i feel so stressed

cadmonkey · Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 12:34 pm Post subject:

No hardly at all. From the shoulders up i could run a marathon in a desert and not sweat at all from my shoulders, neck or head...but from there on down is a different story!

Thinking back, i am not sure i would have the operation knowing what i know now (or maybe just on one hand). The surgeon just mentioned quickly about CS, but as at that time i only sweated on my hands and feet, i just thought that my feet would sweat worse...he didnt say that i would be affected in areas which were not a problem before!

My attitude now is that i cannot change what has happened....and I WILL NOT LET THIS BEAT ME AND RUIN MY LIFE! Wink

Up till recently i have avoided situations where i knew i would sweat buckets. This meant that even though my friends knew about my HH they never really appreciated how bad it was.

But now i think B******ks to it, i am gonna do it anyway. One example is that i enjoy playing golf, but have avoided playing on a hot summers days, but this summer (i know it did not get that hot, but hot enough to get me sweating) i played with friends anyway....by the 5th hole they we like "oh my god, your back is soaking wet!". They now appreciate better what i am going through and have been really supportive.

Pinker,

I have read a few of your posts, but could not see.....have you had ETS for your hands aswell?

Pinker · Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 5:00 pm Post subject:

Yeah try not to let it control your life so much even though it must be difficult to cope. Interesting you say you don't sweat from your shoulders up, some people say ets results in a 'split body syndrome' where the body can't sweat from the chest upwards but compensates by sweating buckets below that area.

No i've never had ETS. I heard about it a few years ago but then I came across the ets&reversals forum...