Weather related?

I take B6, and use heat, a heated matress pad is wonderful. I use capsaicin based creams, also. Some people have good luck taking cayenne supplements. Tumeric and ginger are supposed to help as well. Something about the changing barometric pressure makes the pain more intense.

I'm afraid I don't have any tips or help for you on this but I can certainly relate to 'the weather' we had horrible thunderstorms here last night, for hours and hours, and it's still raining this morning. This after over a foot of snow just a few days ago. I will certainly keep you in my prayers though and if I hear of any tips I'll pass them on. Oh you know what I just thought of - my ex-mother-in-law suffered from arthritis and had to give up crochetting because of it. A month or so ago my ex found some parifin (wax) in some boxes of his mothers (she passed away many years ago but he's never gone through all of her stuff). Well, he said she used it, the wax, for her hands - she warmed it up and would 'soak' her hands in it and it helped with the pain. I have no idea how long or anything but it may be something to check into.

I believe you have arthritis. A lot of people might recommend Tylenol Arthritis. However, I have arthritis in my spine, and it doesn't do jack for me. The weather always makes it act up and hurt worse. I recommend a chiropractor if you can afford it. The first one I tried was a quack, but the second was a miracle worker. He was a Christian and God was using him. He helped me get rid of the cane, and he is now helping my mother.

For me when I get those stiff feet during the morning after a cold windy night. I dip my feet in lukewarm water just to soften the muscles up. If it doesn't go away, I drink a dose of painkiller and its all gone. Hard to walk down the road with a stiff foot. You'd never know if you're gonna fall down coz your wobbling all over the place.

I know how you feel. I was born with dislocated hip. Had broken bones and such. everytime the weather changes I feel it. I start limping cause it hurts my hip. everything aches. Usually all I do is soak in a hot bath or use a heating pad. Sometimes 800mg of Ibuprofin helps but still.

I had a spinal fusion done in November of 2007 and I can tell you that it is a common problem. It's in the 50's here in Florida today and my back is raging. At this moment, I am sitting on a heating pad after taking 2 Ibuprofens. Of course, all this is after taking my morning regimen of pain medication. On days like today, all you can really do is try to find a position that's the most comfortable and try to stay in it for the day. Limit movement as much as possible, take either Ibuprofen or pain medication and apply heat as needed. I also had a fusion in my neck in 2002 and when it gets cold, it aches and bothers me. My mother-in-law had a spinal fusion in the same place as mine, but she had hers like 10 years ago and she still experiences pain when the temperature drops or it rains. She has a morphine pump implanted in her stomach because she almost severed her sciatic nerve and it was horribly painful. Even with the pump, she has to take Darvocet orally when it comes to the weather. I'm sorry that you are in so much pain. I really do know how it feels. I'm not 100% recuperated from mine yet.

I do not have arthritis or rather not that serious, mainly in my hands and inner knees and exercise and moving about makes me feel better - it is mostly stiffness. I do, however, have seasonal affected disorder, and when it is clouded over, whitened over in winter --no blue sky showing, or if it is overcast, I get very tired and even if I move around, my eyelids start to fall. I know that I cannot sit still for that long (hard to make money on myLot that way) and I have to do everything to be active.

I know where I've had my sprains, breaks & other deep injuries, it hurts when its cold and sometimes during bad weather. I have been fortunate that I've never had anything as serious as your problems, but the whiplash in my neck hurts a lot of the time and cold just makes it hurt more.

I believe that weather can play a part in the pain that is felt. Though I haven't had any surgeries. I have felt the pressure when the weather is changing. Sometimes ibuprophen helps, rubbing on some menthol cream such as hot & icy or something to that nature. Don't usually take it completely away but it does ease it up some.