Re: Is anyone else hurting?

January 12, 2006

hi i also hurt depending on the weather. highs and low pressure just a big

change. this past summer here in western ny was the best ive felt in many

yrs.... i got used to the good feeling... sometimes i think that feeling good

for so long makes it worse when the bad hits... you feel even more then if ya

deal with it a lil at a time... hope you feel better soon and i know you

will.... take care debbie

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January 12, 2006

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> Since about 5 this afternoon, I've been hurting more and swelling a lot. Of

> course there's a front passing through, so it probably has a lot to do with

> it. I wish it would hurry and get out of my way!

>

> Dennis

>

DENNIS I CANT REMEMBER A TIME IN 5 YEARS THAT I HAVEN'T HAD PAIN--YES WEATHER-

STRESS ECT HAVE AN EFFECT ON THE LEVEL OF PAIN BUT SOMETIMES IT JUST HURTS FR NO

REASON I THINK EXCEPT TO REMIND ME ITS STILL THERE......LYNN

January 13, 2006

Dennis, I have been noticing an increase in my pain when the sun goes down.

It's so

weird!

>

> Since about 5 this afternoon, I've been hurting more and swelling a lot. Of

> course there's a front passing through, so it probably has a lot to do with

> it. I wish it would hurry and get out of my way!

>

> Dennis

>

January 13, 2006

> >

> > Since about 5 this afternoon, I've been hurting more and swelling a lot. Of

> > course there's a front passing through, so it probably has a lot to do with

> > it. I wish it would hurry and get out of my way!

> >

> > Dennis

> >

>

wendy and dennis are you from the north east like me where the weather

changes by the

minute????i dont need a weather man i can just stick my leg out the door and

predict

haha.and yes my pain also is much worse towards the end of the day-even if i

really havent

been doing much,,,,,maybe its the lunar pull haha as long as we dont start

howling at the

moon!!!!!lynn

January 13, 2006

Yeah, Lynn, that must be it, Lunar Pull! LOL BTW, I'm in Texas, east of Dallas.

Before having RA, I suffered from Bursitis, mostly in my shoulders. I got to

where I could tell what the weather was going to be like 3 days in advance.

Sometimes it was so bad I had to use my left arm to raise my right one to comb

my hair and would shake my head to brush my teeth because I couldn't move my

arm. Of course I was too stubborn to go to a doctor, or just didn't think of it.

I just suffered for a couple of days and it was over.

After getting meds for RA, the Bursitis disappeared, so I didn't have an 'alert

system' for weather any more. I started noticing that my flares may be tied to

the weather like the Bursitis was, so I talked to my Rheumy about that and he

was interested in hearing of the results. I got a cheap weather station for the

house and started keeping daily notes. I logged time, temp, barometer, humidity,

pain location and level, to no avail. There was no noticeable correlation, so I

scrapped that program.

Last evening must have been influenced by the front that went through because

I'm much better today. I'm still sore and swollen, but the pain level that was a

9 then is only a 6 now, my " normal " pain level, and the swelling has gone down a