OT? Moving again help?
 

I am lost people and would like some input. I moved to Ca from Mi because the cold really effects my leg pain because I loose circulation which then adds to pain. Well since I moved here I have been dealing with a horrible case seborrheic blepheritis that has been going on 4 months and I have been to 6 eye docs and 13 apts. Today I found out and sort of maybe thought that the change of weather because of lack of humidity in Ca and the wind could be the reason. I have never had such dandruff and dry skin. It may of course be a fluke. All I know is this eye issue is painful and will not clear up. What do I do take the chance and move back and deal with next winter next year or stay here and hope this gets better.Could move to Fl but my gramps is near there and that is going to add to mental stress.I wonder what other warm all year round states would be good for this eye issue?When I moved here I looked up so much on weather for the leg pain cause very cold is bad very bad and rain is not good either. I have tried so many eye meds and now am trying a derm treatment to see if I can get at the underlying cause which is seborrheic dermititis. I feel I have no luck. I do like Ca but since I have been here has been one battle after another.It is almost a joke. Any thoughts?

Maybe try
 

Daniella,
Run a humidifier in your house. Get yourself a humidistat and watch the humidity level in your house. You may need two of them to cover the whole area. Then buy yourself a pair of Panoptx goggles to wear when you are outside. See these: http://panoptx.com/html/va_motor.htm

Look at this website to find a dealer close to you. http://www.panoptx.com/dealerlist/find_a_dealer.htm

These goggles create a moisture barrier next to your eyes. That's how I cope with dry eyes. They even can have prescription lens put into them.

This will help you with the eye issues if it is the lack of humidity. Give it some time before trying to move again.

Billye

Thanks. Funny I just bought a pair of similar glasses on ebay off another forum that they told me about. In the morning when outside the wind blows right into the eyes and I start the day off bad. I hope it helps. I am looking into the humidifier. It took me all day to learn how to set up accounts online. I have never bought anything online. At least it keeps me preoccupied. Thanks so much.

Daniella, what part of the state do you live in?

The coastal slope from Oregon to San Diego has soft, reasonably humid air, though not as humid as the South and East Coast. The actual coast, again from Oregon to San Diego is cool (not freezing) and damp year round. Mark Twain quipped that the coldest winter he ever spent was July in San Francisco. The summers on the California coast are almost as cool as the winters, and tend to be windy and foggier, sometimes bone chilling even at 55 degrees, but good for the skin.

The mountains have harder, drier air, especially away from the coast. Even here in San Diego, where we lived in the foothills (Ramona), the air was quite harsh and dry, especially in the summer. Here in Southern California, we get periodic autumn and winter Santa Ana winds which give my wife and me nose bleeds and make me irritable.

The Central Valley was desert before irrigation and regularly gets well over 100 degrees in the summer. Of course, our deserts are hot and dry or cold and dry depending on the location and season. The desert and Central Valley are beautiful, especially after a rain, and our mountains are drop dead gorgeous, but it would be hard to live there with PN and with the dry skin and eyes that come with aging.

Daniella,
Have you looked into the Texas Gulf Coast near the Galveston area?

Hi. I live in Southern Ca in Ventura which is about 90 min from LA.Wing it is like when I walk outside the air is blowing into my eyes and why I bought special glasses but waiting. I guess MI is more humid on a good day then Ca is always.So what part of Ca is the best for this?Maybe I could go for a weekend. Traveling in my state far is not possible I feel. I can't imagine for me this is part of the aging process cause don't forget I am in my late 20's still. The way my skin looks it looks like I am going through puberty. I just start a prescription cream. I have family in TX. They get cold though in the winter and that is bad for my legs. There is no perfect location I guess. Thanks all.

D
 

Bob grew up in Ca. finally the smog got to him hurt his eyes,his wife was a
NP and it was hurting both there eyes. No humidifier was helping them.
My Daughter lives in Portland OR. And my Son and Dr. Amy are moving to
Eugene Or. in a yr..And most of Bob's relative's moved to Or.years ago.
We may do the same in a year are so..Hugs Sue

So Cal
 

is very dry - both the air and the water very "hard"...

