Re: Dry climate question for PA

[Guest guest]

Hi Quyrah,

I've lived in Indiana, Virginia and Alabama and have just as awful in each

of them. I personally don't notice a difference between cold and warm

weather either except that I'm more active in warm weather and that probably

helps my joints.

Aprle

[Guest guest]

Quyrah,

I'm sorry you don't feel welcome in the group, I have been a member for a while,

but just recently started posting again. From what I have experienced I have

always been welcome to post and so has everyone else who has come for

support/advice so I hope that you feel that you can always come for help.

I grew up in Arizona and after living in some other climates for a while,

Australia and now Minnesota, both which are far different from AZ, I have found

that in some aspects living in AZ was a bit better for my P and PA. I have

definitely learned this past winter that my P does not do well in the winter

because of the need to run the heat all the time and drying out the air so much,

far more than the naturally dry air in AZ. I can't really say whether the dry

climate effected my PA as I have been pregnant pretty much the whole time I have

been here in MN and that has made my PA worse. If you have the ability to move

to AZ and are able to tolerate the summer, now that I have experienced living in

other climates, I would choose somewhere in the southwest over any other climate

as it seems to be that my P and PA were better controlled than in other

climates.

Axelrod

[Guest guest]

Quyrah--

I may have missed something but I can't imagine that you are not welcome to

post whenever you want. I notice the site has been quiet lately. I don't

know if it is just spring fever (we blame everything on spring fever around

here this time of year) or if everybody is just so busy. I have been very

busy with personal and work stuff. I barely get to skim the posts these

days but I hope things quiet down for me soon.

As to climate....there was a lot of discussion about that when I first

joined, almost 2 years ago now. I found it very interesting that people who

lived in a damp climate thought dry would be better. I, who live in a dry

climate always feel better when I go to the west side of the state where it

is much moister. The docs in Spokane, which is the nearest big town to me

say that the cold winters are hardest on P sufferers. So I guess what I am

getting to is.........there is no answer.

I send my best wishes and hope you continue to post.

Cheri

[Guest guest]

Hi Quyrah,

I haven't been following the posts as closely as I would like but

hopefully everyone will feel welcome here...and be able to have their

own opinion....as long as we all are nice to each other...it should

work.

I have just visited Arizona and my pa got worse but it could have

been the abrupt change in climate.

Take Care,

Marti

[Guest guest]

Quyrah' ,

I really do not know what to tell you about the climate you should

be in but I do want you to know you are welcomed here and we need you

here. Ask questions and I know someone here will be able to answer it.

Keep posting ! Zoella

" If you think you are too small to make a difference, you have never

been in bed with a mosquito. "

[Guest guest]

Dear Quyrah,

I don’t really have any answer to your question, but felt like I should

write you anyway. I live in Florida where we have just the opposite

situation on humidity. I have talked to people who have moved to dry

climates and I think most of them have felt better. I think a lot of it is

where you are coming from that makes the difference. I think warm weather

is normally easier on the joints, so my situation is different in Florida

compared to you (if you lived in a northern climate). I hope that makes

sense. Right now it’s early in the morning and I didn’t sleep well due to

the increase in my predinsone.

I also wanted to tell you that once I felt the same way you did, that no one

was listening when I posted an email. I really don’t think that is the

case. Sometimes no one has an answer for you, or maybe your situation is so

overwhelming they don’t know where to start. (I’m pretty sure a lot of

people felt that way with me when I first posted.) I wanted to encourage

you to not give up and to keep posting. Not everyone checks the board

everyday and you may have just hit a slow time for email. For you to not be

welcome you would have to have posted something really offensive and you

would know that was the reason you felt uncomfortable. Don’t let it bother

you and keep reaching out. It doesn’t hurt to ask the question over and

over until someone responds to you. All of the moderators are just

wonderful and you can always reach out to one of them. I know they made me

feel very welcome when I joined.

Anyway, keep on trying and don’t give up. Good luck with the weather change

and I would definitely go for a visit before I made such a big decision like

moving. Stay a month or so and make sure you really do like it. I see so

many people move to Florida from up north and they are sure Florida is going

to be their paradise. Then they get here and realize that life is only life

no matter where you are. True the weather is beautiful and so are the

beaches, but if you need to work when you are here, it’s not like “vacation”

anymore. Just give yourself a trial period before you made a big move.

Take care and write me anytime you need to talk. Sincerely, Fran in Florida

[Guest guest]

Hi Quyrah,

Of course you will be welcome.

I can't really help you with your question as I live in a pretty wet climate.

All I will say is that on the couple of occasions that I have went to a

country with a warmer dry climate, the P and A have improved. I would love to

live

somewhere warm and dry during the winter months.

Hope you are having one of the better days.

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 4/12/2004 11:33:20 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

denise.axelrod@... writes:

If you have the ability to move to AZ and are able to tolerate the summer,

now that I have experienced living in other climates, I would choose somewhere

in the southwest over any other climate as it seems to be that my P and PA were

better controlled than in other climates.

