Re: Summer months with RA and Fibro

[Guest guest]

I too normally feel better in the summer months, but not this

year...its just as bad all yr round it seems at the moment.....so i

just go 1 day at a time...some days one hr at a time...

thats about all any of us can do i think....

--- In , " sandit328 " <SandiT328@a...>

wrote:

> I know that summer is easier on RA and Fibro but I'm not sure

why.

> I've been feeling a little better since the end of May. Dreading

> winter of course. What I'm wondering is...if I keep my house as

hot

> as an oven in the winter why doesn't that keep the pain at bay?

What

> is it about the summer that makes it easier? I remember being in

> Arizona for 6 months and I had a bad flare so I don't really know

> what is going on. Can anyone help me out. Do I need to think

about

> relocating?

[Guest guest]

Okay - this is just an opinion so take that for what it is worth.

I think I do better in the summer - not so much for the hotness but

the heat goes right into my bones. I stand out in the sun for a few

minutes and I feel that heat going all the way in and massaging my

aching muscles and joints. In the winter, the sun doesn't have the

intensity and is farther away so doesn't send its heat to us as

well...so heating up the house doesn't do any good. If you were to

get a heat lamp - that might do the job.

You may have had a flare - up because of the changing pressure

systems. If there is a high pressure system coming into the area -

I know it the day before the weather men really start talking about

it and I start layering my clothes and warming myself up.

Humidity and dampness are other factors that bother me. In the

summer the humidity level here in Ok is lower then in the spring

fall and winter but thank God that summer here is the big season.

the others together add up to just over 50%. I love the fall colors

and I love the starkness of winter - then the spring flowers start

peaking through - but I truly love the heat from the sun in summer.

God bless,

Althea

--- In , " sandit328 " <SandiT328@a...>

wrote:

> I know that summer is easier on RA and Fibro but I'm not sure

why.

> I've been feeling a little better since the end of May. Dreading

> winter of course. What I'm wondering is...if I keep my house as

hot

> as an oven in the winter why doesn't that keep the pain at bay?

What

> is it about the summer that makes it easier? I remember being in

> Arizona for 6 months and I had a bad flare so I don't really know

> what is going on. Can anyone help me out. Do I need to think

about

> relocating?

[Guest guest]

I live in Oklahoma, and we have very high humidity. I have felt

worse this summer, then the winter, if that even makes sense.

> I know that summer is easier on RA and Fibro but I'm not sure why.

> I've been feeling a little better since the end of May. Dreading

> winter of course. What I'm wondering is...if I keep my house as

hot

> as an oven in the winter why doesn't that keep the pain at bay?

What

> is it about the summer that makes it easier? I remember being in

> Arizona for 6 months and I had a bad flare so I don't really know

> what is going on. Can anyone help me out. Do I need to think

about

> relocating?

[Guest guest]

When the humidity is high, winter or summer, I feel the worst.

Sorry you have been having a tough time Tawny, Hope you are doing better soon.

Noreen

[ ] Re: Summer months with RA and Fibro

I live in Oklahoma, and we have very high humidity. I have felt

worse this summer, then the winter, if that even makes sense.

> I know that summer is easier on RA and Fibro but I'm not sure why.

> I've been feeling a little better since the end of May. Dreading

> winter of course. What I'm wondering is...if I keep my house as

hot

> as an oven in the winter why doesn't that keep the pain at bay?

What

> is it about the summer that makes it easier? I remember being in

> Arizona for 6 months and I had a bad flare so I don't really know

> what is going on. Can anyone help me out. Do I need to think

about

> relocating?

[Guest guest]

Noreen,....There are a lot of us that have been going through a tough

time. We all just need to stick together, and keep our faith strong.

--- In , " Noreen Saukko " <nsaukko@r...>

wrote:

> When the humidity is high, winter or summer, I feel the worst.

>

> Sorry you have been having a tough time Tawny, Hope you are doing

better soon.

>

> Noreen

> [ ] Re: Summer months with RA and Fibro

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>

> I live in Oklahoma, and we have very high humidity. I have felt

> worse this summer, then the winter, if that even makes sense.

>

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>

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> --- In , " sandit328 " <SandiT328@a...>

wrote:

> > I know that summer is easier on RA and Fibro but I'm not sure

why.

> > I've been feeling a little better since the end of May.

Dreading

> > winter of course. What I'm wondering is...if I keep my house

as

> hot

> > as an oven in the winter why doesn't that keep the pain at

bay?

> What

> > is it about the summer that makes it easier? I remember being

in

> > Arizona for 6 months and I had a bad flare so I don't really

know

> > what is going on. Can anyone help me out. Do I need to think

> about

> > relocating?

>

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