Re: stupid question? Pam

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Hi Pam:

Not a stupid question at all - actually, I am

interested in what others have to say on this. I live

in southern California in a mostly desert type area,

so we get very hot in the summer (around 100) and then

in the winter we have some rain and some coldness

around 50 in the daytime and around 30 at night,

rarely lower. Our winter does not last very long - as

it is now, it is about 75 degrees outside now, and

sunny, but I still have pain. For me, there is always

some degree of pain no matter what the weather. Last

week with the rain, my RA was much worse. The fibro

also gets worse in colder weather. But sometimes

there is just no rhyme or reason as to why I am

flaring. I usually do better in the summer because of

the heat but even then have flares. I do think that

the flares I have in summer are less than those I have

in the colder times, though. I am very glad that I

don't live in a colder climate, or humid as that kills

me too. Don't know why you had increased pain on

returning to Colorado - maybe there is a difference in

elevation - does anybody know if that is also a

consideration, as well as climate, in flares?

Kathe in CA

--- almadelnina <pmreid@...> wrote:

> This is probably a stupid question. I hear you all

> talking about all

> the different climates you live in. I normally live

> in a dry, mild

> climate, north of Denver, CO. I came out to Calif,

> SE of the San Fran

> area, to work for these 3 months. It rained almost

> the first 3 weeks I

> was here, and it is cooler than I am used to. The

> swelling in my hands

> was minimal, then when i got out here is when it

> exploded into bigger

> problems. How much does climate change affect RA? Am

> considering moving

> out here, where I can get work easily, and better

> pay, but if it is

> going to continue making more problems for me, I

> would reconsider

> returning to CO.

> Pam

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Kathe in CA

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