Re: Sincere Thanks...questions on weather/climate with RA

May 31, 2009

Welcome to the group.

Weather has major impact on me.

Cold,damp weather causes me great distress.

florida winters are wonderful but summers require I stay in Air conditioning a

lot.

With family in Nevada, I would start packing. Housing prices will never be this

low again.

Family near by will be a blessing.

Good Luck.....

Raniolo

From: burton_rr <burton_rr@...>

Subject: [ ] Sincere Thanks...questions on weather/climate with RA

Date: Sunday, May 31, 2009, 10:28 PM

Wow....I have only been a member for one day and I already feel supported.

Thanks to all for you responses. I am trying to quit smoking and also have been

trying to pass a kidney stone for over a year....so " pain " is my middle name

these days. Can anyone tell me how different climates have affected how they

feel with RA? I live in Wisconsin and we have dreadfully cold winters that are

LONG. My husband and I have thought about moving out to Nevada since he has

family there and the weather is dry and more stable. My husband is having a very

hard time coping with my RA because he is a helper/fixer kind of guy and it

hurts him that he can't " fix " me. He also lost his mother unexpectedly at the

age of 50 this past January and his grandfather is in failing health. My

grandmother passed at the age of 61 from what they said to be complications of

RA-her liver shut down. I wish I had her to talk to about all of this. Well....I

have to say it does feel good

already to have others who truly know how painful this is-EVERY DAY. Thanks.

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May 31, 2009

Welcome to our wonderful group, .

I'll comment on the smoking. I was a heavy smoker for 34 years and was

up to at least three packs a day. And I quit cold turkey on March 6,

1994. It is the single best thing that I've ever done for my health. I

think I'd probably be dead now if I hadn't quit.

I'm here to tell you that it can be done. It seems so impossible when

you're so addicted to the nicotine, but you just have to assert your

authority over it.

I wish you luck in this endeavor. It's not going to be easy, but it is

not impossible. I feel as though a little dark cloud was lifted from

me. If you need help, get it. There are patches, gum, and prescription

meds. My friend recently quit with the aid of Chantix. She says it

gets rid of the desire for the cigarette.

Sue

On May 31, 2009, at 10:28 PM, burton_rr wrote:

> Wow....I have only been a member for one day and I already feel

> supported. Thanks to all for you responses. I am trying to quit

> smoking and also have been trying to pass a kidney stone for over a

> year....so " pain " is my middle name these days. Can anyone tell me

> how different climates have affected how they feel with RA? I live

> in Wisconsin and we have dreadfully cold winters that are LONG. My

> husband and I have thought about moving out to Nevada since he has

> family there and the weather is dry and more stable. My husband is

> having a very hard time coping with my RA because he is a helper/

> fixer kind of guy and it hurts him that he can't " fix " me. He also

> lost his mother unexpectedly at the age of 50 this past January and

> his grandfather is in failing health. My grandmother passed at the

> age of 61 from what they said to be complications of RA-her liver

> shut down. I wish I had her to talk to about all of this. Well....I

> have to say it does feel good already to have others who truly know

> how painful this is-EVERY DAY. Thanks.

>

> --

May 31, 2009

,

Ouch, passing a kidney stone is very painful! I believe the change in

weather is a big part of RA. I live in Oklahoma, we have very hot

summers, and fairly mild winters, most of the time. I can't tolerate

winter here, so I can imagine up north. I would probably hibernate all

year,lo

Being diagnosed with RA is hard on family. Our hubby's are wired to fix

anything, and it scares them, when they can't fix this one. Just try to

educate him on the disease. I'm sure he is very scared since losing his

loved ones. This is a very scary disease, not one to ignore.

Hope you start feeling better soon,

Tawny

>

> Wow....I have only been a member for one day and I already feel

supported. Thanks to all for you responses. I am trying to quit smoking

and also have been trying to pass a kidney stone for over a year....so

" pain " is my middle name these days. Can anyone tell me how different

climates have affected how they feel with RA? I live in Wisconsin and we

have dreadfully cold winters that are LONG. My husband and I have

thought about moving out to Nevada since he has family there and the

weather is dry and more stable. My husband is having a very hard time

coping with my RA because he is a helper/fixer kind of guy and it hurts

him that he can't " fix " me. He also lost his mother unexpectedly at the

age of 50 this past January and his grandfather is in failing health. My

grandmother passed at the age of 61 from what they said to be

complications of RA-her liver shut down. I wish I had her to talk to

about all of this. Well....I have to say it does feel good already to

have others who truly know how painful this is-EVERY DAY. Thanks.

>

> --

>

June 1, 2009

Hi - I'm so happy you are feeling the support this site has to offer.

There are so many wonderful people here and its great to know that we are not

alone in this.

I live in Florida - our winters are cool and dry which isn't too bad for me, but

our summers are HOT and HUMID and today is the " official " start of the 2009

Hurricane Season. Everytime the barometric pressure starts falling, my pain

starts rising. I have a barometer on the wall and there have been days when I've

hurt so darned bad and when I look at the barometer, I say " no wonder " ! Week

before last we had a solid week of rain. I thought I was going to go through the

roof in pain. It was horrible. We are now having some sunny days, but come

Wednesday, they are expecting more rain, so I'll be expecting the pain to match

the lousy weather. <sigh> What can you do, right?

I am so happy you are trying to quit smoking. I did it cold turkey. Drink plenty

of Orange Juice - not only does it help to curb a crave, but it replenishes the

body of the Vitamin C that smoking depletes. Remember that a crave only lasts

for 3-5 minutes. Find something to do with your hands until the crave passes. It

will be rough for the first couple of weeks, but you can do this and your health

depends on it.

Wishing you pain free days.....Doreen