Good morning everyone. We have a storm system coming in later today (3-5" of snow predicted). Do any of you feel weather changes?
I always thought it was the Lupus that acted up, but last night, I realized that it's all of my fibro areas that hurt. As soon as I went to bed last night, the sharp, shooting pains in the top of my left foot and ankle got going. My back was more painful than usual all night, and I finally just got up at 4:10 am, since I couldn't get comfortable. Now it feels like a headache is coming on.
I'm hoping for no snow, but if we have to get some, I hope we get enough for my son to get a snow day tomorrow.
Yes it’s like arthritis that way the colder the weather the more you hurt. It because when we are cold our muscles tense up and tense muscles lead to more pain. My advice is to keep uprself warm, have hot baths use heat packs
yup it is affected by weather mostly rain and snow i never watch the news if i can help it and i havent been wrong yet when i post about bad weather coming a friend of mine earlier tonight looked it up and radar showed snow headed our way too and she said your more accurate than the weather channel lol
Hi Sharon, I feel bad for all of you that live up north with that snow storm going to be there tomorrow. I am in Florida, when it's getting cooler or going to rain I feel it in my bones. If you don't have a heating blanket you may want to get one. Someone said Target has them on sale now. I have a heated throw for the couch and a heating blanket on my bed and they were the best thing my hubby could have ever gotten me...lol. Try to stay warm. Take Care, Robin
Robin, I have a heated throw for the couch, and I sleep in a heated waterbed. I wasn't cold. I just hurt. I have felt really good for the past week - other than the back pain at night and foot pain during the day, but those are constants - they just worsened last night, significantly.
I could not live in Florida - the Lupus hates the heat and humidity, not to mention the sun. :/ I feel so much better in fall and winter than I do in spring and summer.
I actually wonder if I'm feeling the barometric pressure changes when this happens. The last hurricane that came onshore in the Gulf made me miserable for a week. (Oddly, the hurricane that recently hit the east coast didn't really seem to bother me, even though it was much closer to me and the winds and rain affected us here in Michigan).
OOOOHHHH YES! I can predict weather/pressure changes. I lived in Tucson, AZ for two years and miss it so much. The weather/pressure doesn't have the big changes over night like Michigan does. I will be moving back after I finish RN school.
Yep, like everyone has said…most definitely!
I also feel barometric pressure changes, sucks living in the midwest!
We haven’t had a lot of snow this year until lately but it has been bone chilling cold!
I won’t even let my son walk the mile or so to school, even though he loves it and doesn’t mind the cold.
Yes I feel all weather changes now. Especially cold fronts and rain. I hurt worse than normal and more tight and stiff muscles. We live in Ohio so it’s cold with snow now and I dread it. I had to quit working in June '12 because my Fibromyalgia has gotten worse.
HI Red - I live in Nevada, so I definitely get the cold weather, with snow and ice. The winter season is very hard on me as far as my Fibro goes. When spring comes, I start to feel a lot better! I still continue to hurt and have flare-ups, but it's not as bad, because it's nice and warm. When I was young. my father had Arthritis and he always would tell me that it was going to rain soon or we were going to have cold weather. He was always right too! It wasn't until years later that I understood how he knew the weather was changing. I bundle up when I need to go somewhere. However, somehow, the cold weather always manages to seep through me and I pay the price, BIG time!! (Smile). If the weather is really cold and it has a wet feeling to it - that will really throw me for a loop! Also freezing wind doesn't help either. I am SO happy to return to my home and warm up as fast as I can!! I usually take a really hot shower, get into my favorite pyjamas, get in bed and read. I am an avid book reader, so I make sure I have a book near me. I am looking forward to today, because my wonderful son is coming over for lunch! When I have something to look forward to, the pain seems to lessen somehow. Has this happened to you?? He is getting married in September - and I am hoping and praying I can find a med that will help me. I don't want to ''limp'' down the aisle. Jason, my son, always makes me feel better, no matter how hard my pain is. He is very supportive of me and I adore his fiancee, Casey. She is absolutely beautiful and they have been together 7 years now, so I am pretty sure they will have a good marriage!! LOL I totally understand your sharp and shooting pains that you are suffering with. I went to see a doctor about it, because it was really hurting me. It turns out I have Neuropathy.- which means that my nerves are misfiring everywhere and not paying attention to what my brain says. You know, everytime I see my doctor or a specialist - I always leave with not so good news from them. I can't remember that last time I left a doctor's office and I was 100% healthy! LOL Take care of yourself Red! HUGE hugs to you!1 Love, Laurie
Oh yes, but then I'm arthritic, I can usually predict the weather and barometric changes! In some postings, Lupus is considered to be or be close to arthritis, so I imagine you also would feel all of the changes. The winter is always worst for me!
