Leonne--
When I was a teenager, my mom used to keep the thermostat at 58 and run around barefoot, while I could barely bear to wash my face at that temp, let alone disrobe for a shower. She's since survived cancer, and isn't quite so much that way about cold... but you do sound familiar.
What's interesting is that the auntie and grandfather I know have/had hot feet are on my dad's side of the family, so like you, I have a lot of relatives with similar issues. My mom's mom MIGHT have had RLS, but she was sort of private about ailments. One of my cousins has a daughter with RLS... need to ask her about the hot feet, because something she said about this little girl's symptoms could perhaps indicate that.
I've not had much luck with any kind of topical product for RLS, and I don't know about the hot feet thing, either, of course, but the one thing that has helped mine a bit might be a similar thing to how the aloe/lidocaine MIGHT help with hot feet....
I sometimes use pH neutralizing gel to soothe my RLS. So far it doesn't really "stop" the symptoms, but what it DOES do is, if it's REALLY bothering me, say right before bed or right before I have to sit through something, using the gel seems to calm or soothe the RLS enough for a short term to let me fall asleep, take my mind off my feet for a tv program or conversation, etc.
Since my auntie does seem to sleep better, more like me (say 5-6 average, not like some here who barely sleep at all), it sounds like this is the sort of thing that might just take the 'edge' off enough short-term to let you feel comfortable "enough" to concentrate on something, fall asleep, etc. I don't think, unfortunately, it's likely to really "solve" the hot feet problem. <sigh>
Take good care, Leonne (and everybody!)
Sara
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