Can anyone explain?

[Liz D.]

Can anyone explain why it is that we feel 'flarish' when the weather changes drastically?  I have been feeling so much better lately and this spring has been very good for me this year.  Then two days ago the temperature dropped and it is unusually cold and rainy and dull.  All my joints are hurting, I have a headache, etc.  My husband says he notices it in me every time the weather changes.  Why is that?

Liz D.

[Redetha1]

I just don't know...all I know is the heat we are having (89 today) is killing me.  However, when it rains and the weather changes, all my joints ache like crazy and I feel exhausted.  Wish I were a genie and I could wave a magic wand for all of us.

[DragonflyC]

It might be related to Raynaud's.  I know that my hands swell when it's hot and shrink when it's cold (both reactions are uncomfortable).  I notice similar reactions in my other joints, especially my knees, shoulders, and feet.  Even if it isn't Raynaud's (does it affect more than the hands?), I think it's a similar/related reaction. 

[eyeamdry]

Liz, my husband also makes comments relating to me and the weather etc.  Nothing bad, just his observations, which I don't necessarily take as gospel.  But since your hubby does the same, maybe they do notice more than we think.  Lucy

[Patze]

Hi Liz, the longer this mess goes on, the more painful it gets.  It's not the fibro pain mainly, but pain from the swelling ankles, toes, and fingers (got to love the painful joints  ).

Hi Dragonfly, you're right, Reynard's does affect more than just the hands.  It can affect the feet, the nose, and the lips too; and it probably affects other things that they just haven't figured out yet.  I often joke about my hands and feet matching my blue jeans when it's chilly, and very swollen when it's warm.  I just wish the doctors would have figured out something to help the sufferers (it that even a word? ).


Patze