Bah! I’ve hardly knitted at all this summer due to the heat and my hands sweating. I’m going through knitting withdrawal! I want so badly to finish the socks for my son and the sweater for hubby (the one I started over a year ago :teehee:) that I was supposed to have finished this past winter. sigh I don’t even feel like a knitter right now since I’ve hardly touched any yarn or needles since about April
I’ll try to get a little knitting in on those rare occasions my hands are dry, but, not more than 2 minutes into it, my hands start sweating again.
Oh well, I guess I’ll have plenty of knitting to do when it cools down and my hands are dry enough to knit though, huh?? lol…
Anyway, just had to vent because it’s sooo frustrating…lol
I take you don’t have a/c? We don’t either so I feel for you! At least it’s not as humid here most of the time, but 100 is hot no matter what. Stay cool!
Actually, we do have a/c but it’s the stupid hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating) that’s the problem. It’s not bad in the winter when my skin dries out, but, in the summer, even with the a/c going, my hands still sweat profusely. I’ve tried different remedies but nothing has helped so far. I think I have it bad enough that it would require surgery to correct, but, the surgery involves collapsing the lungs, which I really don’t want to have done…lol
I’m so sorry to hear you’ve no a/c! I cannot even imagine how horrible that would be on those super hot days, especially when the humidity goes up!
I don’t know if this would help…but can you baby powder your hands? I have a former co-worker that has that hyperhidrosis too.
I just found out that there is such thing as a liquid baby powder (have never seen such a thing, but apparently a friend of mine uses it to keep her legs from chaffing under her skirt)…might be worth a look…
The lungs must be collapsed to allow room for a surgeon to work. They have to make incisions in the armpit to locate the nerves that stimulate the sweat glands and cut the nerves that cause the sweating.
Yeah, I don’t like the sound of collapsed lungs…lol
I have tried baby powder and it doesn’t help. My dr. prescribed Drysol a while ago, a prescription strength antiperspirant and that didn’t help either. I have it so bad that often there is sweat actually dripping off my hands and I have to carry paper towels with me to absorb the sweat Really embarrassing when I have to shake hands with people! :teehee:
On the other side, did I write this before? I worked with an nurse who had the surgery and was very happy she had it done. Her husband was especially pleased with the outcome.
Yeah, I think I’d have to talk with people who have had it done…With all that I’ve read, it seems the outcome isn’t guaranteed to solve the problem, and, can sometimes actually make the condition worse. However, I don’t know anyone else with hyperhidrosis so I have no one to talk to about it. In addition, I think the best doctors for it are in California and I surely can’t afford a trip to Cali!
Usually it’s more of an annoyance than anything since I’m currently a stay at home mom and don’t interact with other people too often, but, it really gets in the way of knitting and I have to basically rule knitting out over the summer months. Either that or move to Antarctica or something…lol…
Oh I already thought it was only me who had sweaty hands,… It’s bad in the summer, in the train, everywhere it’s hot,… I start sweating so easily and feel embarassed to knit then, since the yarn is wet, the needles are wet, and nothing will slip easily. I found that cotton works though, to some extent. It seems to absorb the humidity and doesn’t squeak.
Squeaking yarn is embarassing in the train or other public spaces.
Really embarrassing when I have to shake hands with people! :teehee: