Re: Electric Blankets--Renaud's Dis-ease?

[Guest guest]

Hi, Arlyn.

I can empathize with you to a degree, because I get colder, in my

hands, especially, at much higher temperatures than do other people.

I tried working as a landscaper for a time after I moved to Illinois,

but I was miserable because even at 45 degrees and with gloves on, my

hands were painfully cold. I also must wear socks on my feet to bed

at night or my feet feel ice cold, even though they're not. It may be

that we both have a touch of Renaud's dis-ease. (Anyone wanting to

know what it is, please do a search. I am not wishing to start an OT

discussion about the dis-ease.)

I would say, though, that in general, unless one has a specialized

case such as yours, Arlyn, where one weighs the possible harm from an

electric blanket against not being able to sleep because of being

cold, using something other than an electric blanket is highly

advisable. Sure there may even be naturopaths who feel electric

blankets are okay, but there is plenty of information that they are

dangerous, and there are, for the tremendous majority of people, much

safer alternatives.

Okay, my bolt is shot on this topic. No more to say. :+)) Keep warm,

everybody. Exceptionally cold weather coming this weekend!

Elliot

" Arlyn Grant " <arlynsg@...> wrote:

> A quilt will work fine, Elliot, if your body produces body heat.

Mine does not. Gloves do not warm my hands, nor do warm socks and shoes warm my

feet. It's unfortunate that we all can't be built exactly alike. But I can tell

you that the pain I experience from cold temperatures is extreme and won't go

away easily.