Guest guest Posted February 11, 2003 Report Share Posted February 11, 2003 Hi, Personally, cold weather (and dreary, rainy weather for several days in a row) affect me greatly. I was diagnosed at the age of 22 (3 years ago) and this winter has been the worst since I was diagnosed. We have had freezing rain or snow at least once a week since the week after Thanksgiving. I can't take it anymore! I can't wait for summer. I agree that you shouldn't move because of your arthritis. I'm from NYC but moved to Virginia for a job in June 2000. My advice is find a great rheumatologist and consider one of the TNF inhibitors (Enbrel, Remicade, Humira or Kineret). They are most effective if you start them early. Remicade is my wonder drug. It was approved in 1999 and I started it in may 2000. Be aggressive in your treatment. Personally, I don't let the potential side effects of the meds stop me from taking them but it's a choice everyone has to make. Take care, Steph P.S. You live in Denver, right? I was there in 2001 for a conference. It's a beautiful city. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Protect your PC - Click here for McAfee.com VirusScan Online Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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