Cold Feet
I have cold feet. Not the 'I'm afraid to do something' variety, but two very cold to the touch appendages at the bottom of my legs. My primary care physician tells me to move more, and I do try to do the ankle rotations and foot taps, even as I sit here typing or reading my laptop. But maybe I need to do more than that. He also made the analogy of older people who are in nursing homes: how they are always cold and needing an extra sweater, or a lap blanket (which I also use). It's inactivity, pure and simple. While I have found that the tapping and rotating make the swelling go down, they don't warm them up much.
But I have a friend, K, who has MS and uses a w/c all the time. She has cold hands. So cold that they are often reddish in color! And she uses her hands all the time. So it has to be an MS thing. Right?
That was one thing I liked about going to the YMCA pool. Getting into warm water was wonderful. Getting into my swimming suit, not so much. Speaking of which, I should get a new suit, and take advantage of a free Y membership paid for (I think) by United Healthcare/ Secure Horizons. But just the thought of it tires me out.
Yesterday we went to Fred Meyer, and in addition to groceries and cat food and dog food and wild bird food I bought some yarn and some smaller hooks. [I knew I should have bought the complete set the first time around. Note to self: Trust your instincts]. Then I came home and crocheted a baby booty. With an F hook and, apparently, the wrong yarn, because it turned out HUGE. It certainly would keep some toddler's foot warm.
So I'm back to cold body parts. Do you have any and how do you warm them up without over warming yourself? That's what I want to know.
Good Night, TTYL and Be Well,
But I have a friend, K, who has MS and uses a w/c all the time. She has cold hands. So cold that they are often reddish in color! And she uses her hands all the time. So it has to be an MS thing. Right?
That was one thing I liked about going to the YMCA pool. Getting into warm water was wonderful. Getting into my swimming suit, not so much. Speaking of which, I should get a new suit, and take advantage of a free Y membership paid for (I think) by United Healthcare/ Secure Horizons. But just the thought of it tires me out.
Yesterday we went to Fred Meyer, and in addition to groceries and cat food and dog food and wild bird food I bought some yarn and some smaller hooks. [I knew I should have bought the complete set the first time around. Note to self: Trust your instincts]. Then I came home and crocheted a baby booty. With an F hook and, apparently, the wrong yarn, because it turned out HUGE. It certainly would keep some toddler's foot warm.
So I'm back to cold body parts. Do you have any and how do you warm them up without over warming yourself? That's what I want to know.
Good Night, TTYL and Be Well,
Scarecrow sometimes wonders how my feet can possibly be colder than the ambient temperature. And sometimes one foot is way colder than the other. I don't know how I do it. Just a talent I have, I guess. And since I can't move my feet or legs, increasing my circulation by moving more is not an option for me.
ReplyDeleteThe best solution I've found is to apply a very warm whippet.
zoomdoggies, early on in my MS I sometimes would have one leg that was ice cold and the other was burning up. The next night it was the same way - but it changed legs!! What a mysterious disease this is. Now I have two cold feet (oddly enough, if I put on a beret or a light hat, it helps), and what changes legs randomly is the muscle spasms. You just have to go with it.
ReplyDeleteI can get a cat to sleep in my lap but so far no one wants to lay on my feet. Alas.