The winds off the desert are very hard on the skin, breathing, etc.... and allergies, and they much of the time... also, the water (you may have heard the term "Colorado River Water" is very full of minreals and will suck the moisture out of your skin and hair - when I used to get out of this area for vists, espeically back East, noticed a difference almost immediately in how much softer my hair was, etc...) (and, as SS just said - no smog which is murder on the eyes and smoke when we have the fires)

I know you're looking around the country - as for California - even getting up the coast further from where you are (but not inland) - say Carmel area - its damp, right on the ocean, and beautiuful....

I did live at the beach here for a while which was wonderful temperature wise - and got a cool ocean breeze most of the time - but the water was still real hard... (one uses lots of hair conditioner and mosturizer around here!)

Keep those glasses on!

Thanks. I am so sad this may be happening. I really like Ca but the eyes are just horrid. It could be a fluke I guess that it happened here and may of back home. Who is to know? It is so hard cause if I had no pain I could travel and see but that is hard in this condition. I would like to see how Fl is on me but going there sounds like a nightmare with the whole flying. Thanks I will keep you updated till then back to my compresses,drops,scrubs.

Ventura has just about a perfect climate for most people. That's why its wall-to-wall housing tracts. Believe it or not, Ventura was mainly agricultural when I was a kid, growing citrus, avocados, vegetables, strawberries, and even bananas (really, at the base of the hills near the sea north of town). It looked like heaven to me, compared to where I lived in Los Angeles.

Ventura gets a moderate amount of rain, mainly in the winter. It's almost never below freezing, but rarely gets uncomfortably hot. Most days, even in the summer, you'll get a nice refreshing sea breeze almost every afternoon. Except for the rare Santa Ana wind events, the humidity would usually range from above 40% to below 80% (higher at night). Summer highs will usually be between 70 and 85 degrees (not too humid), and winter highs are usually between 60 and 70. There is much less pollen in the air than the midwest, and the air pollution is much less than L.A.'s because of the sea breeze.

I think something else is setting off your problems. Stress? An infection? A drug reaction? Food allergy? Other allergies? I think you need to see a physician, and maybe a dermatologist to determine the causes and treatment for your skin problems. One thing you can do meanwhile is look up the side effects of all the medicine you are taking, including over the counter, at www.rxlist.com . See if dermatitis is one of the side effects, and then discuss it with your physician.

When my MIL
 

moved to LA years ago after my FIL passed away, she came down
with cocciomycosis (also called Valley Fever) from the inhaled dust.

Fungal infections can affect the eye....Daniella ..did they ever consider this?

I had a patient with a fungal eye infection here, who went to a corneal
specialist who finally diagnosed the fungal thing missed by other doctors.

Thanks. In addition to the many eye docs I went to an internist and a derm who gave me some face cream and special shampoo. I have not heard of that infection Mrs D. The last eye doc said and the derm about the weather so why I am ? it. Wing the thing is it is very dry and windy here. Even on a high humidity day it is lower then Mi low humidity days I guess. Thanks again. I was wondering about humidifiers which I have been searching for all day. Do I get a cool mist or a warm mist?

I think the stress of moving to a place so far and so different from where you lived, and something else besides our climate is at the root of your problems. We've had many Santa Ana events this winter compared to most. They are very dry and windy. I've lived here most of my life and find them very irritating. That being said, they don't typically cause health problems. The air during San Ana events tends to be crystalline clean. At your age it should have no health effect.

With our wonderful internet, it's easy to learn about any topic, like "Valley Fever". Simply type www.google.com into the address line of your internet browser. When Google comes up, type "valley fever" (with or without the quote marks) in the search box. You should get a screen something like this: http://www.google.com/search?source=...=Google+Search . Put more credence on sites affiliated with medical institutions or pure information services less on sites trying to sell you something. A convenient source for quick information is www.wikipedia.com . The valley fever page for Wikipedia is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valley_fever . The distribution map (click on it to make it larger) is interesting in that valley fever is found in Ventura.

