Hi Kathy,
I live in Tampa, Florida, and it is very hot here. My daughter has RSD.
The temperature here is usually in the 90"s with 90-100% humidity. But there is airconditioning everywhere. Also, you can always find a warm swimming pool. This is great therapy for RSD. The great thing about Florida is that the temperature only goes down to maybe the 40's in the winter time. This normally lasts for one or two days, sometimes a week. August is the worse month, but it is tolerable. Your body gets used to it. I think that my daughters worse pain is when the barometric pressure drops. She recently went through the Ketamine Infusions here in Tampa with Dr. Kirkpatrick and her pain has dropped down to at least a level 4. She has had a couple of bad nights, but all in all she is doing so well. We do have a lot of rain during the summer time. We are the lightning capital of the World. You have to outweigh what works for you. Is the cold what makes you hurt more or is it heat. The weather isn't always hot, It stay's nice for most of the year. But, we do have to worry about the hurricanes, we live right on the west coast. We have been very lucky. Florida is a great place to live.
If you have any other questions about Tampa, feel free to ask. My prayers are with you.
Sandy
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Originally Posted by kathy d
Dear RSD Friends Living in Florida,
Hi all. I need some input for those friends living in Florida. I may have to relocate to either the Tampa area (west side of Florida) or the Fort Lauderdale area (east side of Florida) within the next six months or so to help with my pain and I was wondering how it is there for RSDers living in the areas. I am currently living in Philadelphia, PA area and suffer immensely in the cold winter months as well as in the summer from the high humidity and rain storms. We have had high humidity and high temps in the last 3 or so weeks and I have been suffering horribly. I started thinking that maybe this weather we have had lately here is just like it is in Florida and wondered if so should I even move there?? If I am not going to find any relief in Florida then why move there for relief?
I currently have full body RSD, Fibromyalgia, Rheumatoid Arthritis, and Osteoporosis which means my whole body hurts all the time with no relief from anything. Any input would be helpful.
I have also lived in AZ and drove through NM several years ago and loved it but I was wondering if anyone lives there now how they deal with the excessive heat in the summer? I am trying to figure out where would be the best area for me to move to to help relieve myself of some pain.
A 50 degree winter with no ice storms sure sounds good to me. I am thinking that in Florida and other places the temps don't drastically change like they do in the NE areas or other more northern places. Thanks for any and all help and I pray that everyone has a lowered pain level.
Thanks,
kathy d  |