Here it is, my latest addition to my ‘CHRONIC ILLNESS JOKE OF THE WEEK’ SERIES, which is a collection of humorous meme’s and a discussion on the issues it highlights on the subject of living with chronic illness and chronic pain.
I also run a Facebook support group ‘HELEN’S FIBROMYALGIA AWARENESS & CHRONIC ILLNESS SUPPORT GROUP’ for people with chronic illness and their loved ones. In it I share a number of jokes or lighthearted meme’s about life with chronic illness and the group is able to identify together, laugh together and acknowledge a united struggle so no one feels alone. So I thought, why not share this with my blog readers too! Hence ‘Chronic Illness Joke of the Week’ series being created.
This week’s joke and chat is all about ‘Heat Therapy’ life, esp using heating pads to help with chronic pain. Have a look at the meme for a giggle and then read the discussion it creates. Feel free to comment on the post at the end and join in the laughs, discussion and sharing your own stories with heat therapy too…
Chronic Illness Joke of the Week: Joke about Heat Therapy using heating pads!
Electric heat pads come with different heat settings, starting lower and working its way up to the hottest setting. Really they should make a new design for chronic pain warriors that start with the normal hottest setting as the lowest setting instead and then have extra super-dooper hot settings for us to heat it up to on the higher settings. How amazing would that be?! Okay, not literally as hot as fire in the pic! 🔥
For over a decade I have used electric heat pads to place on spasms, painful, stiff, aching and inflamed muscles all over my body, as part of suffering from Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Hypermobilty etc. I have gone through soooooooooo many electric heat pads that eventually just overload from such extensive use and stop working. I can’t deny that I have murdered many over the years. So this meme really made me laugh! 😂
R.I.P to yet another electric heat pad of mine!
My latest electric heat pad broke last week, so I quickly started investigating alternatives. There are so many options online when you search. Many different sizes and also many different shapes as some are made for specific parts of the body and are shaped accordingly.
The prices range as well, some can be very expensive. So if you have read my post all about Second-hand shopping you will know that I’m no stranger to buying second hand items and electric heating pads are no exception. I have successfully got second hand ones off sites such as Ebay, yes just like the others eventually they stop working. Yet the way I look at it though, is at least I drained the last bit of life out of it before it’s first owner just discarded it.
However, this time instead of buying another tradition electric heat pad, I purchased something different. My Sister @libby.artist and fellow chronic pain warrior got a heated throw for herself and one for me too. We both LOVE them – so I wrote a review post all about it! Click HERE to read ‘Aldi Heated Throw review of top features and functions!
A Collection of Chronic Illness life meme’s for Spoonie’s to united in laughter, as well as experience!
All the jokes in this series can be found under ‘Chronic Illness Life’ in the blog menu at the top of the website or click each joke below for more giggles: .
Remember I post 1 joke a week and they can be found under ‘Chronic Illness Life’ from the blog menu or
- Joke about memory problems
- Joke about being asked where it hurts when you have widespread pain
- Joke about being asked by a new doctor to give your ‘brief’ medical history when you have multiple chronic conditions
- Joke about accumulating piles of washing up
- Joke about using lavender for stress
Why not find this meme on my Pinterest below & pin it to your Pinterest too for future smiles, smirks and laughs. Here is my ‘Fibromyalgia Awareness & Chronic Illness Support Group Info Board’ to follow:
Wondering what the health condition Fibromyalgia is?
Don’t worry I’ve written a blog post to share more in-depth information, click HERE to read “Fibro-my-what?” Let me explain… All about the health condition FIBROMYALGIA!
Even if you haven’t got a chronic illness yourself, I encourage you to read my post ‘5 top life lessons that over a decade of chronic illness has taught me’ just to gain a perspective of why I write the encouraging posts that I do (click title to open blog post to read or find it under ‘Chronic Illness Life’ in the blog menu at the top of the website.
