Dog Days of Summer

It's so Hot and Humid. I have and may take a break from blogging due to the oppressive heat. The office here where i type does not have A/C, only a fan. No C/A in the new house, since it is actually an old house. This week when the temp. climbed up to over 100 degrees, here on the East Coast, I was remined that it wasn't too long ago, I was set on moving to Austin, Texas, where for 5 months out of the year it is so HOT & Humid. I take comfort that fall will soon be here. I haven't had too many MS and Heat related problems but lately that has not been the case......

Here's a little information from the National MS Society: The difference is that a true exacerbation is an actual worsening of the disease and lasts from several days to several weeks—or longer. A pseudoexacerbation is a temporary aggravation of MS symptoms, symptoms that have occurred before. The episode comes and goes fairly quickly—usually within 24 hours. It is not related to new inflammation within the central nervous system.
In the overwhelming majority of people with MS, pseudoexacerbations are triggered by heat.

“In fact, anything that raises body temperature can bring on one of these pseudo-attacks, whether it be a fever, the environment—such as a hot bath or sun exposure—or exercise,” Dr. Dunne, explained. “The symptoms are transient and will go away once the body cools off.” This means that if a person has an illness or infection with recurring fevers, the pseudoexacerbation will last until the fever is resolved. Menstrual and hormonal changes can also raise body temperature. I am looking on getting a cooling vest but they are rather expensive plus hopefully by next summer the house will have C/A!!!!!