cherrygirl
Member
- Joined
- Sep 8, 2014
- Messages
- 27
- Reason
- DX FIBRO
- Diagnosis
- 08/2014
- Country
- AU
- State
- VIC
Does anyone else have issues with tap water quality?
Since moving into my partner's place (well before I even moved in...). First time I ever took a shower the water was burning my skin and was not relieved until I went back to my own house to shower.
Now 2 years later I can't even drink or cook with it. My mouth and eyes get itchy...my blood pressure gets high..I have trouble breathing!
My joints and muscles actually HURT from bathing in it! My skin is in pain! I have prickling nerve sensations. I've tried all temperatures, showers, baths etc.
It hurts all over. The only place my skin doesn't hurt is my face which I use bottled water (it was hurting...and cleared up within a day from the bottled water!).
The water SMELLS of metal. My skin smells like metal now too and if you rub it black dots/flakes come off which smell strongly of metal too! Allergy? Toxicity? I asked the Rheumatologist as I'm newly diagnosed and he said a lot of fibro people have chemical and metal sensitivities.
I am seriously going to have to move out.
My partner doesn't believe how much it is affecting me. He said he doesn't believe that 'microparticles' can be absorbed through the skin (duh of course they can!).
I am in SO much pain.
I've tried KDF filter and that doesn't help (that's metal too). It was helping but not for long, my partner has too hot showers and probably ruined the filter.
He doesn't want to get a whole house treatment system. I can't afford it and have just had to leave work. He owns the house as well. He's happy to spend thousands of dollars on crap but not actually improving the environment.
Sorry for my rant but surely I'm not the only one? Topicals can cause muscle/joint pain right?
Since moving into my partner's place (well before I even moved in...). First time I ever took a shower the water was burning my skin and was not relieved until I went back to my own house to shower.
Now 2 years later I can't even drink or cook with it. My mouth and eyes get itchy...my blood pressure gets high..I have trouble breathing!
My joints and muscles actually HURT from bathing in it! My skin is in pain! I have prickling nerve sensations. I've tried all temperatures, showers, baths etc.
It hurts all over. The only place my skin doesn't hurt is my face which I use bottled water (it was hurting...and cleared up within a day from the bottled water!).
The water SMELLS of metal. My skin smells like metal now too and if you rub it black dots/flakes come off which smell strongly of metal too! Allergy? Toxicity? I asked the Rheumatologist as I'm newly diagnosed and he said a lot of fibro people have chemical and metal sensitivities.
I am seriously going to have to move out.
My partner doesn't believe how much it is affecting me. He said he doesn't believe that 'microparticles' can be absorbed through the skin (duh of course they can!).
I am in SO much pain.
I've tried KDF filter and that doesn't help (that's metal too). It was helping but not for long, my partner has too hot showers and probably ruined the filter.
He doesn't want to get a whole house treatment system. I can't afford it and have just had to leave work. He owns the house as well. He's happy to spend thousands of dollars on crap but not actually improving the environment.
Sorry for my rant but surely I'm not the only one? Topicals can cause muscle/joint pain right?