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Posted 6/14/2012 6:43 AM (GMT 0)
Heat feels wonderful on my painful areas while applied, but then after a while I feel like I'm aching more. It's almost as if the heat shakes up other areas in my body to hurt. I notice if I concentrate on my lower back then my upper back and neck hurt worse. Do you know why this occurs? Does this happen to any of you?

Thank you,
SignaturePink :-)

Post Edited (SignaturePink) : 6/14/2012 1:23:01 AM (GMT-6)

Posted 6/14/2012 11:29 AM (GMT 0)
Signature pink, when I was first diagnosed I was told to go to a tanner, the heat would help. It felt sooo good, then within a four hour period I felt like my bones were aching, I would hurt so bad. When I mentioned this to my rhuemy, he said everyone is different...didn't give me an explaination for it. Since then I've very seldom used heat.
Posted 6/14/2012 5:17 PM (GMT 0)
I like moist heat from Bed Buddies or showers.  Hot tubs are good too.  Maybe, if you are using a heating pad, the dry heat is causing this.  I'm just guessing right now. 

 

Also, try not to think of any of your pain.  If you think about how  you feel a lot, it seems to magnify everything.  I just keep moving and living my life in spite of the pain.  You'd be surprised how some of it will fade in the background!

 

Sherrine

Posted 6/14/2012 5:51 PM (GMT 0)
Ice works much better than heat for me because heat makes the area swell which leads to more pain. If you do use ice make sure it's 15 min on 15 min off or it will backfire. Could be the same with heat?
Posted 6/14/2012 6:44 PM (GMT 0)
Me too. I'm always cold and I love heat, but it often seems to inflame the pain. So I generally use ice.

As for why heat would make other areas feel worse, that's a tough one....no ideaa!

Debbie
Posted 6/15/2012 12:09 AM (GMT 0)
I used a hot bath foot thingy once, and it felt great for a while. Then it started making my feet hurt worse, so I havent done it since. I dont often take baths, just showers, but neither of them cause the same problem. Doesnt make much sense. I dont like using ice because it makes me hurt worse--my muscles lock up and clench and Im miserable. Its really bad because I work in a meat department, and Im in constant refrigeration and often a freezer, and Im miserable all day.
Posted 6/15/2012 2:04 AM (GMT 0)
Maybe its the position you are in to keep the heat where you want it, then tense up everything else? It's so stinkin hot here the thought of a heating pad is scary!!!! Just go outside and roast
Posted 6/16/2012 7:01 AM (GMT 0)
Hi All. Thank you for your feedback and suggestions. I still haven't figured it out yet. One thing I've read in a book is to use moist heating pads (Sherrine you mentioned this). I also experimented with cool compress. Again, immediately felt relief. When ice was off of me, my body started to hurt. I'm reading this book, that has been mentioned on another thread called, "Fibromyalgia and Chronic Myofascial Pain Syndrome:A Survival Manual.". Discusses lumps of fascia and other chemical deficiency issues, which may have something to do with my issues. BTW, everything you'd ever want to know that's behind your pain you will find answers in this book. Go get it...I've learned so much.
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