What do you do when you can't stand heat on your CRPS site. I have to keep my foot out of the water when I shower, because the temp of the water causes me severe pain.

Hi Chef, welcome to Neurotalk..
I had that same problem bad with my right foot before I had my lumbar sympathetic nerve blocks, since then my wet heat tollerance is somewhat better.

I also melted my epsome salts with hot water, then cooled the water before taking a bath to avoid hot baths.. the epsome salt soaks do help the pain and inflammation.

As for bearing the pain I am not sure what would help you before a shower, this is what helpes me.. I used to load up on the ibuprophen before bath or shower because it wouldn't woose me out or effect my ballance, but I have to cut down on those now too. Showers can get so they seem to be throwing pebbles at ya too, even on low pressure so if my pain levels were already high I would take a stronger pill or smoke one of my herbal pain relievers first, usualy helped.

I tend to have neutral bathes and my right origional RSD foot tends to wander out of the water alot.. epsome salt soaks actualy.. great topic thanks Chefsuzz and again welcome, post away any questions you can think of this is the place.. Wonderful people here.


Sandra

The ONLY thing I could recommend, is adjust the water of your bath, to suit your rsd foot.
Short of that, I don't know....

I've learned that (since I'm whole body), that I must adjust my bathing/shower water, to suit for my body.
Put differently, I may like very warm water. Yet, that rsd part of me can't take it.
I must learn to adjust to luke cool water...

But, I know someone else will speak, since i'm whole body.....
And, I have big problems with closing my pores if I take my "preferred" warm bath/shower. Even when I get out, it seems to take at least an hour or so, for me to get dry. It's like I can't close my pores. To the extent that I'll sit in front of the A/C.
Thank God I live alone!
hah!

Now, I've learned, that I must, be un comfortable in the bath / shower.
No other choice.
In the home, that I built, to suit myself, my bathroom(s) had exhaust fans, auxiliary heat, whirlpool, and... like that.

Now, that Wifey took that, I feel as though I'm camping...
Maybe that's a good thing.

Go camping...

I do whatever it takes, open windows, if it's hot, turn on A/C (not exactly camping), If it's cool, raise the humidity. (by running the hot shower for a bit).

There are many ways, to deal with the "atmosphere" that we live in.
Keep it to the smallest part of your home that live in, until you're comfy.

I also notice, that pain reliever's, (Opioids), will fool your body.
So, take those After the bathing process.

Hope you feel better!

Pete
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