Re: hot, hot baths & other questions to ponder (my contribution)

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Dear Peggy;

e) Those who dont go into remission at all since they started hiving

f) Those who often go into remission

Just a thought!

Your friend;

Marcela

>From: CKring9023@...

>Reply-To: urticariaegroups

>To: sundown@...

>CC: urticariaegroups

>Subject: hot, hot baths & other questions to ponder

>Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2000 21:33:52 EDT

>

>Phil, I am with you in that hot, hot tub. That's the only thing that has

>ever calmed my skin. I have always thought of it as " distracting " the

>itch.

>When I got mosquito bites as a child, I would dig my fingernails into the

>bumps, & the pain would make the itch stop, at least for a while. The hot

>water burns a lot at first, especially if I've scratched a lot & my skin is

>inflamed, but after a minute or two - relief!

>

>It seems we're divided into two groups on this point: (a) those who get

>worse in hot water & ( those who get better. We're also in two groups as

>far as other illnesses are concerned: © those who hardly ever get sick

>but

>whose hives go away when that rare other illness strikes, & (d) those whose

>hives are worse when they're sick with something else. There may be some

>other divisions as well. Come on. Help me think of some of the other

>questions we've all asked each other. There are probably some e's & f's to

>compare, as well as some g's & h's.

>

>I would love to see how everyone answers questions about their conditions,

>to

>see what common factors we have. Would we be divided into two groups,

>three

>groups, or more? Which questions would be the key ones that divide the

>group? I feel that gathering answers to questions like this could help to

>reveal some of the answers - or at least put some clues together & get

>close

>to answers - about our condition. For example, something like those who

>answer b, c, & x, y, z (whatever) have an autoimmune condition. Those who

>answer m, n, o, p have an allergic condition.

>

>Let's keep sharing & comparing. I believe the only way we'll ever get any

>answers is to do it ourselves.

>

>Fondly,

>

>Peggy in Kentucky

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