I was diagnosed about 8 weeks ago. I'm still trying to figure out what's going on. Reading your posts has helped.
I'm 45 and live in Harmony Grove, WI, USA. I haven't been to work since 1/16/2006. I am a systems analyst. My employer has been just wonderful. They are continuing to pay my benefits and full salary while we figure out how much I can still do. I think I can work part-time, but I'm not sure and I don't want to retire just yet.
The weird thing is I didn't realize how many of the other things I feel are related to ARC. I knew that is what caused the pain, but the sweating thing is unbelievable. My husband actually likes it because I no longer wear layers of clothes to bed. I grew up on Lake Superior and I've always felt so cold in winter. Now, I'm in t-shirts and often get up in the middle of the night to change because they're soaking wet. I also change clothes in mid-day and shower in mid-day.
I also have the burning feet thing. I've complained about that for years, but never knew what it was from. I keep a jar of moisturizer on my night stand and I swear, it works. Just slather your feet with it and they will feel cool enough to let you sleep.
I hope that we can make friends here, it's hard to be alone all day like this. My dogs help, but it's still hard.
Anne M
I'm 45 and live in Harmony Grove, WI, USA. I haven't been to work since 1/16/2006. I am a systems analyst. My employer has been just wonderful. They are continuing to pay my benefits and full salary while we figure out how much I can still do. I think I can work part-time, but I'm not sure and I don't want to retire just yet.
The weird thing is I didn't realize how many of the other things I feel are related to ARC. I knew that is what caused the pain, but the sweating thing is unbelievable. My husband actually likes it because I no longer wear layers of clothes to bed. I grew up on Lake Superior and I've always felt so cold in winter. Now, I'm in t-shirts and often get up in the middle of the night to change because they're soaking wet. I also change clothes in mid-day and shower in mid-day.
I also have the burning feet thing. I've complained about that for years, but never knew what it was from. I keep a jar of moisturizer on my night stand and I swear, it works. Just slather your feet with it and they will feel cool enough to let you sleep.
I hope that we can make friends here, it's hard to be alone all day like this. My dogs help, but it's still hard.
Anne M
Well, maybe both things are contributing. 
I'm glad you found us! I know everyone here has been such a blessing to me -- dealing with this AWFUL disease is bad enough, but having to do it alone and with no one telling you that your 
^^* BIG iinhale*^^ sweating burning, nausea, STABBING like Jack-the-Ripper-himself-is-doing-his-damnedest- type stabbing pain, head jerking, muscle spasms that (as Serenity so FABULOUSLY put it in one of her posts) can throw you off the couch or make you into a human Muppet, itching, bugs crawling under your skin, Intractable Pain that even the Spanish INQUISITION couldn't come up with ^^*exhale*^^ SYMPTOMS are all coming from the one same disease is just more than one person deal with.
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