You might be having a bad reaction to either flea bites or bedbugs. Both are easy to get. Bed bugs in particular can be picked up at any motel or hotel if they crawl into your luggage at night. My son got bitten up something fierce in a hostel in Rome and reacted strongly to the bites with symptoms similar to what you describe. You can see pictures of bedbug bites at http://hotels.about.com/od/hotelsecrets/ig/Bedbug-Bites/ . Click on the line that says "Gallery Index" to see a bunch of pictures. Click on any picture to make it large. Bedbugs are small, light brown, flat, and hide during the day so they're almost impossible to see. If you have or suspect bedbugs, you'll need a professional extermination service, or burn down the house.

Fleas can live off of you even if you have no pets, if the people before you did. Fleas are easy to get rid of. Use Frontline on your pets, and vacuum daily. Even a bad infestation will be cleared up within a few weeks. Southern California is the center of the known universe for fleas because of our mild winters and moderate climate. Fleas thrive in San Diego to Santa Barbara but they can't survive where the humidity is very low, like the desert. Snow, ice, and heavy rain gets their numbers way down during the winter in places like the Pacific Northwest or the Great Plains and North East.

Please stay in touch with us as you get to the bottom of the problem and clear it up. I'm sure this will just be a fading bad memory before you know it.

Ah, I can answer the humidifier question.

Get a cool mist. I had purchased a Vicks Ultrasonic Cool Mist Humidifier. I had used them years before. This one cost $70.00 at my local CVS. We figured $70.00, hey it must be good.

Now what happened when I got my cool mist humidifier?. Well, it leaked.

I called the company and they replaced it. It still leaked.

I called them again. All they made me do was cut off the plug and put it in an envelope and mail it back to them. Why they did this, I have no idea.

They then sent me another humidifer. So we are talking about 3 to 4 humidifiers. This is the top of the line, with some kind of charcoal thingee, and a square thing that fits into the bottom (when you take off the plastic top part of the humidifier). It prevents white dust from coming on your furniture.

So what happened the first night I used it?

I had water all over my floor.

So I now have it in the closet.

No more humidifier. I'm afraid to get another one. I've had 4 total in my life time and they all leaked.

I don't know why they told me to get a Cool Mist. When I went to the drugstore earlier today, I saw a Vicks Warm Mist thing and it's cheap, but I really think that cool mist is healthier.

I most certainly wish you better luck than I had with my humidifiers.

I do remember, that when I first got one (years and years ago), I breathed better during the night. And I always had it running if I had a cold or a stuffy nose.

Best of luck

P.S. When I read the bedbug story, I wanted to throw up. And after seeing the photos I really thought I would. That is the single most disgusting thing I ever saw. I would't stay in a hotel or a motel now, if you paid me a million dollars.
With my OCD, I know I'm going to be checking my mattress immediately.

good god!!!

be careful....
 

overuse of humidifiers can lead to MOLD growth in your house.

That will be worse by far than dry air! (happened to us)

We leave open pans of water around during the worst of winter.

Using humidifiers can lead to Mold???

Well, thank goodness mine is in the closet then.

Mrs. D. Was I given the wrong advice on COOL MIST humidifiers??

Should I go and buy the $19.99 warm mist Vicks vaporizer?

Are they any good. The ones where you add the liquid vicks in them??

Hi. Yuck! That is why I hate hotels. I saw that on some 20/20 show. Wouldn't I notice fleas or bed bugs though at all? I know you said during the day they are hard to see but what about during night I am not going to look at the picture cause I tend to freak.Also would not one of the 20 doc apts I have had here noticed that? I am not sure if it is the weather but both the derm and eye doc said it could be since so dry here and my body is not used to it. See if you lived here your whole life then you are used to it I would think. Just like people in Ca think it is cold when 50 ndand in MI you would see convertibles down. I will keep you updated and oh god I hope no bugs are causing any of my issues. That will totally drive me out of here. Why are they often heard in hotels is it from so many people coming in and out?I don't deal well with bugs.
Thanks Mrs D. So how much is too much to have it going cause I was planiing all day and night and I am thinking that is too much.
Melody I asked the pharmacist and he said that both the warm and cool are the same because once it hits the air it turns cool. If you have young kids then you want a cool in case of burns. I got mine at cvs too.

