Well that worked so here is my post.

I have noticed lately that I can't really feel heat. For example if I go to take a shower i don't feel the hot water I just got done doing dishes for my mom and I had the hot water all the on and still nothing. This is freaking me out I was wondering if anyone had this problem and can ease my mind about this. Hopefully I am just over reacting to nothing but i just need some reassurance or something.

If this is something new...call your doctor before you hurt yourself!

Hugs,
Cherry

I have had this problem as well. I took a hot bath but didn't feel the heat in the slightest and a few other things as well. I think that this could be something serious, although it could just be a loss of feelings in your nerves, it still needs to be told to a medical professional who knows your history and will know if this is something normal and ok or if it is serious and you need to do something about it. Don't delay calling your doctor or seeing your doctor

That would freak a person out. Get checked. I have heard of it happening.

Are you taking any nerve drugs? I find when I take Neurontin that it changes how all of my nerves react, not just the area which is damaged.

Check with your doctor just to be certain. Also I would start writing down what you notice. If it's all the time or just certain times of day or parts of your body.

Hopefully it is just something simple that will go away or can be explained away.

I have never taken any meds for nerve problems everything I take is for RA. I have an appointment with my rheumy on the 28th I guess I will just moderate whats going on and document it.

If you are waiting a week please be very careful of the stove and any faucet that doesn't have a cold and a hot.

hugs
hippy

PS glad the posting is working for you

I'll be very careful hippy. :) I will make sure that i don't hurt myself if I have to I will get my mom to test the water before I do anything.:) I am really not trying to freak out but its got me very concern at the moment. I really don't think much of it I noticed that every time I took a shower it always seemed that we didn't have hot water. I am not taking ice cold or freezing or anything like that I guess luke warm but not hot if that makes any since.

My mom said she never had a problem and then when i went to do dishes today i realized that there was a problem because I could the steam from the water so I knew that it had to be warmer than what I was feeling. But I am hoping its something that will past but if not i will talk to my rheumy next Monday and see where we go from there.

Be careful! I know we've all said that, but it's too easy to get burned in this case.

Do you mind saying what your diagnosis is?Do you have a nerve disorder like RSD? Not all people are the same but since I got RSD I notice I feel temps differently. For instance I was starting a shower for my nieces after swimming. They had been fine in the pool water but I felt freezing! I started the shower and niece #1 called out for me to come help b/c it was too cold. To ME it felt perfect, but she said it was too cold. I finally showed her how to work the faucet.

Later we were giving our little ones a bath together. My cousin ran the water and I came in to take a cute picture. My son needed to be washed up and I thought the water again was too hot. My son didn't- he was happier than he'd ever been in a bath. I'd been making it too cold since he was born!

But if we're taking air, I can't STAND to be hot. Luckily my hubby was the same way and we have kept our homes at about 62 degrees since then, summer or winter. As bad as my RSD gets in cold weather, I STILL like the room I sleep in to be icy. I'll crack a window in the middle of a MI winter.

I also get flushed and hot just from doing light housework like vacuuming. So while you might not have RSD, I wonder if this has to do with your diagnosis or your meds. I have HEARD that many patients who take morphine feel hot much of the time. Not sure if it's true of others, but definitely for me. And as mine is long-acting, I rarely get a break. Not that I'm complaining as pain control is the #1 priority!

Be sure to tell your doctor all your symptoms, and you might find that while you have to be careful, it may not be anything serious. Good Luck to you!

I tried 15 times to start a post here the last couple of days and no matter what i tried nothing worked, I gave up!

My dianoses is Rheumatoid Arthritis I have had this for about 5 years now but i am being very careful. I still hope this goes away but I guess that is just me living in my dream bubble world just don't pop it ;)