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    #1

    Can I just say....

    I LOVE my cooling vest!

    It Makes such a difference after I put it on. Today, I have been busy cleaning and got really hot. Then I remembered it waiting for me in the freezer! Ahhhhhh! So nice! A world of difference!

    It definitely keeps me going.
    Dx: 2001
    Currently on Tysabri since Dec 2010
    Feel lucky to be doing so well!
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    #2
    Shared Solutions cooling scarfs??

    I had read somewhere, but I can't remember where, the Shared Solutions had sent them a cooling, or freezer scarf?? Is this true?? I hope so because I can't afford a cooling vest!!
    Thanks!
    Heather

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      #3
      MS Society sent me a cooling vest and I used it for the first time this week. It's not fashionable and is a size too big but the cooling effect lasted more than 4 hours. The cool packs also soothed my aching back.

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        #4
        I also got (and love) my cooling best from the MSAA...and Avonex sent me a freezer scarf thing...

        Both are incredibly helpful!

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          #5
          I know the MS Society does give vests, I'm not sure about shared solutions and scarfs...

          I ended up sucking up the cost and getting one of the "sporty" ones... I am very happy with it, but it doesn't stay cool all that long. It feels so good and helps do things I want/need to do! Therefore it is so worth it for me....
          Dx: 2001
          Currently on Tysabri since Dec 2010
          Feel lucky to be doing so well!

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            #6
            I appreciate this post very much as I have had heat related ms problems much worse this summer then in past.

            I currently use a neck ice collar in velcro sleeve I got at local pharmacies with gel pack in it.

            Its a miracle device for me

            But hearing that the vests are great is helpful, maybe I will hunt one but Id like one that lasts longer...my neck ice only lasts an hour or so.

            A vest would be great for getting in the hot car in summer since a/c cant cool the seats. And for events.

            I wonder whats diff' w/ ones that last longer?

            Thanks

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              #7
              Types of vests

              Sloth... There are Different types of vests that are made of different things, for example, the Glacier Tek vest uses phase change material which stays cool for 4 plus hours. I tried this vest but I admit, I am too vain (it is big and bulky and looks a bit like a life preserver!). So I sent it back. I went with the Arctic Heat vest. It is "sleeker" and has pouches filled with gel. When you activate it with water then freeze it it stays cool for about 1 hour. It feels great! It is marketed toward athletics, but works well for me working round the house. I have also used it out bike riding and hiking with my family.

              http://www.arcticheatusa.com/cooling...est_sizes.html

              http://www.glaciertek.com/RPCM_Cooli...t/Therapy.aspx

              Hope this helps.

              Here is the link to the ActiveMSers forum discussing the vests.


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              Dx: 2001
              Currently on Tysabri since Dec 2010
              Feel lucky to be doing so well!

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                #8
                Here is the link to MSAA for applying for a free vest, I just got mine and the whole process took less than 10 days and I got the one you wear under your shirt and also was the kit it was from Polar Ice

                {{ URLhttp://www.msassociation.org/programs/URL}}

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