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[tallgirl]

Hi all,
I've read many of the posts and think it's absolutely fab to have a place where you can ask questions and/or exchange views with people in very similar situations. I am nearing my first anniversary, and my 'second birthday', which i plan to celebrate with everyone that went with me on my journey.
But now to my actual question...since my injury I suffer from profuse sweating..in the early stages I - and my bedlinen had to be changed once or twice at night, because they were soaked. I'm taking probanthine at the moment, which reduces it a bit, but I still have water trickling down my legs the odd time. Are there any peeps out there, who have the same, and what do you do? Your posts will be appreciated.
Thanks

[Andrew Meddings]

i get the profuse sweating sometimes usually when i have a uti. its like ive wet the bed. no help with a cure but i know what its like . i will watch this space
cheers andrew

[Apparelyzed]

Hi Tallgirl,

The profuse sweating will most probably be an autonomic response of some kind.

As you have had it since your initial injury, I would expect the most likely source of a trigger to be from the bladder.

Irritation of the bladder can cause excessive sweating, and can be triggered by bladder stones, a hyperactive bladder or irritation from trauma from catheterisation.

If you have bladder stones, then you can have an Xray, and Cystoscopy to check and remove them.

If you have an over-sensitive bladder wall, you can take medication to reduce the irritation. The chances are, when your bladder is empty, you won't experience the sweating as bad, but as it expands and fills up, the muscles stretch in the bladder wall, and trigger an autonomic response, ie, sweating.

If the sweating is due to irritation from an indwelling catheter, or intermittant catheterisation, you may need to change the make of your catheter, or catheterisation technique.

To find the best solution, I'd contact the spinal injury hospital you attended, and make an appointment with the Urologist to pinpoint the exact cause.

Hope this helps.

Simon

[tallgirl]

Apparelyzed, on Jun 8 2008, 12:11 PM, said:

Hi Tallgirl,

The profuse sweating will most probably be an autonomic response of some kind.

As you have had it since your initial injury, I would expect the most likely source of a trigger to be from the bladder.

Irritation of the bladder can cause excessive sweating, and can be triggered by bladder stones, a hyperactive bladder or irritation from trauma from catheterisation.

If you have bladder stones, then you can have an Xray, and Cystoscopy to check and remove them.

If you have an over-sensitive bladder wall, you can take medication to reduce the irritation. The chances are, when your bladder is empty, you won't experience the sweating as bad, but as it expands and fills up, the muscles stretch in the bladder wall, and trigger an autonomic response, ie, sweating.

If the sweating is due to irritation from an indwelling catheter, or intermittant catheterisation, you may need to change the make of your catheter, or catheterisation technique.

To find the best solution, I'd contact the spinal injury hospital you attended, and make an appointment with the Urologist to pinpoint the exact cause.

Hope this helps.

Simon

Hi guys, thanks for reading my post and replying, Simon, your reply and advice was very helpful, thanks a mil....I have to go back now reading all the interesting posts.....see you around....

[Ches]

Are you sleeping in one position, all covered up? Maybe you just need to cool off. Check ur mattress, maybe its time for a new one. Or possibly just a fan?

[Kev-O]

check yourself for a pressure sore. I know when i got one a while back i started sweating alot.

[Dol Beag]

I found if my suprapubic catheter is in too long (usually up to a month)it causes me to sweat real bad but once it's changed the sweats soon go. Also If keep the over granulation at the stoma (the hole at my bladder where the catheter goes in) down by using hydrocortisone cream that helps immensely.

[Kevin613]

Kev-O, on Aug 19 2008, 12:14 PM, said:

check yourself for a pressure sore. I know when i got one a while back i started sweating alot.

I have the same problem as Kev-O. Whenever my below-injury body "feels" pain, I start sweating like a guy on Maury Povich waiting to see if he is the father. I currently have a pressure sore on my butt and whenever any amount of pressure is applied, I start sweating. Lately it's been keeping me up at night. Oddly enough, I only sweat in the areas where I still have feelings (shoulders up).

This may not be the case with you, but I would suggest having your mattress checked to see if there are any hard points which may be applying too much pressure. You may also want have someone check your skin (or do it yourself) for any red spots and see if they blanch (i.e., turn your normal skin color when you push in on that skin).

Either way, a fan usually works to cool me down and might work for you.

Good Luck...
Kevin

[ironchariot]

I have suffered excessive sweating ever since my injury 10 years ago and have always wondered if anyone else experienced this as well. I found also that if I have something that's irritating me or causing me pain somewhere it gets much worse. Pressure sores, UTIs, a catheter in too far, and even my spine being out of place causes sweating. The biggest pain is it breaks me out where I sweat -most always above my injury on my shoulders and face.