cold weather and leg pain
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Hi everyone . I've been away for a bit. I haven't been posting. Well where I'm at the weather is getting cooler, thus it seems like every day my pain is increasing with the cooler weather. Not sure what to do for my legs as that's where the pain wants to be persistent. Driving me crazy.lol.must have a sense of humor or illnesses will make you depressed. So looking for any ideas on what to do to help ease the pain.. your friend .
Snoopy
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Magpie2me Snoopydog
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Maggers Snoopydog
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Keep warm and if you can stand some gentle exercise it can often help although often it is the last thing we want to do. I use dead sea salts in the bath - preferably for 20 min soak then shower off - it helps me.
jeanne81532 Maggers
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Hi Maggers, sorry your symptoms have all kicked in at once. Don't be downhearted, rest if you can, and maybe listen to some soothing music. Feel better, tomorrow is another day. Gentle hugs x
Maggers jeanne81532
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Thanks for your comments. I have to go into work tomorrow regardless. Fibro dislikes stress and boy oh boy have I had stress over the last couple of months. This site is a real Godsend. Only fibro folk understand it, as lovely as my family are they just really don't get it as hard as they try.
jeanne81532 Snoopydog
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Hi, yes the cooler weather definitely affects me adversely as well. I also find Epsom salts in a hot bath helpful, and hot water bottles. I can't take anti-inflammatories orally, but rubbing in ibuprofen gel can help my leg pain. Hope you find some relief soon. Gentle hugs x
marjean37828 Snoopydog
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Yah were I live it's getting cool too. I wear silk long underwear it seams to help a lot.
linda18441 Snoopydog
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Hi yes I get more pain when it's cold and damp not great at all plus I'm stressed at work colleagues not supportive at all nor is the company I have been offered another job due to start in Dec but it's longer hours and learning new stuff keep wondering if im up to it my memory has been getting very bad
kiki74 Snoopydog
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It's not even just throw cold weather that's causing me pain but the dramatic shifts in temperature. Within a 36 hr period, the temp had dropped 50 degrees. My entire body ached. Someone once told me that it's the barometric pressure that causes the changes we feel not just the temperature. Even though cold does tend to hurt more.
Stay strong!
Maggers kiki74
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kiki74 Maggers
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Maggers kiki74
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that is pretty dramatic isn't it. No wonder our bodies object.
Snoopydog kiki74
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Yeoch I'd be hospitalized feom the pain if that happened to me.I hope you don't get that this winter.
kiki74 Snoopydog
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Already happened a few weeks ago. Had to pull out summer clothes for 2 days and then it went back. Today and tomorrow the highs are in the 70's and then back to high of 50s and lows in 30s. I'm fine on the warm days but as it switches....I'm in tears.
mandy23334 Snoopydog
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ihavenonickname Snoopydog
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Yes! We are overly sensitive to barometric pressure change.
When the barometer goes up, we feel relief, have our better days.
When the barometer goes down, we have difficulty with increased pain.
My legs are my worst. So I go out if my way to keep my legs warm, very warm.. socks, leg warmers, blankets, and a Sunbeam electric mattress pad so that I never climb into a cold bed.
One fellow wrote that he did not need to purchase a barometer because he was living inside of one. giggle
kind regards
judith