

By the time I got my swim suit off, I was shaking and freezing. I was

that way all the way home, and took a hot shower when I got home. I had

to finally stop going to these classes. The Rheumy said I was defeating

all the good I did for my RA. I assume I got cold from the a.c. when my

shoulders were out of the water. The floor tiles from the pool to the

shower room were ceramic and very, very cold. I have a low thyroid

condition, and have problems with heat and cold. I loved this water

class, but had to give it up. I live in south west Florida and it is

always hot here, so it was not due to the weather.

I hope this info. helps you. Wishing you pain free days, and I hope

your hands feel better soon. I am sure they are very hard to use when

you are in bad pain.

Hugs,

Barbara

>

> Hi everyone - My name is - I'm 39 & have been struggling with RA

> for about a year & a half now. I've only posted a few times here, but

> I do read through all the posts daily. You have no idea how so many of

> you have helped me with your posts. I'm not able to post a lot b/c my

> hands are constantly sore, so I hope you don't mind my lurking mostly.

> But I do have something that I would love some feedback on...

>

> On the advice of friends & my Dr, I started taking aqua therapy

> classes at my local YMCA geared for arthritis. Its been one month now

> & I go twice a week. Everytime I get in the water, everyone says how

> warm the water is & how good they feel, but I am FREEZING - shivering

> & numb. My fingers tips turn white & there have been a few times I've

> had to leave the pool early b/c the pain from the numbness was so

> awful. On the advice of my teacher, I started wearing lycra pants &

> tops in the water (sort of like scuba gear) to keep the heat in, but

> it doesn't seem to work. Also its takes me 2-3 days to fully warm back

> up ( & then its time to get back in the pool). I keep overdressing my

> poor 2 yr old b/c I'm freezing & I don't realize how hot he really is

> until I see the sweat on him! Anyway, I know I need to call my dr, but

> I was wondering if anyone else has experienced this? Just as an aside,

> I do historically have low iron & low blood pressure, so I'm wondering

> if the sulfasalazine (that I started at the same time as the swim

> classes) are dropping my levels even further? I was really hoping the

> swim classes were going to be soothing, but I don't know how long I

> can continue like this...

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi - glad to see you posting. I don't know about the temps in

the pool at your YMCA, but I was under the impression the water was in

the low to mid 80's. For me, if our pool is below 88º, I can't go in

because it makes me ache, too. 90º is actually the best, but even at

that I get cold after half an hour or so. Hope this helps. Oh! And we

don't mind the lurking, but definitely love the posts, too. Best of

luck to you........Doreen

>

> Hi everyone - My name is - I'm 39 & have been struggling with

> RA for about a year & a half now. I've only posted a few times

> here, but I do read through all the posts daily. You have no idea

> how so many of you have helped me with your posts. I'm not able to

> post a lot b/c my hands are constantly sore, so I hope you don't

> mind my lurking mostly. But I do have something that I would love

some feedback on...

>

> On the advice of friends & my Dr, I started taking aqua therapy

> classes at my local YMCA geared for arthritis. Its been one month

> now & I go twice a week. Everytime I get in the water, everyone

> says how warm the water is & how good they feel, but I am FREEZING

> - shivering & numb. My fingers tips turn white & there have been a

> few times I've had to leave the pool early b/c the pain from the

> numbness was so awful. On the advice of my teacher, I started

> wearing lycra pants & tops in the water (sort of like scuba gear)

> to keep the heat in, but it doesn't seem to work. Also its takes me

> 2-3 days to fully warm back up ( & then its time to get back in the

> pool). I keep overdressing my poor 2 yr old b/c I'm freezing & I

> don't realize how hot he really is until I see the sweat on him!

> Anyway, I know I need to call my dr, but I was wondering if anyone

> else has experienced this? Just as an aside, I do historically have

> low iron & low blood pressure, so I'm wondering if the

> sulfasalazine (that I started at the same time as the swim

> classes) are dropping my levels even further? I was really hoping

> the swim classes were going to be soothing, but I don't know how

> long I can continue like this...

>

>

>