That's like saying there's no proof that the full moon affects mental patients! Its subjective, and observational. If it looks like an elephant and smells like an elephant, it probably is an elephant!

Dealing with snow and just plain freezing cold!
 

Hi! I'm new, so not sure if you all will get a notice saying you got a new post to this old thread. Could someone please respond and tell me if that's how this forum works?

And I just wanted to say I really felt better after reading this entire thread tonight. This winter has been hellish here too, and I see I'm not so alone in how it can have such a negative effect on how one feels! (I thought it was just me, and that I should be able to handle it better).

I dread winter. I try my best to use every tool I have to make it through each year with a better frame of mind than last. I figured I was handling it pretty good by the end of this December. (It's been 9 years total since the pain started). January was at least better than last year this time. But by now, March, I'm pretty much a basket case! So reading this helped a lot. I'm not going off the deep end for no reason. :o
It's late, and I hope my brain is forming thoughts into readable sentences. but I wanted to say thank you for these posts. And that I'm upping my Vitamin D dose. :winky:
Take care and I hope you have had a break of warm (anything above 50 degree) days!!!
Sunrise

PS: Sometime I'll talk more about my health stuff (or add it to my sig). I'll just say the PN is the worst part!

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Hi sushine welcome. I actually moved states from up north because the cold winter was horrible on my condition. There is no "perfect" state but the cold/snow is extremly horrible on me by far. Welcome to the boards

Ok, got it! I used to belong to a glass forum that I see now is a lot like this one. :cool:

Sunrise

Hi there, My dream is to do the same thing! Just can't seem to put all the pieces together to make it happen. Finding a good pain doctor is one problem with my DX's. Or at least it has been here. Not having much $$$ to make a move is another. But it usually comes together when it's supposed to, so I keep looking and hoping. Just wish I could make it happen faster!

Like you said there's no perfect climate but I bet I could think of a couple better ones than the mountains!

Sunrise

I think that San Diego has the most temperate clime in the USA.
Average 70-75 degrees for 365 days.
.........But its on the San Andreas Fault.:mad:
(Nothing's perfect :cool:).

May I ask where you live? I have traveled for a lot of my docs but one really good pain doc I found in my hometown was by calling a teaching hospital in my area and explaining what I had and if they had a pain doc who dealt with it a lot. He was truly better then my Cleveland Clinic doc which is much more well known.
Nide I always though San Diego had cold winters like 50's?
Well at least spring is around the corner for all in cold states. Tonight is spring forward

Its 56 degrees today in San Diego (52 in Balto- D.C.)
I was meaning the average temp.
Summers can get in the high 80's sometimes.
I'll take 50's (w/no snow) rather than 15-25 (or less) with 60"-85" ofsnow (in less than 2 weeks, this year).
and 80 rather than 98-103 like it is around here.
But around here, you can't feel the ground shake, and the dishes rattle.

Nide, I'm confused. Do you live in San Diego? Your sig says the Cheasapeak Bay. I was considering that area, but thought it might be too cold, though it's better than here! Maybe I need to take a trip there. A temperate climate is really what I need. The less changes the better! I would rather deal with boring weather than pain, any day. :D

Anything you can tell me about San Diego would be greatly appreciated.

Daniella, I live in the foothills of the Blue Ridge mountains. Before this illness I thought the weather was great. Funny how the cold/fronts are my enemies now.
Can you tell me where you live? Do you like the weather?
I will keep in mind the teaching hospitals for future reference.

They are calling for snow tonight!

Sunrise

Thanks to all, for the warm welcome! (Pun intended.) I'll post something in the introduction thread so you all have an idea of who the heck I am. :)

:wave:

Sunrise

Name's Bob...... and that's right.

Sunrise I moved from MI to FL but lived in CA before that. Ca was the best for my leg pain but for my eye condition it was worse but not as bad as MI winter. FL is better then MI though for the legs and eyes by far. The humidity can be hard sometimes for my leg and foot pain here in FL. This winter here has been cold though and the up and down weather is not good. Everyone is different but when it is cold/snow I turn into crying pain. I am no way not in pain right now cause I have had a majorly bad month but the warm does help.
Nide I get it the average now I see. I heard San Diego is pretty. I agree snow is yuck.
Sending warm thoughts