...I know you said during the day they are hard to see but what about during night. No they are the size of a grain of rice and a neutral brown so you probably wouldn't see them at night either. They do most of their feeding just before sunup, and scurry away silently if you make any disturbance or if a light is turned on.

Also, the problem could be flea bites if you or the people before you had animals.

I am not going to look at the picture cause I tend to freak. Too bad. If your skin and eyes looks like the pictures, then you'll have a good idea what the problem is.

You freak out? Like the two girls in LA who hugged in panic on a train track until the train hit them, killing one, instead of just stepping off the track? You are stronger and more sensible than that. You need to take care of yourself and deal with this. You do have the strength to do that.

Also would not one of the 20 doc apts I have had here noticed that? Not necessarily. Anything unusual is usually off their radar. They're most likely too busy and see too many patients to spend time thinking about non-life threatened patients.

I will keep you updated and oh god I hope no bugs are causing any of my issues. That will totally drive me out of here...I don't deal well with bugs. If you are being bitten, it's just another problem to solve, no better or worse than an infection or allergy. Actually, it's better because it can be dealt with. You can change "don't deal well with" to "I'm strong and deal well with" for the sake of your health and happiness.

Strong emotions will only make things much worse, and stop you from healing. So, please look at the pictures and see if they look like what you see in yourself. Then you can calmly deal with it with the help of your doctors.

If the pictures don't look like you, than you've narrowed the search for a diagnosis down. There is no cause for panic either way.

Daniella
 

I'm sorry if I missed it - but have you seen an allergist? I had absolutely no idea of how many allergies I had until I saw one - and at least I can fight back somewhat now that I know with allergy meds (my allergies are about 80% of every pollen, dust, mold, etc tested for)...... today here is brutal with very strong dry winds and even with meds I'm really feeling lousy from them - I'm in the "valley", you are further up the coast and out of this nasty place - but still - could be something to look at (also found out I was allergic to dust mites and my allergist had me buy mega covers for all my mattresses (that encase them) comforters, pillows, etc..... (and got a new bed at the same time) that dust mites cant penetrate.... may be worth a shot?

Daniella:

I was sitting in my son's ear nose and throat doctor's office MANY years ago, while my son was being examined.

There was a Newsweek magazaine in the waiting room. I picked it up and it said "Dustmites, what do they really look like when they are magnified".

Then they showed someone's eyelashes. (under some kind of Spectron Microscope).

WELL, YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN ME RUN TO THE BATHROOM,and wash my eyes.

My husband never laughed so hard in all his life. He thought "oh my god, what is she afraid of now"?

I showed him the photos. He started wiping his eyes.

Know what I think? We better stop looking at pictures of bacterium, molds, spores, bed bugs, whatever.

Our minds will then tell us "these things are crawling all over us".

I know that we have bacteria. We have to learn to live with it.

I try not to panic over the stupid things.

But I better not see a waterbug in my bathroom. You might hear me all the way in New Jersey!! lol

Ok. I was a big girl and looked at the pics. No that is not it at all on my body. I am shedding from very dry skin. I have cream but am so itchy. My scalp from the prescription shampoo looks way better. My eyes look like the pictures that are blepheritis and feel that way but a bad case. I go this facial sauna. You steam your face. Mel you may like it. I thought of you and no idea why when I bought it. I have not been to an allergist that may be a good idea. I have a lot of stomach issues but this has been for years so even if not with this maybe with that. I am thinking of going to Fl for a week. It sounds like torture the travel in pain. Or go back to MI and think of what I will do next winter. Who know may be this thing is a huge fluke here. One will never know I guess unless I go somewhere else and it is better. I just don't get how allergies start all of a sudden. I never had eye or dry skin issues. Feel good all and thanks for all your help and support.

You thought of ME when you bought a facial sauna and you don't know why??

Maybe you saw my post on my new Steam Mop (on social chat).

I've been steaming away.

I used to own one of those facial saunas. Kept my skin nice and smooth.

