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Hey, you other northern midwesterners - are you hurting like the dickens from this weather change? It's been straight downhill for me all week - both joint pain and muscle cramping are tormenting me. I'm hoping it's jsut the topsy-turvy weather, but the patttern makes me fear that Enbrel is not holding me. I've been off mtx for almost 8 months now and that's just about right on schedule for when single DMARDs failed to hold me any longer in the past. Well, I see my RD on the 1st - come to think of it, I'm probably due for labs.  SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare Well Nann, I live in OK and I am hurting...and flaring...Don't have RA, just FM and OA....but my body is really telling me about this weather roller coaster we are on...There is a front coming in tonight bringing rain and cooler temps...We need the rain so I try not to complain.. Hope you get to feeling better, and that it is just the seasons changing for you and not your Enbrell not working... Hugs Cindy > Hey, you other northern midwesterners - are you hurting like the dickens from > this weather change? It's been straight downhill for me all week - both [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > past. Well, I see my RD on the 1st - come to think of it, I'm probably due > for labs. >Hey, you other northern midwesterners - are you hurting like the dickens from >this weather change? It's been straight downhill for me all week - both [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >past. Well, I see my RD on the 1st - come to think of it, I'm probably due >for labs. Do you have RA? The weather doesn't affect my RA. Thumper >>Hey, you other northern midwesterners - are you hurting like the dickens >>from [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > Do you have RA? The weather doesn't affect my RA. > Thumper Nor mine but a person can have OA and RA. Harv > Do you have RA? The weather doesn't affect my RA. > Thumper Mine's PA - temp changes, rain, etc. don't affect it but major barometric swings often do. And we've had major changes this week, though I haven't watched the pressure daily and it's been steadily worse each day. I really don't like it that my index fingers are starting to twist again. sigh... hopefully it's the pressure and will improve when the weather settles a bit this week. It usually isn't this bad when that's the problem though. Got a 4 hour trip downstate coming up for the funeral of the former rector here. We didn't really know him but he was so loved here that the pastoral thing to do is to go. If we don't need to give a ride to anyone else, we'll stay overnight which will be much easier on me and will lessen the chances of a car-deer close encounter on our drive home. SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare Nann, hope you won't have anyone needing a ride. You need all the help you can get. Gwen >> Do you have RA? The weather doesn't affect my RA. >> Thumper [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > of > a car-deer close encounter on our drive home. > Nann, hope you won't have anyone needing a ride. You need all the help you > can get. > Gwen Thanks, but if we need to give someone a ride, so be it - they really loved Steve around here. Right now, one neighbor who might have ridden with us is hurting too much from her PMR to go and I don't like that much either. Life is complicated. SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare Thumper said: > > Do you have RA? The weather doesn't affect my RA. Oh my gosh, I've had RA for 30 some odd years and it absolutely affects me. When the weather turns damp and cold, my hands swell up and my one ankle gets very stiff, almost frozen at times. Terrible. I love summer but dread fall and winter. ~Lindy~ diagnosed RA in 1973 Nann, is this the former rector that had pancreatic cancer. No matter who it is, my thoughts go out to all involved. SignatureLove and hugs Jo (\__/) .~ ~. )) /O O ./ .' {O__, \ { / . . ) \ |-| '-' \ } )) Warning: squirrels. .( _( )_.' '---.~_ _ _& > Got a 4 hour trip downstate coming up for the funeral of the former rector > here. We didn't really know him but he was so loved here that the [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > of > a car-deer close encounter on our drive home. > Nann, > > is this the former rector that had pancreatic cancer. No matter who it is, > my thoughts go out to all involved. yes, that's him. Once it became apparent that the chemo was doing nothing to even slow the cancer, they stopped it and he went quickly. SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare Oh Nann, I am glad he went quickly. That way he didn't have to suffer so much more. But still I am sure it is such a loss to all that loved and cared about him. I wish they would find some kind of cure for all this cancer stuff. SignatureLove and hugs Jo (\__/) .~ ~. )) /O O ./ .' {O__, \ { / . . ) \ |-| '-' \ } )) Warning: squirrels. .( _( )_.' '---.~_ _ _& > >> Nann, [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > to > even slow the cancer, they stopped it and he went quickly. > Oh Nann, > > I am glad he went quickly. That way he didn't have to suffer so much more. > But still I am sure it is such a loss to all that loved and cared about him. > I wish they would find some kind of cure for all this cancer stuff. with pancreatic cancer, they might be able to cure it if they could figure out a way to detect it earlier! (It's almost never detected until it's already stage 4) I think they are getting a lot closer, but 10 years down the road doesn't help the current victims, such as Steve and Carole's friend. SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare I understand that. The way they have made leaps and bounds with medical stuff you would think they could find some of these cancers sooner than they do. SignatureLove and hugs Jo (\__/) .