My pain started when I was 10 years old and ice was always
my choice to relieve the pain. I had at
least 10 ice packs at all times. I hated heat and the way it made me feel. Ice just seemed more soothing. It wasn’t until my pain levels increased by
10 that I started turning to a heating pad for relief. One night after hours of pain, I was
desperate to make it stop so I tried the heating pad and it has saved my
life. I still don’t like the way it
makes me feel because I do have a heat intolerance, but as long as the AC is on
I can handle it and it does make the pain a little more bearable.
If I know I’m going to be away from home for an extended
period of time I always make sure I take my heating pad just in case. Comfort is a necessity when you have a
chronic illness. I will go out in my pajamas with a bag full of my medications, extra clothes, heating pad and whatever else I may need to get through the day, and I will
have absolutely no shame in doing so, because all that matters is I’m still
functioning and even more so I’m still living.
What can you not live without?
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