weather changes

[Guest guest]

I do think,-- in fact i have read several articles that have said that fms

patients tend to have more pain when the temperature changes--i went through

a flair up about 2 weeks ago when our weather here in the south. It hit me

in my right arm and i'm right handed and like , i could'nt drive or

pick up anything even a coke can felt as if it weighed 30 lbs.. I finally

gave in and went to see my primary dr. and he said i had tendonitis on top

of the fms--so that's why the pain was so bad, it interferred with my

sleep--which does'nt take much to do, he gave me a steroid shot, and it felt

better till yesterday when our weather changed again, and my arm is back to

hurting again, but i'm not going back for no steroid shot this soon---i have

enough trouble with my weight as it is, since i've been put on all these

different medications--so yes, i definitely believe we are affected by the

weather.

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[Guest guest]

Add me to the weather changes and worse pain. I just got home from a

Veterans Day celebration at our local Legion, which is no more than 4 blocks

from home and on my scooter... I am the one who went thru winter not wearing

a coat just a heavy sweatshirt etc. I never felt the cold before like I do

now. It is also not helping to be in a too warm area and then going outside

where it is closing in on 32F. I had to buy gloves when I went at noon to

get my bubble packs of meds. If you can get bubble packs for your meds do

it. They do all the counting and set your days worth of meds and you just

push thru the back into your hand I guess but I use a shot glass... then I

know I won't drop any.

As for the steroid shots can you tell me which kind and are these the ones

into the joints? It might be something to ask my Dr about. I have been

getting VitB6 & 12 shots but I haven't noticed any great improvement. We are

going to finish these vials and then stop the shots and see what happens....

I have a problem as well because I have the fibro, lymphedema, osteoporosis

and now 2 kidney stones in the right kidney(the one that was partially

removed in 1980). So, it is like " name that pain " right now... LOL Kinda

hard when they all hurt in the same spot.

Well, I am almost done for the day... was sitting in a hard chair from 1:30pm

- 9:30pm... the back of my legs really hurt and my groin muscles. The place

was pretty much packed and so I had idiots stepping on my foot - THE ONE

WITH THE 2 BROKEN TOES! I tried to keep them out of the way, but some people

just plop down beside you and don't watch what they are doing.

Angel Hugs to all!

aka Spark

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the insight. Sometimes I feel like I really don't have FMS, and that

the doctor kind of " convinced " me of it. : ) I am still in some kind of

self-doubt phase, thinking that I'm too overweight, or my smoking and level and

activity are causing the fatigue. etc. I am slowly coming around, but it's so

hard to believe that I have a chronic condition that I have for life. I guess

this much be a normal part of the process. We are supposed to be getting rather

cold here this coming week, so I am tracking my symptoms. I am thinking of

starting a journal for my FMS so I can better relate to what is going on,

tracking stress, etc.

weather changes

I do think,-- in fact i have read several articles that have said that fms

patients tend to have more pain when the temperature changes