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   XPost: sci.med, bionet.neuroscience, alt.support.mult-sclerosis   
   XPost: sci.psychology.psychotherapy   
   From: dalton@nfld.com   
      
   Lately I have often had s sensation of cold fire in my feet, so a chill but   
   also a flow or flickering or tingling. However I think my feet haven't been   
   very cold to the touch so that it may just be in my mind, i.e. it may be a   
   neurological effect. At the moment it has lessened somewhat so perhaps it was   
   related to stress leading up to my Ph.D. defence of today, which I passed.   
   However such a chill in the feet can be a sign of many medical conditions so   
   if it continues I will set up an appointment with my family doctor next week   
   and she may choose to refer me to a neurologist. Some conditions that are in   
   my family are multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and Lupus-related   
   Raynaud's syndrome; actually cold feet can also be a sign of diabetes, kidney   
   problems (and I do have somewhat weak kidneys due to past lithium use),   
   thyroid problems, heart problems, and blood circulation problems. But I hope   
   it is just Earth chi sensitivity in the feet; I have had similar sensations   
   (also warming  at times) in my hands over the years but not in the feet,   
   though my feet were pierced by the thorns (in 1991) just as much as my hands.   
      
   --   
   David Dalton dalton@nfld.com http://www.nfld.com/~dalton (home page)   
   http://www.nfld.com/~dalton/dtales.html Salmon on the Thorns (mystic page)   
   “and if I shed a tear I won't cage it/I won't fear love   
   and if I feel a rage I won't deny it/I won't fear love" (Sarah McLachlan)   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)