Funny you mention humidity. I live in Colorado but was born and raised in Ky. When I went back for visits, it seemed like I hurt less there but I still had a time getting around. Bill and I were both from Ky. so when we went back for visits all we did was run when we were younger. I had 9 brothers and sisters and Mom and Dad and he had 8 brothers and sisters and his Mom so we were going from home to home to visit.

I got sick in 87 so it got harder and harder to go back for visits and then we finally quit going except when we lost family members. That got to be too many even for me to back to then. Bill went 3 years ago when his Mom was ill but I wasn't able to go. Then I went in 05 when my sister died but only stayed 4 days.

Anyway sorry to get off track, there is no humidity in Colorado, at least not very often but I still have trouble with heat. This past summer I managed to work in my yard some. Bill and I built 3 flowerbeds in the back yard this past summer and I loved messing with the flowers. We would rotate watering the front and back yard because it was too much for one of us to do alone.

I'm having trouble now with heat even in the winter months. If I get too hot I go into a pain cycle that drives me crazy. I also have trouble taking baths because of the water putting me into a pain cycle. It's driving me nuts.

I am on Methadone for pain and I have lidocaine patches. I can't take any other meds. I have had Stellette Gangleon Blocks and I have had triggerpoint injections of Lidocaine, Mericaine, and other pain meds. I spent almost 5 years in PT. It was not hard PT though mine was actually massage therapy. They started me out on hard PT and found out real quick it made me worse.

I got RSD from Thoracic Outlet Syndrome surgery on my right side. I got it into remission with a block and then had rotator cuff surgery and that brought it out again and it spread pretty fast after that. It's too 8 years to get it under control in my arms and foot. Last summer it spread up my right leg and it's in my pevic area also. We can't seem to get it under control in that area.

I try to keep going as best that I can. In the summer months I take walks that are about 3 and 1/2 miles and in the winter I exercise inside. I am bad about getting my pain going though by overdoing it. I can't use my hands and arms for any kind of exercise.

I would say with you have the hip replacement and the RSD in those areas it's very hard for you to get around. We uses to talk about on here which was worse not being able to use your arms or your legs well I know that either is really bad.

Have you tried the Lidocaine Patches. They are very good for putting on areas that are hurting really realy bad along with your meds they do make a difference.

3 hip replacements, Jeezes, I thought I'd been through a lot.

Jules, I wondered what caused the eye problems we have. I use to be able to see so good and now I have the same problems you have. I thought about going to an eye Dr. but I just figured he'd chalk it up to my medical problems.

Joan, glad you found us and do stick around.
Ada