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Allen · 02-06-2002, 04:47 PM

We are now well into our version of desert "Winter": highs are usually mid '60's(can be 70's) and the lows in the mid '40's. I'm acclimated to this climate, so when winter arrives my muscles are sore, hard, burning. Mornings are the worst and walking in a cool breeze is asking for trouble. What about those of you who live in much colder regions: what effect does it have on your Fibro? I'm not complaining, just curious. I'm not gloating either(well, not much!), Arizona Al

korken · 02-06-2002, 06:36 PM

Gloat all you'd like Al, it's good for the mind and body. Hey, you have to laugh with this thing.

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Yep, you're right it just about kills us. Gary is unable to get out of bed and I have to help him many times to get up. He is so misrable right now. He has electric shocks going up into his head and they hurt. Yep, I'd say the cold weather is a killer here. But, we have been lucky this year above average temps.

Al, maybe you could buy a lot of land and then start an FMS community out there with all the docs we need and they can see all ten million of us and figure this darn thing out a bit sooner. It would be like being a ginny pig. But, we'd be warmer and in the mist of understanging and good neighbors. Well, I went off a bit. It sounds good to me though

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Take care ~Kim & Gary~

02-08-2002, 02:02 AM

Hi Allen!
My father in law lives in Arazona. Maybe I should go visit if its warm there! haha.
The weather here is Tennessee hasnt been to bad this year. We did get some snow yesterday though. When I get cold, I tend to "draw up". I am a tall woman normaly. But when I get cold, my legs turn in at the knees. My arms and hands form claws. I have found that using an electric blanket is very helpful. I wear flanel PJs most of time. The softness of them keeps my skin from hurting and I keep warm.
Air conditioning does the same thing to me. But If I get too hot, I feel smoothery. Ha ha I cant win for loosing.
I agree with kim, build us a big fort out there and we will all come visiting. ha ha.
Have a good week!
Skeeter

oh, Hot baths help too. I have taken so many I think I am getting water logged. haha

darlene · 02-10-2002, 12:48 AM

Allen - lucky you to be in 60 degree weather. I'm from Portland, Oregon and believe me the damp weather and almost daily rain make putting up with FMS almost unbearable. I have had to quit my job just this last November because I knew I could not possibly stand another winter of trying to get out of bed at 5:00am on those cold, wet, winter mornings. The pain is unbearable, as I'm sure all of you know, the pain is always there even with pain medication, but mornings on those rainy days are the absolute worse.

Enjoy your weather.

Darlene

katkat · 02-10-2002, 02:16 PM

i live in northern indiana and its been really terrible on me the last week or so. we've had a mild winter but its winter and that means cold no matter how mild. yesterday i was coming home from shopping and still had about 10 miles to go when i couldnt take the pain any longer. i just burst into tears. this is so unlike me to start feeling sorry for myself but sometimes the constant pain gets me down. i don't take narcotic type drugs because i couldn't function with them. i still have to work and carry on in life. i'd move to a warmer climate but that would mean leaving my kids and their families and my aging parents.