So I have discovered a very cool pattern to my pain. I will have sudden, severe, generalized joint pain when the barometric pressure drops. It’s really interesting. I’ve been tracking it for over a month now, and it is really predictable. For example, on several occasions, I have been inside a building, and have this really sudden shift in the level of my pain. Each time it has been in the late afternoon, so I have attributed this to being tired and overdone, but when I walk by a window,or step outside, I realize that there is a storm coming. It’s as predictable as the sun. I started tracking the barometric pressure and my symptoms and they match up perfectly.
Anyway, I thought this was kind of cool. I know people with fibromyalgia can have this happen. It’s interesting to see it with PsA.
I'm going to start tracking the barometric pressure with my increase in fatigue - I'm also noticing a pattern.
Yes! My husband laughs when I say, "There's a storm a'comin! I can feel it in ma bones!" (which I say as if I were a 103 year old granny) , but it's ALWAYS true. I plan my week according to the forecast. Really.
Wow, Nym. You really have a better grip on this that I do. Planning ahead? What’s that? Maybe I’ll try that!
nym said:
Yes! My husband laughs when I say, “There’s a storm a’comin! I can feel it in ma bones!” (which I say as if I were a 103 year old granny) , but it’s ALWAYS true. I plan my week according to the forecast. Really.
I think you are absolutely right. I do notice that when is storm is coming (oh and I live in the South so can we say almost every afternoon) I notice a change in the way my hands feel. My husband tells me I am the best weather forecaster he knows!
For me it’s a case of not believing until I see it (or, in this case, experience it). I always thought of that as an Old Wives Tale. Guess those hens knew what they were cackling about!
MAT said:
I think you are absolutely right. I do notice that when is storm is coming (oh and I live in the South so can we say almost every afternoon) I notice a change in the way my hands feel. My husband tells me I am the best weather forecaster he knows!
I live on the West (wet) Coast. Our climate here is very damp especially this time of the year as fall is fast approaching and the dampness is in the air. If I sleep with a window open I ache. I've changed sides of the bed with my husband as he likes the window open a little and I can't tolerate it. I also can't stand air conditioning, it always makes me achy and yes the weather also contributes to aches and pains. My coworker also has arthritis and she often says I can feel the weather is changing.
Smart thinking -- idea stolen :)
nym said:
Yes! My husband laughs when I say, "There's a storm a'comin! I can feel it in ma bones!" (which I say as if I were a 103 year old granny) , but it's ALWAYS true. I plan my week according to the forecast. Really.