I personally hate this weather as my husband is one of those camping-types that likes that window opened and the room cold. We actually had a "fight" one day as to whether a wimdow was cracked-then he really believed that I could feel that air movement! Anyway, one of the things that I swear by is a matress warmer. Something like an electric blanket, but it fits over the mattress like the fitted sheet. There is extra "wires" at the bottom so it keeps feet warmer than arms. Because of the mechanism (heat rises) you need much less heat to make you feel warm and jumping into an already warm bed is heaven! See if this helps the "lower extremity" group. I'm sure that you can get them online, but this kept me from pushing my cold-air-loving hubby out the window-I would miss him if he was gone! Lori Lee

It's snowing here. We have about 4 inches and suppose to get more for the next few days.

The weather drives me nuts. My pelvic pain and leg pain goes nuts when the barometer changes. The only bad part is the summer gets to me just as bad as the winter, maybe worse. Each winter gets worse for me though. I have 4 heating pads but I intend to splurge on an electric blanket after Christmas. I know that should help at night anyway.

Tracy, Colorado weather is horrible on the RSD also. I do believe some states are worse then others for the pain.

Ada

Hello Ada and Lori Lee,
I want to thank you both for your opinions. Lori Lee I have never heard of a bed warmer like that before. I really appreciate the suggestion I am going to check that out and see what i can do. I just wanted to drop a line to let you both know I appreciate the opinions. You take care and hope to talk to you soon.

Sincerely,
Tracy

Weather gets to me also. I can tell when the BP changes are coming days ahead of time also due to having Fibromyalgia. The whole body aches hit me then. I can be feeling fairly decent & then all of a sudden I hurt all over. I think winter is the worst even tho I live in California. I live at approx. 3200 ft & it hasn't been over 32 dgs for days now. We have snow on the ground with more tonight & again in a few days. It is a really moist cold this year so far too with 79% humidity brrrrrrrrrrrr. I like dryer cold, easier to take. Anyway I use to live in NW Iowa, born & raised there & lived most of my adult life there also. I do not miss the below 0 dgs they have been having already this year at all. I would never go outside if I lived back there still. I hate going out here as it is. Atleast when we go shopping it is down hill & a bit warmer.

Good to see some of you............hey Allen, Pismo Pier is pretty cool huih?? I have a GF who lives near their & their temps dont vary all that much. In fact alot of people don't even have AC over there on the coast.

DebbyV

Hi Debby!

Yes it is absolutely gorgeous over there. I have lots of family living around there, and went over to see some of them. When we got to talking we realized that some of us hadnt seen each other since 1968! Gonna change that LOL.

I seriously want to move there because of their great weather, but wife says to far from her 6 kids, and 9 grandkids. I say they will follow us LOL.

Tracy, and everyone...

Massagewarehouse.com has all good stuff...check it out! great prices too!

i'm like a weatherman, i know when a storm is coming or if its gonna be colder... the pain gets so much more intense in the bones and my muscles start cramping up.... hate winter boooooooooo hahah

]Allen,
*LOL* don't laff they just might. I moved from Iowa in 1999 to N Calif & remarried & my two kids followed me out here from Iowa. I am glad to be honest that they did. Altho I wish my son would grow up.

msdrea83,[
Oh I have been predicting bad weather for years & years & years & I am still doing it. I just looked & our BP is 26.68 right now. It is rising & I am aching like crazy. When I looked over to see the weather for tomorrow I see rain/winter mix/snow.

The BP changes in Iowa are alot worse than our here in CA. And the spring & fall were the worst time for me. Still are I guess.

Take care,
DebbyV

WOW it was SO nice to read that other people are going through the same things that I have been going through for over 2 yrs now. The pain and the bone chilling cold when winter comes (HATE WINTER) the breezes that hurt even if in the spring or fall - and the having to bundle up just to kept your RSD leg warm. Thank you everyone for your posts - I don't feel as alone!
Just today I got my first of 3 Lumbar Sympathetic Blocks. My husband and I were looking forward to starting a family but now all of that is on hold while I try to get my RSD pain under control. I live in MN and the weather is brutal up here in the winter. PAINFUL to the extreme. Being that I am 34 I don't want to wait much longer to start a family but I am tired of not sleeping all winter long because of the pain - so tired of it all. Hope that the injections help but am getting a bit bummed - I got my injections at 11 a.m. this morning and my leg heated up and the purple color went away so I was excited. Now at only 8 p.m. my RSD leg is colder to the touch than my 'normal' leg already. I had high hopes but now am not so sure.
Again - I enjoyed reading everyones posts - just to know that I am not the only one out there helps!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes, the cold is absolutely horrible, as well as 115 degree heat. I live in southern california and we have wonderful weather here, i had a series of ketamine infusions and was doing great and i went to oregon where it was 30 degrees and it flared all back up and i ended up having to go through more infusions as soon as i got home because of the cold weather. you arent alone the cold weather is horrrrible!!! all the reason to come to LA! (i live in la, and the weather is for the most part really nice) But the rain... oi... thats when the pain kicks in. My doctor alters our medications seasonally- ie winter more meds summer less... kind of nice because my body hasnt gotten adjusted to medications so we havent had to up them because I was used to them.