FL humidity - Judy

[Guest guest]

Judy,

I keep reading different folks on the list complain about humidity. I can't

say that I notice its effect one way or the other. Sometimes, when bad

weather is coming I get sore, but it doesn't happen as a result of just the

humidity. I visit New England at least several times a year, and don't

notice any difference in how I feel when I am there as opposed to when I am

in Florida. I guess we're all different.

Suzanne

Re: [ ] Re: ARAVA anyone?

> Kathy I can sympathize with allergies to meds.....seems like everything my

> Dad is allergic to I have become allergic to and more. I am so careful to

> start any new meds cos you never know how you will react.

> I went to the eye dr for a yearly check....I still have my lacrimal duct

> poking out in my left eye from Feb - Mar when I almost lost my sight....so

> now I get to go to the Opthamologist to make sure it isnt clogged or

> something...doesnt bother my vision except my lid seems to be swollen

there

> some days and some days is fine.At first we just thought it was something

to

> do with the Sojren's but she said it should go back up in it's place and

not

> be down there.That eye is drier than the other when she checked for

fluid.I

> went and got my eyes done because both of my parents have had recent

changes

> ...my Mom has glaucoma now and cataracts(took her 2 months to get right

> balance of meds adjusted ,and my Dad has temporal arteritis which they

caught

> the first time and did a biopsy and put him on high doses of Predisone ,

> fixed one eye's cataract, then he tried to wean down on Predisone, and

> headaches came back...good old temporal arteritis again...so he is back on

> high doses of Predisone again....and had other eye's cataracts done.sos

for

> the first time in 60+ yrs he can see w/o his glasses.....and now he is

trying

> to taper down his predisone ...he is at 20 mg from 60 a month ago but the

> headaches keep happening so he is stuck tween 20-40mg....with temporal

> arteritis (people over 50 but mostly over 70 with RA can get this easy)you

> have to take it for a yr or more ....to keep from going blind.

>

> Oh my knee is doing great from the supartz shots.....they said to give it

a

> couple months from last shot and I admit it really hurt for a while there

> ...but now it is great....not 100% like a normal knee but it works and

doesnt

> hurt ...I can get down on floor and push up on it,,and take a tub bath and

> use it to get in and out ....so I wonder how long thses shots will hold

> for.they say as long as 3mon- yr...I am hoping I get the long term.....

>

> As for flares......well, we are getting cooler weather at night and I feel

> the difference getting up in the morning. I dont know how people do it in

> Florida with 100% humidity..it gets over 25-30% here now and I feel it

from

> middle of night on.......I think some days my feet are welded flat on my

> legs as I walk so stiff and joints are swollen...same thing with hands for

a

> couple hours in AM.....

>

> Weel, I guess I need to go finish laundry ...May everyone have less Pain

days

> and nights.....Judy in AZ

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Suzanne,

The humidity doesn¹t bother me either. Occasionally I¹ll hurt more, but

it¹s usually because there is a storm brewing and the pressure changes will

affect me.

a

> Judy,

>

> I keep reading different folks on the list complain about humidity. I can't

> say that I notice its effect one way or the other. Sometimes, when bad

> weather is coming I get sore, but it doesn't happen as a result of just the

> humidity. I visit New England at least several times a year, and don't

> notice any difference in how I feel when I am there as opposed to when I am

> in Florida. I guess we're all different.

>

> Suzanne