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BretN
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BretN is waiting on the Lord: "They that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint." - Isiah 40:31

I was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis at age 44, last year in M...

06/10/08

Does weather (heat and humidity) have an affect on RA?

Hi, I'm getting ready to move to North-East Florida from Northern California and was wondering if weather (hot/Cold/humidity) plays a part in aggravating RA symptoms? I've had RA for a year now (living in Northern Ca), and haven't noticed any big difference from season to season with my symptoms. Any opinions?

Thanks for your help.

Bret

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Stacy
Tuesday, June 10, 2008

I live in Houston.  Where it does not get much hotter or more humid.  The summer months do not seem to aggravate my symptoms.  I find that cold weather seems to make my joints more stiff. 

 

Good luck with your new location!

 

Stacy

AmyAria
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AmyAria is is recovering....*ugh*!

After years of toiling in the corporate jungle, I've now dropped...

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

I've always heard that California only HAS one season!!  Actually Brett, even though I'm very new to all this I'm starting to notice rainy days make me ache.  Although it could just be that rainy days make me blue so I notice pain more.  What can I say, rainy days and Mondays always get me down.Wink

Christine Miller
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I was diagnosed as a toddler with JRA and since then have gone thro...

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Hi Bret,

I think I'm the opposite of a lot of people because hot humid weather makes me flare more.  I live in Maryland and summertime is miserable for me because it can get so humid.  My joints much prefer snow and cold weather.   

 

Christine 

Lizzie
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I am a Realtor in Floriida and my daughter and sister are in CT

Today, Aug. 7th, my RA doctor upped my Methotrexate to 6 a week an...

Friday, July 25, 2008

I was diagnosed with RA one year ago.  I moved to North East Florida 3 years ago.  My RA is very bad with the heavy humidity that we experience here in St Augustine.  Thank God the A/C is a bit cheaper than CT and it helps a great deal during the extremely humid times.  

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I was diagnosed with RA about 5 years ago.

Monday, July 28, 2008

I live in Northeast PA, the weather ALWAYS aggravates my RA! Dampness, himidity, change in the weather...like a Cold Front moving in.  PA is probably one of the worst places to live if you have RA!

LILY
Saturday, August 09, 2008

HELLO I'M 24 YRS OLD AND I ACTUALLY HAD THIS RA FOR A FEW YEARS NOW AND I I'M CURRENTLY LIVING IN TWENTYNINE PALMS CA. WERE THE WHEATER IS CRAPPY LOL THERE'S SO MUCH HUMIDITY AND I'M HAVING THE MOST HORRIBLE FLARES OF MY LIFE I'M PREGNANT AND EVEN SO I'M FLARING UP BAD I'M IN SO MUCH PAIN AND I THINK MY JOINT PREFER COLD DRY WHEATER OF DRY WARM . GOOD LUCK WITH ALL TAKE CARE

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