Axelrod

I live in New York and the dampness and the cold seem to bother my PA a

great deal. This past October my husband and I took a trip across country and

we

spent several weeks in Arizona and Nevada. We visitied the Grand Canyon and

I was walking out there in minimal pain. My husband has a video of me walking

down the canyon and he commented in the video how great I was doing and you

would never know I was in pain.. As soon as I came back to NY the pain began

again . I would love to move there, however we are planning to buy a house

in Florida since I have my aging mother there and my sister and many other

family members. I know I would feel better in arizona but then I would be

lonely without knowing anyone.

JANET

[Guest guest]

Hi Quyrah!

> I'm a little hesitant about posting lately. I'm probably just

> sensitive but get the feeling I may not be welcomed.

Don't be so shy! You are welcome, most certainly!

> Anyway, I have

> a question. How many here live in dry climates and still suffer from

> PA?

If it is of any help: I work at a remote mountaintop in weekly shifts, so I

dramatically change environment every week. One week I spent at work, 2600

meters above sea level in the midst of the Atacama desert, where the average

yearly humidity is about 15%. Then I spent one week at home, at the coast, in a

particularly humid area (above 80%).

I have not noticed any change of PA which I could trace to humidity. What I do

notice is a slightly higher tendency to inflammation when I'm on the mountain;

this is probably caused by the lower air pressure, and not by humidity changes.

The psoriasis does change with humidity, but not for better nor worse - rather I

shed more dry skin when on the mountain, while at the coast there is more

tendency to build up thicker scales.

Cheers,

Manfred.

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[Guest guest]

I have lived in places the full length of Australia's east coast. The cold

doesn't worry me that much but the extreme humidity of the north, caused a

lot of problems. Anyone else find difficulty with humidity rather than

temperature ?

Greg.

[Guest guest]

Hi,

We live in Arizona and my husband has RA and I possibly have PA. I

really do not think the hot weather helps it so much because the

heat really puts stress on your system. Also it is not so dry here

anymore we are getting humidity now that never occured here before.

This is my humble opinion!

a

[Guest guest]

hi,

i'm going every year to the dead sea in israel, for

about 4-6 weeks. it's very dry there. the sun is very

srong and not cancering. after such a period of time i

naturally gain back some of the body trenght, my skin

is clean of psoriasis and i lose abot 75% of the pain

in the joints. it does not last for ever but it's

wonderfull.

arie

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 4/13/2004 3:52:20 PM Eastern Standard Time,

hendo7@... writes:

s. Anyone else find difficulty with humidity rather than

temperature ?

Hi Greg, I live in Florida which is also very humid and I have trouble when

the humidity is very high...my flares have always been worse in summer when it

is very humid.

[Guest guest]

Hi Greg,

I had'nt really thought about humidity until it was mentioned in this group.

I live in Scotland and was working in Ireland until I had to go on to LTD. I

worked 12 hour shifts in a cleanroom environment where you would'nt know if it

was sunny or snowing outside and the himidity should always be pretty constant

but quite often I would really be struggling with the pain of A and when I

would finish my shift in the morning I would walk out to find it raining. Don't

know if it was coincidence or my body picking up the change in atmosphere

while walking to work. Strange!

Take care,

[Guest guest]

I'll jump in with my two cents on this topic. I live

in the north and this past winter was the worst of my

life, the cold is paralyzing and it is still cold (we

may see 60 this weekend!!) I also live on the shores

of Lake Huron, it is frequently foggy and humid, but I

haven't been able to determine how much of a factor it

is. When I lived in Arizona, I didn't have any

autoimmune diseases, so I can't compare. If it would

only warm up around here I'm sure I'd feel much better

Warm blessings, Jane

[Guest guest]

Dear

It think it does have more to do with humidity than heat. I mean, I use heat

packs and the warm sun on my back in winter and autumn to ease the pain of

the pA and that doesn't worry the P. Humidity means heat and sweat, swaps

energy etc. You feel weaker and the sweat keeps the skin and P moist (and

SALTY) all the time. So we tend to bath/shower more which also keeps the

skin wet and adds soap, shampoo chemicals etc to the mix as well. It only

makes sense that the P doesn't like all this and plays up. What do you think

?

Greg.

[Guest guest]

i was was wondering the same thing , is dry climate good for pa because imight

be moving to AZ in a month any help with this would be really helpfull. bye

monica NY

[Guest guest]

hi jane,

as i wrote a few times before, in the dead sea, israel

the weather is so dry and so warm that sometimes i

feel like cooking the body. Gradually, about two weeks

after staying there, the body starts feeling some

relaxation which i do not feel for about 25 years

being ill. the problem is that you have to stay there

4 weeks at least. after that the psoriasis is gone and

the artritis influence is minimal.

ariek

[Guest guest]

Scotland??? Ireland??? I yearn to visit there! I'm currently tracing my

family roots, and on my fathers side it is die hard irish....maybe one of

these days... I had a really good opportunity 3 yrs ago, but I was pregnant

and the hoof and mouth thing was going on, and they just woulnd't let me

travel =(

-

[Guest guest]

Hi

You wrote:

Scotland??? Ireland??? I yearn to visit there!

I can tell you the people of both counties would make you feel welcome.

Take care,