~ ~. )) /O O ./ .' {O__, \ { / . . ) \ |-| '-' \ } )) Warning: squirrels. .( _( )_.' '---.~_ _ _& > with pancreatic cancer, they might be able to cure it if they could figure > out a way to detect it earlier! (It's almost never detected until it's > already stage 4) I think they are getting a lot closer, but 10 years down > the road doesn't help the current victims, such as Steve and Carole's > friend. this northwesterner is feeling it, too. i suspect barometric pressure changes playing havoc with joint fluids again. i get the muscle cramping too, when i get too cold. it seems to be that time of the year again to pull out the microwavable pads, mitts and foot/ankle slippers and the electric heating pads. sometimes those help me and sometimes they just make me feel like i'm doing something to help myself.<smile> i suspect this is going to be an early starting, long cold winter. hope not. feel better soon, sweetie. kate Hey, you other northern midwesterners - are you hurting like the dickens from this weather change? It's been straight downhill for me all week - both joint pain and muscle cramping are tormenting me. I'm hoping it's jsut the topsy-turvy weather, but the patttern makes me fear that Enbrel is not holding me. I've been off mtx for almost 8 months now and that's just about right on schedule for when single DMARDs failed to hold me any longer in the past. Well, I see my RD on the 1st - come to think of it, I'm probably due for labs. SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare >i suspect this is going to be an early starting, long cold winter. hope >not. feel better soon, sweetie. > >kate It is actually supposed to be an el nino year, so warm and wet is what they are saying. Who knows? Rose @}>->-- Being educated means that rather than fearing the unknown, one seeks to understand it. RB Please remove "Ima" to reply. >i suspect this is going to be an early starting, long cold winter. I have a feeling you may be right, Kate. The weather forecasters are predicting a milder winter. That probably means long and cold and snowy! I hope they are right and we are wrong, although we do need snow and cold for crops to do well next spring. It's hard to know what to wish for. I do think you are right about barometric pressure changes and fluid shifts. It's not the lows and highs that get me, but the changes. --- Joan > this northwesterner is feeling it, too. i suspect barometric pressure > changes playing havoc with joint fluids again. i get the muscle cramping > too, when i get too cold. Me too. In my new apartment I'm on the second floor so I can leave my bedroom window open a little which I like as I love fresh air. But I also tend to kick the covers off in the middle of the night and then I wake up early in the morning and my legs are freezing! And when I go to move, I get cramps in my legs...and it doesn't make me happy. Maybe I should try sleeping with leggings? Carole Carole, that might be a good idea. I know when it was warm and hot out. The fan even though facing me would somehow blow the air up and around me to get my back. I would wake up so hurting. So I found that if I went to bed with a tshirt on to warm my back, it was better. Now that it is getting cooler I am having the same problem and I don't have my window open. You can feel the coldness coming in the window with it closed. SignatureLove and hugs Jo (\__/) .~ ~. )) /O O ./ .' {O__, \ { / . . ) \ |-| '-' \ } )) Warning: squirrels. .( _( )_.' '---.~_ _ _& > Me too. In my new apartment I'm on the second floor so I can leave my > bedroom window open a little which I like as I love fresh air. But I also [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Carole Carole, that might be a good idea. I know when it was warm and hot out. The fan even though facing me would somehow blow the air up and around me to get my back. I would wake up so hurting. So I found that if I went to bed with a tshirt on to warm my back, it was better. ***i have the same problem. i figure air that is circulated by a fan must be generally a little cooler than ambient air. as hot as it was this summer, i couldn't sleep at all without a small quilt across my knees. Now that it is getting cooler I am having the same problem and I don't have my window open. You can feel the coldness coming in the window with it closed. ***yep. i suspect that's why heavy draperies were used for window dressings. kate SignatureLove and hugs Jo (\__/) .~ ~. )) /O O ./ .' {O__, \ { / . . ) \ |-| '-' \ } )) Warning: squirrels. .( _( )_.' '---.~_ _ _& > Me too. In my new apartment I'm on the second floor so I can leave my > bedroom window open a little which I like as I love fresh air. But I also [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Carole d'huit wrote: > this northwesterner is feeling it, too. i suspect barometric pressure > changes playing havoc with joint fluids again. i get the muscle cramping > too, when i get too cold. Me too. In my new apartment I'm on the second floor so I can leave my bedroom window open a little which I like as I love fresh air. But I also tend to kick the covers off in the middle of the night and then I wake up early in the morning and my legs are freezing! And when I go to move, I get cramps in my legs...and it doesn't make me happy. Maybe I should try sleeping with leggings? Carole i'm with you. i leave a window open, too. last winter i resorted to sleeping in butch's wool hunting socks. they were too big for me, too big to stay on. so i bought wool socks that fit me, for bed.LOL kate > i suspect this is going to be an early starting, long cold winter. hope > not. feel better soon, sweetie. Despite the El Nino talk, all indicators here are of a long, hard winter. No indian summer for starters - straight to late fall. And the fir trees are just loaded with cones - another indicator. The squirrels' coats aren't that heavy yet, but you can't really judge that for another week or two. But even the local natives say our Oct. 13th snow was way too early. We may really appreciate going to see the family in Florida for Xmas! I'm definitely in the mode of getting into fleece pants as soon as I get home - partly to save my hands doing zippers, buttons, etc, but even more to keep the leg muscles warm. Ya do what ya can! SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare nann, whatever's causing it, i hope you fel better soon! diane > nann, whatever's causing it, i hope you fel better soon! > > diane Thanks. At least the muscles that cramped up Thursday are a bit better this morning. I'm not limping as much! It just isn't fair when your traditional way of stretching actually cramps you up. I forgot when waking from my nap Thursday and pointed my toes while stretching - instant calf cramps that took days to ease. Gotta remember to get the foot flexed. We won't discuss the joint pain. SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare Standing on a stool and waving my arms - me too, Nann ;-) Nanny > Hey, you other northern midwesterners - are you hurting like the dickens > from [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > due > for labs. Nanny, get off that stool before you fall and hurt yourself. Didn't you learn anything from dancing on tables. (for those that don't know this is a joke.) SignatureLove and hugs Jo (\__/) .~ ~. )) /O O ./ .' {O__, \ { / . . ) \ |-| '-' \ } )) Warning: squirrels. .( _( )_.' '---.~_ _ _& > Standing on a stool and waving my arms - me too, Nann ;-) Nanny > Standing on a stool and waving my arms - me too, Nann ;-) Nanny Ah, Nanny - just because our name are so similar is no reason you had to join me in this! Well, let's get comfortable in this nice warm corner and wait for someone to bring us a nice whirlpool to help us feel better. SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare I feel for you Nann. I flare all the time when it gets cooler and wetter and storms come in. I know two days before a storm comes in that it is coming. Then when the storm hits it goes away. I am finding that I have to wear warmer clothes etc to protect my sensitive areas. Like today it is 67 here. Not that cold. But I have to have a mens undershirt, tshirt and thermal shirt on to keep my chest and back from hurting so bad. On days when it is lower than this I have to wear thermal underwear too to protect hips and knees. That chill gets in there and finds the areas that are bad. So sometimes I end up sweating because I really am too warm, but if I take the stuff off then I really suffer in pain. Take care and I hope it stops soon for you and that it is not the Enbrel stopped working. SignatureLove and hugs Jo (\__/) .~ ~. )) /O O ./ .' {O__, \ { / . . ) \ |-| '-' \ } )) Warning: squirrels. .( _( )_.' '---.~_ _ _& > Hey, you other northern midwesterners - are you hurting like the dickens > from [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > due > for labs. Nann, I am sorry that you are hurting, I hope that things will settle down for you soon, Becky > Hey, you other northern midwesterners - are you hurting like the dickens > from [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > due > for labs. My mother said that the 30 degreee shift in temps just did her in last week. And she is in Tenn. Duckie > Hey, you other northern midwesterners - are you hurting like the dickens from > this weather change? It's been straight downhill for me all week - both [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > past. Well, I see my RD on the 1st - come to think of it, I'm probably due > for labs. > Hey, you other northern midwesterners - are you hurting like the > dickens from this weather change? It's been straight downhill for me [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > DMARDs failed to hold me any longer in the past. Well, I see my RD on > the 1st - come to think of it, I'm probably due for labs. Nann, I haven't felt any difference with the weather change, but I haven't been flaring much this year. I'm still feeling the exhaustion and fatigue from fibro, but not the pain. I think I can deal with that, at least on most days!! BTW, Nann, I think you're only a few hours north of me. Maybe we should do lunch sometime :) --Ashley ========= ~~AN. > Nann, > I haven't felt any difference with the weather change, but I haven't > been flaring much this year. I'm still feeling the exhaustion and > fatigue from fibro, but not the pain. I think I can deal with that, at > least on most days!! well, thank goodness for small favors! At least when you aren't flaring much, you have a better idea of how you will feel from day to day. That's an advantage, especially when you're newlywed with work and school to attend to! My muscle cramping has improved a bit - until I forget the next time and do something the way I used to! heehee > BTW, Nann, I think you're only a few hours north of me. Maybe we should > do lunch sometime :) Am I remembering rightly that you are in Indiana? We are now way north in Michigan, which makes it a matter of several hours just to escape the state in any direction. Even the local airport is expensive enough that it's a 2-4 hour drive to affordable airfares! Still, we have plans to visit Mike's kin in the St. Louis area next Sept. and might be able to work out a detour. SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare |
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