Mrsa
 

Meithicilla-restant Staphylococcus,Mrsa is responsible for more deaths
than Aids in the United States..The so called Superbug in most states.
Consumer Advocacy groups sound a alarm {I'm one} over Mrsa and
health professionls acuse them of playing politics and using murky
science.

When you buy meat in a grocery,you knnow it's prepared at a factory
where people have to wear a hairnet and walk through bleach and all
sorts of protection.But we don't have that in Hospitals or Nursing Homes.

In more states than notThere should be testing of Mrsa in patients
and DRS.,isolation of infected patients and public reporting of Mrsa
hosipital infection rate.

No D. I don't believe your problem is Mrsa but,i've read about,bed bugs
mites,mold {which can be dangerous} I went into a very well known hospital
2 yrs. ago thinking some testing would be a breeze,needle don't bother
me big deal..Hey Sandy while your in lets do that work on you foot,
why not..They did and when the surgeon came in,I was awake be drowsy.
The surgeon my friend Sandee a Nurse friend was sitting with me.
This was a University Teaching Hospital,she didn't know my Dr. I wasn't
seeing well,he's cuts the wrap and begins touching my foot no gloves
didn't wash his hands,my friend told him to put on glovesor get out.
He got out ,he was very angry,she was angry and went to report
him.

That night after having no fever my it shot up to 103,I got sick anyplace
he touched tured into a sores,pus,I got Diahrhea ,They came in took
tons of tests,Mrsa..Now could of come from Dr. Operating room they
do not clean as well as they should you know Patients in and out
fast on bad days..Lockersof DRS. are not cleaned without the permission
of DRS...I should of been put in isolation,no we don't have enough
privite room,but I have Mrsa,well we will wear all the proper gear.One nurse
did once but all that stuff is to hot to wear. One nurse said they tell
us it's cutting or lifespan.,scary huh...

When I go to the hospital I take my own sheets,and blanket and pillow,
Bob will reclean the bed.I do it because theere sheets hurt my skin.there
blakets to heavy and yes a memory foam mattress pad.

This should not have become a legislative it should be within the scope
of professional responsibility.It would be nice if the hospitals stepped up
to the plate,and it is a nice therory that hospitals will do this.But it's a
unproven they are taken this important step.

These bugs have develope a defense against the drugs we use for them.
People expect their Dr.s to give them everytime there sick.Controlling
the Antibotics is key to controlling Mrsa..My short hospital stay,turned
into 6 weeks..This is so serious,and this is my vent. I could tell you
how many people die in hospitals but I won't..I have to report that I
have had Mrsa everytime I go into a hopital.

Thank you I'm not trying to scare any one but do your research,some
us are not left with great ammune systems,and what they gave me
so I wouldn't lose my foot,has done a job on my kidneys. Hugs to all
Sue p.s. D thank you for letting me but in..

Hi. I didn't see that post Mel just thought by your personality you would like that spa sauna. No clue why. I have seen the thing you are talking about I think.
Sue It is scary how much can happen to ones body. Hugs back to you
As for me I repulled my back which never got good but right now am back to the heating pad. I am stuck here I feel. I am not dealing with this well and I hate now being so far from my mom since so much more has progressed.I am trying to be mentally strong like all you but I hurt so much. Many hugs and thank you.

Ok. I was a big girl and looked at the pics. No that is not it at all on my body. ... Good for you! Courage is being afraid, but doing it anyway. I'm inspired by you and will think of you next time I'm afraid.

...I go this facial sauna. You steam your face... Great for chronically infected sinuses, especially when coupled with sinus irrigation.

I have not been to an allergist that may be a good idea.... Yes. Did you check on the side effects of all the drugs you're taking?

Or go back to MI and think of what I will do next winter. Just because one thing happens after the other, it doesn't mean at all that the first thing caused the second. A move like you made is a big deal: different climate, different home, different people acting not like midwesterners, far from family, different food, etc. I bet if your think of all the things different, you might hit on what's causing your problems. It might be food allergy, drug side effect, a new soap or shampoo you're using, etc.

Good luck and keep on trucking. :winky:

Facial sauna they are good,have been doing that for years,it's very good
for the skin and other things you listed. They must be kept very clean
and no I would not let anyone else use it,no one..

