I have been destroying heating pads :-( Especially in winter when my back aches, I get those standard plug-in heating pads, and then I pull on the cord so much it destroys it. After my last somewhat expensive one died, I started using my microwave rice pack. It works good except I get tired of always having to microwave it, and then it gets cold after an hour or 2. Where my dad worked, some of his co-workers complained it was gross that he microwaved rice packs where they put their food. Also my former cubicle neighbor complained that it smelled like rice. She would ask me if I was eating?! So I'm always paranoid about that, too.
This is some type of gel pack you boil, and then you push a button and it heats up! WEIRD! But I might try it as an alternative to the microwave rice pack. I just don't like the whole office thinking, "Oh there's Sarah with her back pain again, what did she do this time?" I'd rather just be discreet and private about it. Maybe this other type of pack will work. Another thing that would be awesome is if there was one you could plug in and heat, then disconnect until it gets cold and plug it in agian. I'm going to keep shopping until I find the perfect one!
I found an interesting site: http://www.quantumheat.net/
This is some type of gel pack you boil, and then you push a button and it heats up! WEIRD! But I might try it as an alternative to the microwave rice pack. I just don't like the whole office thinking, "Oh there's Sarah with her back pain again, what did she do this time?" I'd rather just be discreet and private about it. Maybe this other type of pack will work. Another thing that would be awesome is if there was one you could plug in and heat, then disconnect until it gets cold and plug it in agian. I'm going to keep shopping until I find the perfect one!