How are all Fibro People coping with the heat we are experiencing at the moment?
I am finding it unbearable, as with already have heat in my body, the outdoors is unbearable.
I was at work today and our office has Air Conditioning and it felt great. Until, I finished work and left the building how HOT it really was outside. I have a 30 min walk to get home and I was toasted by the time I got home.
I am finding the pains in my hands are bad at the moment and I am also experiencing pains in my elbow areas too.
Staying calm and positive I am getting on with my day.
Hi Bee, so sorry your finding the hot weather a burden. I'm afraid though that I absolutely loving it. The warmth really eases my muscles and I feel so much better when the hot weather comes around.
Hi Bee the sun has never agreed with me, pity as I would of always liked a tan. I tend to keep out of it as much as possible.like you I am having real problems with my hands at the miniute they keep swelling and are very painful trying to type and tex is a bit of a nightmare at the min but Im plodding on.Im certainly staying cool got fan going full blast take care gentle hugs
I love summer..the heat is much better for the Fibro, SS and AO..we are in winter here-Aus...Fibro hates winter for me. Isn't it it just sooooo interesting how we all are..some where their Fibro hates the heat and visa versa..just goes to show how it's so very different for each of us..:-) xxx
Hi all; isn't that funny....for me the Hot weather is the worst....that's when I get the "burning" sensations....last November, when we had a heat Wave here, that's when I had to increase my Amitriptylline to stop the pain....and still find it's the only med/treatment that relieves that pain........Bron
Feeling for you Bee..I'm the same and it's winter here..unreal isn't it..the IA really hates the winter and it loves the summer as does the Fibro..I've git one finger on my right hand that I can still use..hence my posts..lol..gentle hugs from over the seas..hope thing get better for you really soon...I've got special arthritis fingerless support gloves on....still sore, hot water bottle for each hand. Lol....Started taking tumeric tabs today...just couldn't get enough in my food...bit pricey..on top of the rest....here's hoping...be blessed :-) xx
Hi Bee you have my every sympathy, I am going through exactly the same, I wish you could all see me trying to type pressing keys with a pen. hands fingers very painful. all day yesterday I had trouble gripping stuff, oh the joys of having fibro take care gentle hug thinking of you. hope your manging to keep cool
Hi christine Im in pain what ever the weather, the hot weather has never agreed with me, even before the fibro. hope your managing to keep warm we are in summer time in the uk we are in a heat wave, Im just about managing to keep cool. no sleep again last night Ive got a pounding head and painful hands fingers never mind onwards upwards keep warm take care gentle hug. seems funny saying to you to keep warm when we are boiling hot
Hi Bee did you manage to get some sleep, I didnt Ive got visitors coming in a bit. Ive got a pounding head in quite abit of pain at the min. are you managing to keep cool my fan is on full blast take care thinking of you gentle hug
Hi all; I am reading your messages, and am concerned. Do any of you take Amitriptylline and any anti-inflammatories? These are what I find really helps when the heat hits us (the Amitriptylline for the Fibro pain, and the anti-inflammatories for the joint pain) otherwise if you find you can't take either of these, how about trying some steroid injections into the finger joints (other joints).....I had several over a period of a couple of years, going back at least 4 years, and don't have that problem, really, at all, now. (my Rhuemy would inject 3 joints at a time, and then I'd go back in 3 months and have more joints injected....fingers/toes/ankles/wrists/shoulders/knees/hips/ribs....you name a joint, I had it injected.....it is worrying to know that so many of you are hurting so, and am wondering if you are receivinng the good treatment that I am lucky to have had???....thinking of you all....Bron
Hi Bronwyn Im not on any tablets for anything my gp is concerned about me not being on anything. But Ive reacted so badly to everything Ive taken?I will have a word with her about steroid injections as hands fingers are really bad.Im in so much pain with them trying to type text hold anything is a nightmare at the min Im battling a really bad headache at the min, and Ive visitors coming this afternoon. I dont want to put them off as I never get visitors during the day.not feeling great today at all. never mind plod on. sounds like your being really taken good care by your health proffessionals mine arnt so good.thinking of you take care gentle hug
I went to Able world on sunday and got me some aids I got a cup which has got 2 handles on. as I cant hold a cup with 1 hand. I also got some cutlery which is specially designed for people that are having trouble holding normal knife fork. mu husband has had to start chopping my food up. Ive also noticed its taking me forever to eat a meal now Ive got the headache from hell today, doing great between us take care hun thinking of you xx
Me back, Kaz; can I ask (what prob sounds like a silly...and going to be a Long winded answer) what have you tried, medication wise, and any natural therapies, like physio/pilates etc? I agree with your GP, there are so many new meds on the Fibro list now, as more research is being done, and new medications being recommended, that there May Just be something that could help????....only out of concern, as I Know that I couldn't/wouldn't be able to survive without same....even Gabapentin??.....talk again in morning.....actually may not get back as quickly, as have 2 of grandchildren over staying for a couple of days...school hols here......Bron
Hi Kaz, sorry to read your not having the best of days. Hope you enjoy having company today though.
Im not having a particularly good day either. Quite a lot of discomfort from yesterday. Aside from my left hip that had the treatment my back is really sore from travelling and being moved about from bed to theatre trolley and so on. Then I woke up and Chris my hubby had had to go out, went downstairs and my freezer door was slightly open. Checked to see damage and I've lost half the contents of the freezer. I've just dumped all the defrosted stuff in the bin and ice creams down the sink. I've got enough defrosted meat to have a bbq for six, if only I was up for it.
After that wake up call my youngest daughters boyfriend called me to say that she's had a number of blackouts since yesterday. At least I know she's being looked after by him.
Well....that was a good old venting!!! 😳 seriously though, I really hope you start to feel a little more on the up soon. Damn this fibro thing, it sure knows how to knock us about doesn't it?
Finally congrats on your poetry debut on here, I'm not sure I could be brave enough to follow Maggers. Well done 😀!
How lovely having your grandchildren over to stay that will keep you buisy You name every tablet their is on the market Ive tried it. 2 months ago my gp tried me with a pain patch put me on a very low dose, the lowest she could go.I put it on, on the monday and by the wed I was very ill dave had to phone our local shrop doc as it was out of hours he said to take the pain patch off immediatly for dave to keep an eye on me for me to get in touch with my gp. which I did she said I am so worried about you and tablets the affect they have on you. Ive been taking Strong 600mg of Ibroprophen but they arnt agreeing with me now. Im going to speak to her see what else we can come up with. Im using a hot waterbottle Ive brought some bio freeze I grit my teeth through the pain my pain threshold has always been excellent but fibro pain is something else. have a lovely time with your grandchildren take care gentle hugs
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