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Posted 8/18/2009 3:35 PM (GMT 0)
The tropical depressions/storms/hurricanes are starting to line up like railroad cars in the Atlantic. That means here in east Tennessee we can expect wave after wave of really low pressure, storms and pain for a while. My muscles, tendons and joints are very weather responsive, so it should be a fun season.

BTW, for those who have arthritis in your hands or trigger fingers, I bought a pair of weight-lifters gloves to wear for my workouts. With them, I'm able to do free weights, hand bike and other things that put pressure on my palms without aggravating my trigger fingers. The padded palms really help!

Posted 8/18/2009 5:41 PM (GMT 0)
Wow that is great to know about the gloves, I was in Walgreens last night and thinking about getting a pair of those arthritis gloves, so I may look into those.

Is that why I am hurting so badly right now Judilyn? Because of the low pressure? I live a stones throw outside of New Orleans, in the suburbs. I can't wait for hurricane season to be over.
Posted 8/18/2009 7:36 PM (GMT 0)
Changes in barometric pressure and weather do affect a lot of people who have musculoskeletal problems. I've always been very reactive, and after a number of orthopedic surgeries I find I can forecast the weather farther in advance than the meteorologists.

I guess we only have another three months of hurricane season to get through.
Posted 8/19/2009 11:03 AM (GMT 0)
You don't have to live in a hurricane prone area to have problems with the barometer. I'm in Ohio and just a storm moving in makes my whole body ache. It is the most agravating thing and not much you can do about it.
Posted 8/19/2009 4:04 PM (GMT 0)
I hate weather changes I hurt at those times.....Not just in the hands & fingers but all the joints......
Posted 8/19/2009 9:27 PM (GMT 0)

My back and shoulder were in great pain yesterday.......well guess what? Yup it stormed today and we had at least 3 tornadoes one headed straight at us this afternoon.  It started raining around 11:00am today.  One tornado touched down in down town area of Minneapolis right outside where my DIL works.  It did damage to a church.

The one in our area did not touch down here and I hope it did not touch down anywhere.

I can imagine why you all hate hurricaines.  Weather is truly a trigger for many. 

Thanks for the tip on the weight lifting gloves.

Take care everyone,

Kitt

Posted 8/20/2009 2:44 AM (GMT 0)
So far this group of storms is getting my shoulders, elbows and hands the most. Who knows, the next one could be hips and knees. Or neck and feet. Or all of the above.

Today I've been able to keep myself aware that feeling pain can be good, because it shows me I'm alive and will feel better tomorrow.
Posted 8/20/2009 11:36 AM (GMT 0)
"Today I've been able to keep myself aware that feeling pain can be good, because it shows me I'm alive and will feel better tomorrow."

 

Thatta girl!  Keep up that positive attitude.  Just remember that tomorrow is always another day and may tomorrow bring brighter skies for both body and soul. 

But yes, I am feeling the weather front here in MI too.  We have storms coming in today but yesterday my hands were aching something fierce.  Now it's my hands, my hips, my knees and my back that are all aching.  shakehead

Posted 8/21/2009 12:18 AM (GMT 0)
Five inches of rain in the past two days. I need to start on that ark tomorrow.

But I made it to the gym today, and that almost always makes me feel better.
Posted 8/21/2009 11:24 AM (GMT 0)
Looks like alot of us are getting the same fronts. I'm in Ohio and alot of our weather originates west of here moving across Minnesota, Chicago and Sherry you get it too. I hate the winter cold but the summer storms are killer.
Posted 8/21/2009 11:51 AM (GMT 0)
I find that if I keep moving, it doesn't give the pain a chance to settle in. So going to the gym can not only help ease the mental aspect to this but probably the pain as well.

Usually when I sit still, everything just stiffens up and it makes me feel 10x's worse!
Posted 8/21/2009 3:59 PM (GMT 0)
There are times when I get in a fairly hot shower,or tub It helps the joints alot......
Posted 8/21/2009 8:42 PM (GMT 0)
I am also just sick from the hot and humid weather.  It is not good for me and bad for asthma too.
Posted 8/22/2009 2:35 AM (GMT 0)
Judilyn,

   Here's a good one for you......I live in upstate NY and usually during hurricane season I end up at the drs

2 or 3 times for depo medrol shots for the pain. This year so far I haven't but the season is just starting.

I've had arthritis for 48 years and I'm only 55. It's hard to believe the pressure even changes the patterns

up here.

                    Nana Monster

    A life lived in the shallows shall never find true depth of soul

Posted 8/22/2009 3:08 PM (GMT 0)
I am living in upstate New York too. It has been a strange summer. It has been humid and hot lately. Today most humid and at least the heat is not too bad.
Posted 8/22/2009 5:01 PM (GMT 0)
Well, I'm down south in GA and Hurricane Bill is sending me pain waves in my back. It's sunny here but the low pressure is rolling in my way. I can always tell if it's going to rain in 12 hours by my back.

Joy
Posted 8/22/2009 5:34 PM (GMT 0)
We had a cold front come through last night, so I should have been feeling better. I woke up at 5 AM because my shoulders and back hurt so much I couldn't lay in that bed any more. Couldn't even get comfortable in my Lazy Boy chair!

I thought "What the heck, I should be better!"

Then I realized - I finished a course of Hydrocortisone suppositories on Thursday. Darn steroids trash my body so bad, I even have joint pain when withdrawing from that short course!
Posted 8/22/2009 10:42 PM (GMT 0)
Judy,

     Don't know if this will help you or not but check into yucca root. It's a natural steriod without all of the side

effects. I've used it for rashes and poison ivy along with black walnut hulls.

          Nana Monster

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