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Grand Magnate
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 4,440
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Grand Magnate
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 4,440
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For those of us who have CMT, and there are a few of us on here, our bodies cannot regulate temperature and therefore we are prone to night sweats, some in the day, etc. These are not at all due to menopause. There is nothing you can do for that. Men with CMT also have them.
We also suffer from cold feet and hands. They can be cold in the summer as well as the winter. Sometimes that can cause cramps in some of us who have CMT. We are all different. Sometimes no amount of trying to warm them helps very much. We have to be very careful as to how warm our showers/baths are as some of us cannot feel the temperature of the water that well.
Standing for a period of time can give you cramps in your calves and make your hips hurt and your lower back. It just happened to me yesterday. A little Biofreeze helped that. I know better than to do the standing for very long but it happened.
CMTers have to be very vigilant. And eating a healthy diet is helpful. And exercise within reason - your body will tell you. Not everyone is low on calcium either. As far as osteoporosis, it can also be inherited. Both men and women can have that. The general population as well.
Anyway, CMTers just be vigilant and take good care of your body. And remember, CMT is slowly progressive no matter what you do.
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Kitt
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"It is what it is."
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