On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 2:24 PM, Don Price wrote: > The electric blanket thread got me wondering: how many of us on the > quad-list have difficulty with hot or cold? > > Questions: > 1. Did your temperature regulation/sensation change due to your SCI? * > YES* > 2. Do you now prefer hot or cold temperatures/weather? *HOT. If I get > too warm... I can cool down in a matter of minutes. But if I get too cold > or get a chill... it takes me hours to warm up.* > 3. Would you or did you move, after your SCI, to a preferable climate? *YES > BUT UNPLANNED [JOB MOVE]* > 4. To what do you attribute your temperature preference? [e.g. > circulation, sweating, etc.] *CIRCULATION AND SITTING STILL* > 5. What methods have you found to maintain comfortable body temp [hotter > or cooler.] * I AVOID COLD AT ALL COSTS. SEEMS ONLY BEING IN THE WARM SUN > (DIRECTLY) OR SITTING BY A FIREPLACE HELPS. MORE CLOTHING DOES NOT HELP > ME. I wear warmer clothing of course when it is winter time so it helps a > little but not like the other two factors that I mentioned. As well as > prefer.* >
> Don wrote (Re 110 AZ temps) : "I MUCH PREFER that to being cold--any > temperature below 70 degrees feels cool to me now!" *DITTO* > Lori Michaelson Age - 45 C4/5 complete quad, 30 years post Tucson, AZ (35 years of my 45 years were spent in the Northeast however) > > Don. > > This is fascinating to me. I grew up in chilly Wisconsin (northern U.S.) > and once I had my SCI could no longer tolerate cold. I moved to Arizona > because I love heat and sunshine. I believe I get cold easily due to lack > of movement [circulation and calorie burning affected] and sweating issues, > but I also believe there may be a psychological component of the SCI sending > incorrect temperature messages/feedback to the brain. > > I do have problems cooling down when it's 110 degrees here, but I MUCH > PREFER that to being cold--any temperature below 70 degrees feels cool to me > now! I dress in layers and use the heater in my car when I'm cold. The one > thing that 'normalizes' my temperature sensation is alcohol. I prefer red > wine, and have a glass most evenings. > > Don. > -- Lori Age - 45 C4/5 complete quad, nearly 30 years post Tucson, AZ
