hot, hot baths & other questions to ponder

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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