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Originally Posted by ThaCrew
Hello I go by ThaCrew
I know common sense tells you not to use a heating pad to the point that your back burns. I have burned my back to the point that I've burned myself under the skin.
Please be careful with those heat pads!!! My back will never go back to regular skin again.
My doctor said to quit using the heating pad and I really watch it now. You may be wondering if I have lost my marbles. Maybe! All I know is that I have to get past my pain today and I will almost do anything!
JUST Be Careful with those Heating Pada!!! ThaCrew  |
ThaCrew, I understand where you are coming from with the heating pad. For the last 3 years I was under such excrutiating pain from my lower back that I used 2 heating pads. I was do desperate to relieve pain from a herniated, bulging lumbar disc that I actually adjusted the heating pad to the lowest temperature setting and slept with the moist heating pad strapped to my back so that I could get some kind of relief. Mind you I am diabetic
so I knew better. Let me tell you what happened, the sponge insert on the outside of the heating pad melted.
Take my advice and use moist, hot towels or some of the pain pads. The one that I swear by is Salon Pas. You can get that from Walgreens. It may help you. Any by the way you are not crazy, just trying to get some pain relief. I really understand and sympathize with you.
