please help.Heat on freezing cold feet makes me feel nauseous

[nicegirl27]

There is a possibility I have MS, I'm going to hospital to get tested over next few weeks. MRI appears positive for it. Anyways, I always have freezing cold feet. If I put a hot water bottle on my feet, then I feel sick by the heat on my feet. Is this a temperature increase issue caused by the hot water bottle due to the possible MS? Anyone ever had symptoms brought on by warming up freezing cold feet?

[supermum_ms]

Hi and welcome,

You mention in your previous posts that between 2005 when you had your 4th MRI in 2010 your MRI's were unchanged..."I have 5 lesions in my brain, primarily in the frontal lobes, and I know I have one in the perventricular region, they are small enough and haven't changed in 4 and a half years" which wouldn't usually be the typical suggestive-consistent MRI evidence for MS to be at the top of the causation list...

...and also within your posts you've mentioned a pattern of increasingly different types of symptoms, some unilaterally, others bilateral or all peripheral limbs, others being all over along and you've experienced repeated episodes where your saying your disconnected and loosing touch from reality, which wouldn't usually be a typical symptom pattern suggestive-consistent with MS.

Some of the types of symptoms you've mentioned should of generated 'clinical signs' of neurological abnormality that should of been measurable during your neurological assessments (even despite your repeated MRI's being unchanged over the 4.5 year time frame), for neurological conditions to be still on your list of possible causes.

IF your clinical signs were not abnormal throughout that time, it's more likely that you are dealing with a different type of medical condition than a neurological condition like MS......it would definitely be in your best interest with this time of testing, to keep an open mind of what is causing your cold feet and nausea when you apply heat directly to your feet!

I've personally have never heard of direct heat being applied to cold feet and experiencing nausea actually being caused by MS, do you experience anything else or just the nausea? Are you feet actually cold to the touch or are they normal temperature but they feel freezing to you?

Hope that helps.....JJ  

[slaytheday]

Hello nicegirl27,

  I have MS but I don’t have the problem you do with the nausea that you do but I do use a heating pad, or my kitty, to help warm my cold feet.  I also have Type 2 diabetes so I have some circulation problems which really aren’t bad.  I see my personal family physician regularly ncluding yearly physical and other specialists.  MS does things that are cruel and strange.  So do medications of which I take SEVERAL.  

  I see you have lupus, which I know nothing about.  I’m sorry.

  I can only suggest that you talk with all of your dr.s and have them all look closely at the meds you’re taking and if you’re able, look up these meds and their interactions.  Think about when it was that you started having the symptoms you’ve described.  Do you only have nausea when using the hot water bottle?  Write down any more questions of which you may think.

  I hope you don’t have MS.  If you do, only ask them 2 - 3 questions at most each visit.  Always write down what they tell you and tell them if you don’t understand.  As a patient you must be proactive in your own care.

  Many Blessings to you.  I wish I could be more help.

Melinda