I have to give D. credit she didn't get there and run back home to Mi.
I wish I had done that before I married at 19,you know Mom and Dad
right to husband...I don't know you age David but if you remember picking
berries in Ventura, I bet your not a teenager..She did not live with Mom
in Mi. she was in her own apartment.. But she does have friends and family
if needed..She has good Drs. at good hospitals there,I worked there for
25 yrs.Yes Ca. has wonderfull hospitals. My Husband had a job for a
certain amount of time in CA. so for many years we had a condo in Sherman
Oaks. If he was still alive we would of been married 43 years,Ca was to
big .

Wings or David whatever don't fool with Danilla,it sounds like your trying
to make her feel guilty for going home,And it doesn't matter why or what
she has...Many thought she should have stayed by the support she had
in Mi. If she has trouble next winter she has a Grandfather in Fl. Michigan
people are snowbirds..I understand what your saying but the quilt trips
are a bit much. Danilla you go where your heart wants to and there's know
place like home.

Now I'm going,I just heard on the news a very dear friend of my husband
and mine passed away Arthur C. Clark he was 91,remember 2001. I have
to call my Children..Sue

Not at all. It's immaterial to me where Daniella lives and whether she returns to MI or not. I've just been trying to help Daniella get to the bottom of her symptoms, get healthy, and lend her some strength. She posted in this form in distress. Imagine, Sue, if she goes through the considerable trouble and expense of moving back to Michigan, and her health problems don't get better. That's what I'm trying to save her from.

The previous two forums sponsored by Massachusetts General Hospital, continuing here, were a lifeline to me. I owe a lot, am full of gratitude, and am repaying a great debt.

All we have are words here; no hugs, no visible tears, no break in our voices, no soothing tone of voice, no touching, no personality aside from the emoticons, which turn me and seem to turn most men off. If I sense something that might help I won't give up on people until I'm sure they understand what I'm getting at and what my words mean. Then, they are more free to make informed choices for their health, which may not be at all what I recommended.

Its amazing what people read into postings beyond the actual words. In a very real sense, this forum besides offering an exchange of ideas and information is also a mirror where we fill in the missing emotion and personality with ourselves. To let you know that I do this, a man active in the previous forum and I developed quite an antipathy. He became quite hostile and threatening, including in private messages.

I notified the moderators, and was thinking of arming and getting law enforcement involved in case it was possible for him to find out where I live. Then I found out that he was a frail, crippled, disabled person in his 70's living half a world away. His words, on rereading, took on a different meaning and I took on a different way of reacting to him, supportive rather than hostile and defensive. In that case, this mirror of a medium reflected my defensiveness and paranoia beyond what his actual words warranted.

BTW, in the same way, his attacks on me were because I urged somebody else to continue looking for alternatives to opiates for pain relief. He was using opiates, and took my writing as an attack on him, and as being judgmental against him, which wasn't the case at all.

David
 

In no way have I threated you are would even consider it,that's foolish.
I just feel sad that you seem to always want to be right, if you want
to report anything about me so be it..If and when she goes back,she
is old enough to make that decision..And if she desides to stay in Ca.
once again that's her decision..This is foolish I have a picc in my heart
for heaven sakes..Your a charmer David now that doesn't sound at all
like I do not like you,but you can't save everyone just help,so please
do your thing or whatever,but know she's in pain again now..Sue

I didn't say or imply that you threatened me. That was just an example I picked of how this forum is somewhat of a mirror. Please read what I wrote carefully. You again seem to be reading more into what I wrote that what's there. I don't hint at things, and am not in the least devious. I pick my words carefully and mean exactly what I write, no more and no less. Also, who doesn't want to be right? Do you not care if you're right or wrong?

Of course her life is up to her and providence. If it's not her decision what to do and what not to do, whose is it? Certainly not yours and not mine.

Daniella,

One thing I forgot is diet. You are eating differently in Ventura than you did in MI, and that could be the root of your health troubles. May I suggest you make a special effort to eat healthy: veggies, fruit, whole grain, good protein and a minimum of starch and sugar.

