I have found that sleeping in a cotton summer gown all winter with the ceiling fan on low helps a lot. We have our thermostat set at 60 at nite. If I wear something heavier, or use too warm a blanket, I wake up sweating. I have also found that when I bring up the blanket from my feet and keep it off of my neck, it works better too. If I cover my neck, I will sweat. Hope this helps. Janice
From: Carol E Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2010 11:16 AM To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Subject: RE: [TMIC] {TMIC}sweating I have my thermostat set at 68 degrees. I sleep with long johns and socks. Pretty picture, huh? I will wake up sweating on my face and turn on my ceiling fan, then I get cold and turn off the ceiling fan and this continues through out the night. Good thing I only sleep with pillows. And thank God I have a remote controlled ceiling fan so I don't need to get out of bed. I also have the on and off sweating during the day and way past the "change". Carol Worrying does not empty tomorrow of its troubles; It empties today of its strengths. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2010 08:59:25 -0800 From: [email protected] Subject: Re: [TMIC] {TMIC}sweating To: [email protected] CC: [email protected] mixed or misunderstood signals from the brain to the body functions due to the nerve damage John, I understand that. But,the lesion being thoracic (chest) means I should only be affected below that level-not anywhere above it. The numbness is still from that level (T4) down,with a few areas of extreme sensitivity scattered around.That's what confused them and me about the sweating. 15 yrs later and still no explanation. cheryl --- On Wed, 11/10/10, john snodgrass <[email protected]> wrote: From: john snodgrass <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [TMIC] {TMIC}sweating To: "transverse myelitis" <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, November 10, 2010, 10:10 AM mixed or misunderstood signals from the brain to the body functions due to the nerve damage. kinda odd ,,,,when i flew to fort knox KY i had to fly to PA to catch that flight. if i had missed the PA connection i would not have made it to fort knox. i think the brain works the same way. if theres a connection problem anywhere then it will send signals or block signals trying to resolve the problem and if it cant then it does all kinds of wierd stuff. sometimes i wish mine would stop trying and just turn the lights out and go to sleep but that would be a stroke ,,thats a bad thought. if the Docs understood and could manipulate these things they would make way more than they do. --- On Wed, 11/10/10, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: From: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: [TMIC] {TMIC}sweating To: [email protected] Date: Wednesday, November 10, 2010, 9:30 AM Hi Everyone, I got tm at the thoracic level (T4-5),but when I perspire on my face,one side gets red and moist,the other stays pale and dry. No one has ever had an explanation for this.A couple of docs even suggested that maybe I always had this and just noticed it after tm! Cheryl in Easthampton,MA
