Re: humidity?

[Guest guest]

I live in Houston which is hot and humid. My Ps and PSA here are the worst

location I have ever had. I recently went to Vancouver and New Zealand which are

cool and humid and my ps, and psa symptoms lessened.

I lived in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia for two years. My PS and PSA there were medium

to bad. (for me) It was hot and humid, but not as hot as Houston.

Before that I lived in Caracas Venezuela. It is warm and humid... sorta ( high

in the mountains, cool at night, and dry when not raining). My Ps was normal,

and PSA went away completely!!

I am a firm believer that my PSA has something to do with humidity, temperature,

barometric pressure etc.

I asked my doctor if any studies had been done on this and he showed little to

no interest. Basically stop thinking about that and take your medication was

his response.

He did say that diet from food from each of these locations may have had an

effect.

I am really sick of doctors ignoring everything but medication, especially when

most of them don't work for all people.

T

[Guest guest]

I live in Houston, too! This week has not been kind to me either. For me, dry

heat is the worst and if it is windy---double whammy. Of the different places

that I have been, my skin was the best in San /San Fransisco. It is at its

worst in Phoenix.

n

[Guest guest]

I just think it is strange that in the Keys, (furthest South) I didn't hurt. As

soon as I got further North, I started aching all over, hips, ankles, knees and

really stiff in my back. Today it is in the low 80's and the humidity is 50%.

There must be something that triggers my pain here. And I can only think that

it is the weather. For me, my skin stays the same.

daphne <daphey@...>

[Guest guest]

Hi Daphne

 

Of course it's the humidity.

 

This is why I  go to the Dad Sea in Israel. The " umbrella " name for all the

treatments there are called " climate  treatment " .  It is very hot there and very

dry. the shadow temperature is about 110 f. It the sun it's much more. Once you

get used to it (gradually-day after day), one never burns. The pain is reduced

to almost zero pain. It's not a cure, it's a great, comfortable, beat feeling

relief.

Arie

[Guest guest]

I live in south Louisiana - very hot and humid. The thing that sets my

pain off is changes in barometric pressure, rather than heat or

humidity. The absolute worst is when a storm threatens but never

materializes. Those are the days when I will be awake all night with

pain, continuing on into the next day.

" S. Zorzi " <szorzi_1999@...>

[Guest guest]

<< The thing that sets my pain off is changes in barometric pressure, rather

than heat or humidity>>

I agree, S. Zorzi; this is both my experience and is how my rheumatologist

describes it as well.

Regarding to the writer who asked if there were different kinds of humidity in

one part of Florida or another, no, there are not.  Humidity merely measures the

amount of water vapor in the air.  Rather, the writer could look to different

variables including activity level, stress, fatigue, etc.  The amount and type

of pain can vary within any given day, so it's not surprising that it could vary

between one part of Florida or another over a period of days.

RA

North Jersey

[Guest guest]

Hi Arie

So why did I feel okay down by the Gulf of Mexico?

I wish I had the resources to go to the Dead Sea. It sounds wonderful!

Ciao

Daphne

[Guest guest]

Hi Daphne,

 

I know that the Dead Sea is not cheap. To be honest, it is expensive. Plus you

have to add air fairs which are very expensive too.

However, may-be you could ask your medical insurance about it. Maybe they will

pay some or all of it.

 

In Israel, the regular, lowest medical insurance pays about 65$ per day, per

minimum 10 days at one time. Up to 28 days per year. One needs a dermatologist

to confirm that he has minimum 50% coverage. The skin doctor would usually

confirm at without any problem.

 

If one does not have a problem to share room with another person, it actually

covers all expenses. Most of the people, Israelis and tourists (mainly from

Europe) are sharing rooms. (two at each room).

 

Anyway, the principal is this: In Israel, the Dead Sea is no luxury. It is a

medical treatment.

 

I go twice a year for 4 weeks each time. some is paid through my insurance. Some

by myself. I feel so good, each and every day that passes by, when I'm there. I

" bake " my body under the sun, while laying on the hot sand. It is extremely hot

there but it worth every drop of sweat.

 

Arie