Post by Clipper on Jan 15, 2023 9:34:48 GMT -5
The temperature swings are pretty substantial lately. I woke up to 18 degrees and it is may reach 52 later today. Yesterday we awoke to snow flurries and 32. It only reached 43 for a high. It is no wonder that people are getting sick. It is supposed to reach the 60s later in the week with night-time temperatures around freezing.
Rapid changes in weather can trigger allergies, migraines, colds and flu, as well as asthma, and significant increased arthritis pain. I am sure I am not alone in experiencing the stiff joints and arthritis pain when it is cold or is going to rain. I used to really suffer before I had my knees replaced, but as I age I am seeing more arthritis pain in my hands, wrists, and shoulders when it is cold or damp. Since most of us active members have reached geriatric status, I am sure that we ALL are experiencing varying degrees of arthritis pain.I moan and groan about my aches and pains, but I am still able to enjoy most of the things I like to do.
There is always someone whose pain is worse. I feel sorry for my neighbor when we have cold or damp weather. She has rheumatoid arthritis that is extreme enough to gnarl her hands and fingers. She has to take methotrexate and has IV infusions once or twice a month. She suffers terribly when the weather is cold and damp. She says there are days when she has to use both hands to grip her coffee cup, can hardly walk, and has serious flares that make some days a lot worse than others. When we moved here she spent her days on her knees weeding and caring for her flowers and vegetable garden and used to walk her dog up and down the road a couple of times a day. Now she no longer gardens and can barely hobble with a cane. I watched her and her husband walk to their car yesterday and she walks like she is 90 yrs old. She is only in her early 70s.
Bitch as I may, I am actually blessed when I look around at others my age with serious maladies. I am able to take my morning pills, rub a little Blue Emu analgesic cream on my hands and wrists and get on with my day.
Rapid changes in weather can trigger allergies, migraines, colds and flu, as well as asthma, and significant increased arthritis pain. I am sure I am not alone in experiencing the stiff joints and arthritis pain when it is cold or is going to rain. I used to really suffer before I had my knees replaced, but as I age I am seeing more arthritis pain in my hands, wrists, and shoulders when it is cold or damp. Since most of us active members have reached geriatric status, I am sure that we ALL are experiencing varying degrees of arthritis pain.I moan and groan about my aches and pains, but I am still able to enjoy most of the things I like to do.
There is always someone whose pain is worse. I feel sorry for my neighbor when we have cold or damp weather. She has rheumatoid arthritis that is extreme enough to gnarl her hands and fingers. She has to take methotrexate and has IV infusions once or twice a month. She suffers terribly when the weather is cold and damp. She says there are days when she has to use both hands to grip her coffee cup, can hardly walk, and has serious flares that make some days a lot worse than others. When we moved here she spent her days on her knees weeding and caring for her flowers and vegetable garden and used to walk her dog up and down the road a couple of times a day. Now she no longer gardens and can barely hobble with a cane. I watched her and her husband walk to their car yesterday and she walks like she is 90 yrs old. She is only in her early 70s.
Bitch as I may, I am actually blessed when I look around at others my age with serious maladies. I am able to take my morning pills, rub a little Blue Emu analgesic cream on my hands and wrists and get on with my day.