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Posted 11/8/2011 11:45 PM (GMT 0)
I live in Illinois and there is some kind of a cold front coming through. It is 45 degrees and raining. I literally hurt EVERYWHERE and as the day has gone on I have steadily gotten worse. I thought I couldn't hurt worse than I was. Boy was I wrong!

Is anyone else affected by cold wet weather? Winter obviously is NOT our friend.
Posted 11/9/2011 12:07 AM (GMT 0)
Cold is not our friend at all. Neither is the dampness. I had a psychologist appointment today and it is an hours drive each way. Though I had the heat on the cold and dampness (it was raining) really effected me. By the time I got home, I could barely walk, my right leg hurt so bad. And my knees. I took a celebrex which helps with the arthitis that I have, but I still ache all over, especially in my shoulders tonight. Gritting my teeth due to the pain. Time for the bed buddy. Or two of them, and go to bed... lol...

I hope that you feel better CindiLoo. Keep posting. I am sure that you will get a lot of responses since all of us hate the cold.

Though there is one of us (Sherrine) who doesn't have to deal with the cold, as she lives in Florida. She laughs at us and uses those little devil icons... Talks about laying back in her pool with a good book. Must be nice Sherrine!!! Just kidding... But mark my words. When we are complaining about the cold, she will say something about sunny Florida. lmbo...

Hugs, Karen
Posted 11/9/2011 1:12 AM (GMT 0)
Cindy, You are not alone. Cold and dampness can do a number on us fibromites. My bed buddies were working overtime today :) We had tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings. I live in Arkansas, 5 miles from the Oklahoma border...tornado alley. Barometric pressure changes affect us too. Crummy weather can bring on crummy flares.

One day I will be living in Florida, floating around in a pool like Sherrine...I only have to wait 6 more years, lol.

Heat is a fibromites friend, so microwave that bedbuddy and get some relief!
Hope you feel better soon, Cindy :)

Hugs, Robin
Posted 11/9/2011 2:24 PM (GMT 0)
You are NOT alone! It is chilly and rainy here in MI too and on those days, I just want to curl up on the couch and not move...but than I can't do that either because inactivity makes me hurt even more. A viscous cycle! I did find this website if you're interested in reading about how weather affects us:

www.fibromyalgia-symptoms.org/fibromyalgia_weather.html
Posted 11/9/2011 4:38 PM (GMT 0)
oh yes, it's been cold and rainy here for the last 2 days. My sweet dh actually suggested I take a bath yesterday, he knows how to take care of me better than I do! I was trying to do my step aerobics and had to give up. All my muscles were thrumming and my legs were giving out on me. I hate that feeling like there are live wires going through my muscles!
Posted 11/9/2011 5:17 PM (GMT 0)
I cranked my Rest Warmer mattress pad all the way to high last night. I can feel that we have a weather change going on and my muscles do not like it! :-(
Posted 11/9/2011 11:31 PM (GMT 0)
Yes, yes and yes! The cold weather kills me, but then again so does the heat. Spring and fall just don't last long enough!
Posted 11/10/2011 8:09 AM (GMT 0)
I have already got adjusted to the winter temps. Last night 10 degrees, not counting the wind chill. I have my new plush heating blanket going, thermals, flease sheets. We got a foot of snow this week. I still determined to walk my dog daily. He loves the snow. My Dr. Tells me that you live in the wrong state for fibro. Crazy kitty, when you move to Florida let me know. I might just join you. Lol. For the ones don't know where I live is Anchorage Alaska.
Posted 11/10/2011 2:10 PM (GMT 0)
damp weather, hot or cold, aggravate my fibro. I live in Mississippi so we have those brutal summers..heat saps me right away but winter altho much warmer than y'alls is still damp and rainy.

You should hear the groaning from both hubby and me in the am-lol

Maggie
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