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We’ve been part of the heating pads saga because we’ve always try to keep 2 here for you & Libby to use – and me when my neck stiffens up! Whether expensive or cheaper, they ALL wear out and become useless after months, not years, so I don’t think it’s worth paying £40 for the extra soft covering when the electrical element is going to fail anyway!
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Yes very true. It’s hard as they aren’t designed for continual use day in day out & we more or less have them on all day every day. Anyother reason why I think they need to design electric heat pads with all these things in mind for people who use them continually to help with constant pain, discomfort etc…
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I love our new heated fleece blankets! I am hibernating in it until spring! I really hope it lives longer than some of the others do….
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Well at least we have a 2 year warranty if they break before then! Defo more than we have had on the electric heat pads. Defo nice enough for hibernating lol
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I prefer bean bag/rice types that you heat in a microwave because they are moist heat, have weight and so I can hang them over my neck or lay them wherever. The problem comes in though when I’m staying somewhere without a microwave. I read that you can put them in an oven proof container and heat them in the oven but that would take forever.
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Hi Katelon, really glad you’ve found the best type you prefer. I’ve tried those myself but they felt too heavy on me, almost like I was being weighed down & I didn’t like that sensation. True, didn’t think about being somewhere without the microwave, I agree the oven thing sounds like it would take ages. I wonder if stick on heat pads would be a good back up for places without a microwave? Helen x
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I’ve never heard of stick on heat pads. I understand the heavy feeling. For me it helps keep my tense shoulder down so the weight feels preferably to just flat inflexible heating pads.
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Yes, almost sounds like the weight is like a massage pushing the muscles down. I wonder if ‘weight therapy’ is a rhing? Probably. Lol.
Yeah I use stick on heat pads when travelling as no plugs for electric one. They are defo better than nothing but obs don’t get as hot as the other kinds.
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I’ve seen weighted blankets advertised that supposedly help people sleep and lessen anxiety.
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Oh yes very true, I have seen those also. My product review for the heated throw is up now if you fancy a read: https://helensjourneysite.wordpress.com/2019/11/18/aldi-heated-throw-product-review/ x
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I adore my hot water bottles so much and swear by them! 💜
With love, Alisha Valerie x | http://www.alishavalerie.com
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Yes! They are my go to when I have my girlie time of the month & need that comfort on my tummy 👌 🙌
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I need heat too and have an abundance of heat pads etc. Today, we have to have a scheduled power cut so I’m be using my hand warmers for the next few hours and probably burrowing under my duvet.
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Hope the power cut didn’t last too long for you yesterday & duvet hibernation got you through! Lol. Wait till you read my upcoming post on the heated thrown, it is just magical. But of course would still need the electricity for it.
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I heard about a heated throw recently and was impressed. Might be treating myself.
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I’m so glad I treated myself to the heated throw – my product review of the throw is live now if you fancy reading about the one I got myself: https://helensjourneysite.wordpress.com/2019/11/18/aldi-heated-throw-product-review/ I love it! lol
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The memes are pretty funny. I have to look into trying the heating pad for my cramps and back pain as it comes and goes. I’ve thought about it before but just never went through with it
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Yeah I think it’s a really good thing to have ready for when the pain hits. Esp if it can help it ease off faster for you. The heat relaxes the muscles and so can help with cramps and spamming. Hopefully this post can give you that gentle push to get one to try… 😉
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Pahahaha, yes – hot hot hot all the way! 😂
I never knew you had it in you, Helen, you murderer of heat pads. The heated throw sounds interested, will look forward to your post on that!
Caz xx
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Shhhh Caz, don’t say it too loud – I dont want the heat pad police to come knocking. Haha. Yes heat ALL the way for me too, as the pile of dead heat pads are evidence too 🤦♀️😅 xx
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Hey Caz, you’ll be reassured to know I haven’t murdered my new heated throw yet! lol. My product review post of the throw is now up if you fancy a read: https://helensjourneysite.wordpress.com/2019/11/18/aldi-heated-throw-product-review/ Hope you are staying warm 😉 x
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