You might also try a powerful B-complex a day (I take 2 B-50 pills daily, but then I'm a lot older than you).

One or two fish oil caps a day will do wonders for your skin and complexion, and is a powerful anti-inflammatory. I take Costo brand, but any 1,000 mg. will do. Take it at the start of meals to avoid fishy burps which are a real bummer. It may bother you for a while until the fish oil itself heals and strengthens your stomach lining, about 2 weeks (thanks to Mrsd for that explanation). If it is too irritating at first, try 250 or 500 mg. caps until you're used to them and your stomach heals.

I gave fish oil caps with each feeding to my last three large dogs. Two lived to 17 and one to 16. Also, we feed our dogs quality foods, keep them lean, and exercise them and ourselves every day.

You're in my and my wife's thoughts and prayers.

Daniella?
 

What you have to consider is: IF the things that are happening to you now are due to what all you have or something 'new' [not that one WANTS that-ever!] and then, consider what all, where how you are living and doing things now that are different from before?
Obviously there must be some benefits...as well as tradeoffs. Only you can decide which aspects are worth it or not. No ONE here can decide for you. We can only provide input based on our experiences, which may or not relate in any ways to your own. Do keep that in mind in all our your decisions.... Getting information and processing that information, the sources, quality and legitimacy of any informations/inputs are crucial given the vulnerable situation you have been in and your need to heal and progress into something better.
I have often thought about 'moving South' from where I live? Because it can be brutally cold here and my own neuropathy[ies] leave me 90%of the time truly freezing in the hands and feet. I do re-think things tho? In that More South from here, the summers are far, far more HOT! It is all a trade off? How you deal with it, too dry, too moist, too moldy too whatever...well, that's one aspect of moving somewhere where...you need someone THERE to give you those clues! I wish I could help you, but, I'm on the other Coast!
If you've any questions, please don't hesitate to PM me...I'll see IF I can find some info that's useful...Can't guarantee it tho. Maybe others will help!
Truly :hug::hug:!!!!'s - j

Hi. Thanks I know everyone cares and did not mean to start a fight. Truly I like Ca and its not going home cause I am homesick but am at a loss with the eyes and how dry I am all over. The dry all over does not bother me it is the eyes. They are scary bad. I have been to 14 or so eye apts. Anyhow who knows it may be the same if I go back to Mi. If I did go back to Mi I would not stay next winter unlesss my pain is much better. If npt then try Fl possibly though I was thinking before to go now but don't feel like starting new again. I have done nothing different here in Ca that is the problem. I have looked at everything in my life and nothing has changed to make this happen. I hate the cold too. I agree there is no perfect place. Just could never imagine eyes could be so painful.I am able to do for myself but am very limited unable to work or go to school. It is hard being away on one hand though dealing with this on my own of coure my mom is by phone or if I needed something in person .I agree no one can decide and was just looking for opinions and have to accept any response I get cause this is an open forum. Ok thank you and I will keep you updated.

If you come home
 

even for a visit...

Check out these doctors:
http://www.michigancornea.com/dr_dunn.htm

We have had the best, most excellent results with both of these
doctors. They are also the ones who diagnosed the fungal corneal
infection of the patient I told you about earlier.

My son has a congenital damage to one eye ( and Dr. Dunn was the only
doctor to explain it to us accurately)... I can't recommend them enough.
(I don't know Dr. Chow, personally, but I know Dr. Dunn and
Heidemann.)

Mrs d
 

You know how to pick them,I was in a car accident with my husband,
and my left eye well it was hard to open and I could not shut it without
great pain..My husband asked his Brother where we should go he recommed
Dr. Dunn turned out I had a tiny bit of glass still in the eye that was
in or across the Corneal,it was not hard to get out and he got a tiny
pieace out of my ear..He;s kind explained how tiny pieces can stay in and on
your bodies for many years,he was very gentle,and I was very scared.
Sue

Thank you so so much. If I go back which has changed 20 times today in my choice cause I am so confused I will for sure contact that doc. I wish I could know if the eye would get better ? about humidifier what is a good level to keep your place at?Thanks