I had been noticing the mottled looking skin, and like you, I am using my heating pad any time I am resting. I didn’t really think much of the discoloration. My orthopedic dr even noticed it and, “oh, I can see you use a heating pad a lot.” So he knew I was having pain, but…he issued no warning. Didn’t give me any advice to stop. Didn’t inform me that it puts me at a higher risk of melanoma. None of it. (Out of all of my specialists, this one is my least favorite. He doesn’t take me seriously it seems.) I found out about the risks after he mentioned it, and I googled the condition erythema ab igne. Google taught me to slow my roll. My Dr didn’t. This was an important message. I’m glad you put it out there.
Thanks for this video & knowledge! I'm experiencing the same thing right now I just noticed it today the same way you did gonna go cold turkey as well hopefully it helps my skin
I wish I'd seen this a few weeks ago. I suffer from chronic pain, big heating pad user. Recently had surgery and used the heating pad for weeks and now my back looks AWFUL & is so itchy I can't stand it. I even have a few blisters. I'm so scared it won't heal.
I had been noticing the mottled looking skin, and like you, I am using my heating pad any time I am resting. I didn’t really think much of the discoloration. My orthopedic dr even noticed it and, “oh, I can see you use a heating pad a lot.” So he knew I was having pain, but…he issued no warning. Didn’t give me any advice to stop. Didn’t inform me that it puts me at a higher risk of melanoma. None of it. (Out of all of my specialists, this one is my least favorite. He doesn’t take me seriously it seems.) I found out about the risks after he mentioned it, and I googled the condition erythema ab igne. Google taught me to slow my roll. My Dr didn’t.
This was an important message. I’m glad you put it out there.
Higher risk of melanoma?? 😳
Whew, a cautionary tale indeed!!
Thanks for this video & knowledge! I'm experiencing the same thing right now I just noticed it today the same way you did gonna go cold turkey as well hopefully it helps my skin
I wish I'd seen this a few weeks ago. I suffer from chronic pain, big heating pad user. Recently had surgery and used the heating pad for weeks and now my back looks AWFUL & is so itchy I can't stand it. I even have a few blisters. I'm so scared it won't heal.
me too!! i’m so worried about the blisters and boils