Thank you everyone! The snow system got here around midnight last night, and although I still hurt more than usual this morning, it isn't nearly as bad as yesterday.
SK, there is Lupus arthritis (plus I've had arthritis since I was 20, long before Lupus), so I think you may be onto something there. ;) Even though I may have more pain in the winter, the heat and humidity cause edema in my ankles and feet and shortness of breath. So I prefer winter. I can push through pain but I've had summers where I couldn't wear shoes because I was so swollen, and I couldn't walk and breathe at the same time.
Long weekend for us - my son got a snow day today. Happy Friday everybody!
I feel horrible, because of the weather. I could barely move yesterday I knew when I woke up it would be a hard day. I read this yesterday and couldn’t even respond because of the fatigue and fingers hurt so bad I couldn’t type. I have my normal flare up pains and some new ones. Snow is always the worse for me. I get so depressed because I feel useless to my family. I am a stay at home mom and all I have to do is get the kids off to school and clean up a little and I could barely do that. By bedtime I was in sooo much pain. Today feels a little better which I don’t understand, because the snow is getting closer. I did not sleep good kept on waking up every timed I moved. What does everybody else do for flare ups? I have tramadol it doesn’t really seem to help.
I vacation in Florida sometimes, and I really think the sun and warmth helps. I keep telling my husband I want to move there when the kids grow up. I’m curious if you feel better. Let us know when you get back. Enjoy!
My fibro is all about the weather....actually more about the barometric presure. If the presure drops...so do I.
When the weather changes, my body feels like it went from the normal feel like I have the flu aches and pains to.... I just got hit by a truck.
I live along the NC coast and today there is a rain storm skirting the area. I stay in the house, do not go outside for anything and keep myself snuggled in a blanket. I drink lots of hot drinks, soup and I curl up on the sofa. I had to stop work a few years ago as the body pain was so bad. I got trigger injections in my shoulder and elbows, it was terrible pain and then I heard last year that the dr was run out of town.
I hope you have a good day with the weather coming your way. I run my life by the weather forcast.
Good morning Red!! Here, in the Nevada, where I live, we are due for a storm as well. All last night I bad spasms in my back. I still have it now. Very painful and I do get worse when cold, wet weather comes around, plus the snow! (Sigh) Never a dull moment with Fibro - huh? I slept so poorly last night, tossing and turning, trying to find a comfortable way to sleep. I need to do some errands, but, as usual, I have to plan things around the Fibro. When I turned on the news last night (I only got a glance of the weather guy) There was a huge 'warning' sign on the Map and that a few places in the East were going to have a historic storm. I have friends living there, I am going to call them a little later and see if they are okay All the changes in the weather has been really interesting and frightening. A few years ago my Uncle, who was a Geologist, said in the future we were going to have severe weather - meaning hot, cold,, storms, tornadoes and hurricanes were going to arrive with an intensity as have never seen before. He was very serious in giving me this information - but I don't know how he was able to predict all of this several years ago. Red - you mentioned you got up around 4am. Then you and I have something in common! I woke up 4: 15!! I should be very used to not getting any sleep by now. But. it still affects me when I don't get any sleep,. I used to get really stressed out if I had an early appointment. But now I make sure appointments are after 11am. I need time to 'unwind' a little bit. Take care of yourself!! Love and Hugs, Laurie
Hi Sharon, I live in Bangor, Maine and we are having a blizzard. We are supposed to get 18 to 20 inches here. I am so glad my Hubby is home for the weekend to enjoy it with me. We will be staying warm with lots of blankets and hot chocolate. He promised to make me a snow woman! Hugs, Leanne
Oh Redwingfan, yes, yes and YES! I was in agony, barely able to walk, starting two days before the storm. It was awful. My mind had no thoughts in it other than PAAAAAAAIN. So YES, it probably is your fibro doing it to you. Snow and rainstorms are big triggers for me. Like you, I couldn't sleep well for those two nights.
I hope you don't get much snow from the storm. I really was hoping that Spring was going to come early and we'd have no more snow. Wishful thinking, huh? Sigh.
If you're home today, I hope you're feeling better and enjoying the day off with your son, drinking hot chocolate and playing games.
Ooh, love Maine, Leanne! It's so beautiful and unspoiled. And everyone works at a much slower pace. Such a nice state! I only wish my fibro would allow me to live their. Does it bother you?