Having a list of illnesses creates conflict when trying to come to a happy medium. Because I have Autoimmune Arthritis and Rayanud's, I'm always COLD, so bundle up, turn up the heat, and I create problems with my Sjogrens, dry eyes, dry mouth, chapped lips, get even dryer and more chapped!
This of course is only one incident of the conflicting life of someone with multiple illnesses.
Anyone else have these type of problems?
I do. I get freezing cold, put on the fireplace, then have to go for eye drops and lip balm. Lately, I've been trying to use my heated throw instead of turning up the heat or using the fireplace. I hate feeling so dry. Even my skin is super dry.
Before bed at night, I put in my eye drops, coat my lips in good lip balm and slather on moisturizer and I still feel dry in the morning.
Oh geez! I never thought of this conflict before. What a nasty piece of business this is. Which side usually wins, the Raynauds/PsA or the Sjogrens, in terms of keeping yourself bundled up or not?
Neither side wins I go from hot flashes, to freeze flashes! ha! What a pain! Yes, an added pain! Can't win! ha!