Weather Change and Increased Pain???

Kathy · #1 (**permalink**) 03-14-2009, 01:20 AM

I am stealing this post from Dale (dshobbies), where it is posted under Mark's (mmglobal) chest pain thread. Just curious what you all think.

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Originally Posted by dshobbies

Hey Mark and others from SoCal,

You say that you're worse in Jan/Feb. I wonder if the barometric pressure has anything to do with it, age notwithstanding. Just a thought. See what happens next week when the pressure gets higher.

I used to think it was bulls**t when people said that the weather caused them more pain, no I eat my words (funny how that works

) I totally feel worse when the weather is unstable. Here in Texas, it may snow on Monday, be 100 on Wednesday, rain on Thursday, ice on Friday and be in the 80's on Saturday. You never really know what the weather will do. When the weather is like this, I am in more pain than usual. I'm a believer in the weather and pain now.

It would be interesting to know if anyone else has experienced this. Dale, I'm going to steal your post and start a new thread about it.

treefrog · #2 (**permalink**) 03-14-2009, 01:23 AM

We just started having a switch in our weather, going from warm over several days to cold and rainy today, and I definitely feel it. Though this whole week has been bad, today was worse.

phylly · #3 (**permalink**) 03-14-2009, 02:39 AM

Kathy,
I never believed in the weather thing until after this surgery and every time we had a rainy day I stayed in bed. I guess I will be a believer now.

dshobbies · #4 (**permalink**) 03-14-2009, 03:55 PM

Funny how you go through life too busy to actually observe unless some illness or disability sidelines you and you have no choice. After 2 years of watching life go by, you just naturally pick up on 'things'. Then, the drugs take it all away!

Terry Allen Blackburn · #5 (**permalink**) 03-14-2009, 09:50 PM

Living in the cold climates for many years I swear that weather plays a significant role in how we feel. High and low pressure systems reek havoc as does the cold and damp of Winter and early Spring. I love staying warm in the cold Winters we have and have the clothing to go out in anything. There's no such thing as cold, just not enough layers of the right clothing.

Terry Newton

Maria · #6 (**permalink**) 03-15-2009, 07:36 PM

If it were just my back which it isn't at the present nor has been for a while but rather my hands, knees and feet that have been acting up with weather changes.

I'm heading off for a slew of labwork tho because I am so cold much of the time unless I'm boiling hot. Mentalpause must go on forEVER!

Kathy · #7 (**permalink**) 03-16-2009, 03:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Maria

If it were just my back which it isn't at the present nor has been for a while but rather my hands, knees and feet that have been acting up with weather changes.

I'm heading off for a slew of labwork tho because I am so cold much of the time unless I'm boiling hot. Mentalpause must go on forEVER!

I feel your 'pain' (pun intended). I had my hormones checked because I was having lots of weird issues going on. Well, I have LESS hormones than a menopausal woman. I had a .6 and a 12 I had them retested and I moved up to a 3 and a 15 (that is with the use of bio-identical hormones). I am always having hot flashes, then being ice cold, grouchy and moody.... then add back pain to it and I'm a mess.

treefrog · #8 (**permalink**) 03-16-2009, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Maria

If it were just my back which it isn't at the present nor has been for a while but rather my hands, knees and feet that have been acting up with weather changes.

Yep, I feel the same. And this morning I forgot to take my relafen, I remembered when I was walking into work and my knees were killing me. My hands knees and feet are stiff and sore almost all the time, but especially in the morning. I really hope the relafen helps.

Do you take anything for arthritis, which is what I am thinking this is, or at least inflammation of some sort?

Maria · #9 (**permalink**) 03-16-2009, 06:46 PM

I've long not been able to take nsaids due to GI probs and even tho I complain of every imaginable (or real) joint pain to all my docs involved in taking care of my various joints and even my PCP, no recommendations are made except to stay active and PT.

I was sent for a consultation where the surgeon recommended fusing my thumb joints but after hearing about the recovery period I said .. no thanks!

oes ali · #10 (**permalink**) 03-19-2009, 11:04 AM

i've lived on the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in the plains for the past 5 years now. These pst 4 have been getting worse and worse........ I can tell you 2 days before whatever is going to hit is going to hit! All i want to do is go to Belize and sit in the warm water.

Barrometric pressure DOES have consequences.......... hey it makes babies come faster when there is a storm and it drops........ along with full moons.

All my neighbors have called me 'crazy' over my back, and i was starting to feel maybe i was, that "just get out and walk" , "go swimming" etc. well the first words i remmber hearing Dr. Sisson saying yesterday was "no your not crazy". make me feel much better!

dshobbies · #11 (**permalink**) 03-19-2009, 07:56 PM

Hey oes ali,

I don't know your circumstances but have you read all these posts? No, you are not crazy!!!!!!!!!!

BTW, welcome to the forum. Want to tell us a little about yourself? (In case you already have, ignore last question)