Re: Warm Rice Bags for your jaw-Michele

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Hi Michele,

The rice bags do smell liked cooked rice at first, but it wears off

after you microwave them a bunch of times. Maybe the lavendar will

help that. My rice bags are heavy too, but I like that because they

stay put on the side of my jaw or draped over my feet. Let me know

how yours work for you.

Sherri

> > Hi Everyone,

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> > I was posting back to Michele about dealing with pain when it

> > occured to me that others might benefit from this idea. I write

> > craft books for a living, so making things is what I do all day-

this

> > idea is one of my favorites. This is a DIY heated bag. I use

this

> > all winter long for my feet in bed, and it works great for sore

> > jaws. The idea is to make a fabric " bean bag " to heat in the

> > microwave. Mine are made with a soft cotton or flannel fabric,

use

> > natural fibers for heating in the microwave. Cut a piece of

fabric,

> > so that when it's folded in half measures about 8 " wide by 16 "

long

> > (finished size of bag). Sew around 3 sides, with the rights

sides

> > together, leave one 8 " side open to fill with rice. Turn right

side

> > out and fill with rice (about 2/3 full) and sew the opening

shut.

> > Microwave the bag for about 4 minutes on high and this stays

warm

> > for hours. I sleep with one on each side of my jaw and the

weight of

> > the rice conforms to my jaws and holds my head in place while I

> > sleep. I bet this would work with socks if you don't sew. You

can

> > re-heat this for years, the rice never goes bad. The bonus is

that

> > you can put it in the freezer if you want a cold ba

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> I have bags like that but they are filled with corn. I'm going to

make

> a couple news ones today and fill them with rice. The corn is very

> heavy, and never thought of rice. When you store your in the

freezer

> did they pickup a freezer smell? Maybe it's the corn that is

smelling bad.

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> I think I will put some lavendar in the new ones.

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> Hope to hear how your DR appt goes today.

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> > Sherri

[Guest guest]

After reading these posts about the rice bags, I went out and bought

an aromatherapy rice bag today. Let me just say...HEAVEN! This feels

so good that I barely want to take it off long enough to warm it up

again. Thanks for this advice. i wish I would have known this a week

ago! )

> > > Hi Everyone,

> > >

> > > I was posting back to Michele about dealing with pain when it

> > > occured to me that others might benefit from this idea. I

write

> > > craft books for a living, so making things is what I do all

day-

> this

> > > idea is one of my favorites. This is a DIY heated bag. I use

> this

> > > all winter long for my feet in bed, and it works great for

sore

> > > jaws. The idea is to make a fabric " bean bag " to heat in the

> > > microwave. Mine are made with a soft cotton or flannel

fabric,

> use

> > > natural fibers for heating in the microwave. Cut a piece of

> fabric,

> > > so that when it's folded in half measures about 8 " wide by 16 "

> long

> > > (finished size of bag). Sew around 3 sides, with the rights

> sides

> > > together, leave one 8 " side open to fill with rice. Turn

right

> side

> > > out and fill with rice (about 2/3 full) and sew the opening

> shut.

> > > Microwave the bag for about 4 minutes on high and this stays

> warm

> > > for hours. I sleep with one on each side of my jaw and the

> weight of

> > > the rice conforms to my jaws and holds my head in place while

I

> > > sleep. I bet this would work with socks if you don't sew.

You

> can

> > > re-heat this for years, the rice never goes bad. The bonus is

> that

> > > you can put it in the freezer if you want a cold ba

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> >

> > g. These are as

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> > Thanks Sherri

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> >

> > I have bags like that but they are filled with corn. I'm going

to

> make

> > a couple news ones today and fill them with rice. The corn is

very

> > heavy, and never thought of rice. When you store your in the

> freezer

> > did they pickup a freezer smell? Maybe it's the corn that is

> smelling bad.

> >

> > I think I will put some lavendar in the new ones.

> >

> > Hope to hear how your DR appt goes today.

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> > michele

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> > > good as pain killers to me, I depend on the bags to help me

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> > > each night. Hope this helps someone out there who is needing

> > > comfort.

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> > > Sherri