Re: [QUAD-L] staying warm in bed with a heating pad

[greg]

A few tips I've tried...   1. When I was in Seattle, I was always cold. I found wearing a fleece hat helped a lot. When my ears were cold, I would shiver. I still wear it at night. 2 I also would keep a small heated pad, like 24x24in blanket on my lap. I was able to keep a check on it's temp so it did not burn. Found it at the drug store. 3. At night I tried wearing a t-shirt, but it would twist up. So I cut the back off, I left the collar and sleeves on. So I wear it like a hospital gown like thing. I started that when I was stuck in bed for awhile. 4. I just got this neck warmer thing. It just slips over your head and you wear it like it's a turtle neck. It feels like it's silk soft but it's not that cold feeling of silk. I think it's polyester. It's like someone cut the neck off a turtle neck shirt. I use it at night when it cools off outside. 5. Not tried it, but I just read a web page for Permobil wheelchairs (think it was them). It said an option was a hand heater. It had a clear plastic cover over your hand area. Like a motorcycle windshield. then blows warm air on your hands. Cool idea. 6. Layer clothing. Turtleneck under a sweater. 7. If all else fails, my life saver was a gas fire place.   Stay warm, Greg     > have situation that I get really cold here in the Midwest and my > father is only willing to turn the heat up to 73. I have a large > master bedroom and use one of those oil filled heaters that takes > hours to really feel anything, then your to hot. I actually put a > thermometer next to my tv so I know what the actual temp is in the > room. This kinda works but I freeze at times. I tried a heating > blanket years ago and got burned when the blanket got wedged > between my knees. Somebody on the list had a heating pad trick. Im > thinking maybe put is under my upper body where I still have > feeling, maybe partially under pillow. Anybody mastered this trick. > I actually get so desperate sometimes I do pushups to heat myself > up, lol.