Plus you can throw them in the pot for supper afterwards.

I used to use cold packs - but I found that I got either too cold . . . or maybe frozen a bit (not really but just felt that way) . . . or I didn't get enough cold to numb the pain. And I didn't like slowing circulation.

I have been using fans on my feet for quite some time. I have a lot of control, can use different speeds, sizes, etc. And of course I can make quick adjustments. I find that light blowing, cold (but not that cold) air is very effective. And my circulation does not suffer as with the cold packs. I use them every night, off and on. It is probably the most indispensable thing I use for pain relief.

rafi

Thanks for the great suggestion Liza, that will come in very handy as i too have cervical trouble as well.

thanks Joe, i needed a good laugh, good on ya mate.

Rfinnery, you may like to try this;
When my feet used to be on fire i used to dissolve a few Disprin tablets in a mug, just enough water to make them dissove and then mix some sorbelene cream in with it to a make a thick paste [ not runny as it finishes up all over the place] then i would wack plenty of it all over the burning areas.
It doesn't take long to soak into the skin, goes directly to the affected nerves and it helped settle it down, i use to mix up enough to last me all day and just applied it when i needed it, an Associate professor of neurolidgy give me the recipe for this, he wasn't any good with PN , but that mixture did help with the burning.
He explained that it soaks into the skin quickly and the disprin makes the small fibres sorta a bit drunk, is how he explained it. try that and with your fans you might feel like your in heaven

Hey Brian - what is disprin? I am not sure I have ever heard of sorbelene cream either. Help! Soulds like something I might want to try when I get those nerves that keep pulsating like I get every so often. Thanks much.

Hi Brian,

My fave cold - pack is Futuro re-usable cold-hot pack.

They're soft and squidgy, even after being frozen, so they mould to any body part....Oh that sounds a bit rude!

I've used them for hot and cold therapy and I've had mine for literally YEARS. Just remember to wrap it in a teatowel.

The other good thing about these packs is they're Made In Australia. So your money will stay here.

I've just bought my Father-In-Law a couple, because he's just had a knee replacement and he loves them.

P.S. His name is Brian too! Spooky


All the best for you hip replacement. Sending you good vibes from the left side of the country...




Noong

Hi Dianna, Disprin is just soluable Asprin, its only an over the counter analgesic, normally used for tempory relief of headaches, rheumatic and arthritic pain, neuralgia, toothaches,etc, that sorta stuff, there was no amount of Disprin on this recipe, i used 4 or 5 in each mix, i suppose it would vary on each person too, its sorta trial and error to get the right amount that suits the individual.

Sorbeline is only one, but any skin moisturisers will do the job, as long as it soaks into the skin.
good luck
Brian

Hi ya Noong, thanks for your good suggestion, i do prefer to buy Aussie made as well, there is far to much imported stuff here these days.
Thanks for your well wishes too, from the other side of our country

For the information. I sorta figured this, but wanted to make sure on the Disprin. I really had no clue on the sorbelene cream - thought it might be some kind of cream like Biofreeze that I get from the foot doctor.

Also, best wishes on the hip replacement. When do you have this done? You may have mentioned it in another thread just don't remember.