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Gosh, just looking out my big picture windows, the snowfall on the ground and trees is beautiful! Being out there and shoveling it is a big pain in the neck, since the doc took me off antibiotics several weeks ago and the body aches has slowly found it's way back into my system.
My husband knew this and forced our two kids to go out there and shovel, while he sat at this computer playing backgammon. I checked on the kids and saw they were outside sniveling and crying not knowing what or how to do what their daddy told them to do. I felt so bad and went out there to show them and worked alongside with them until the mission was done.
It was slightly exhilerating for a little while at first, being out there in the cool fresh snow... but yeah, my body did suffer! There is just no win-win.
I also had to clear out the ashes from the fireplace from the night before, clear off the snow from our back porch and steps, dig through the snow to get more firewood from the woodpile, clear as much snow off and haul them up to the backdoor of the porch, bring some firewood into the house and start up a new fire. All this was done while my husband snapped at everyone and played his backgammon games online while he watched. He has no empathy for any of his family members sick or in pain for he is the KING.
I work part-time, one evening a week, teaching 2 ASL classes. Once my daughter was sick for a couple days, which was during the same night that I had to teach. After I came back home, my daughter said to me, "Mommy, please don't ever leave me at home with Daddy when I sick. He makes me feel worse and is so mean."
I understand exactly how my daughter feels, as I recieve this same kind of abuse and lack of understanding from him. One way or another, I don't know how I am ever to get well, as long as I am stuck in this kind of unhealthy environment.
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I too feel much better in the snow....I feel much worse in the heat and humidity of the summer.
I have often wondered the reason why.....perhaps the cold reduces a feeling of inflammation?
Frankly even the "cushioning" and "insulating" effects of the snow are a real treat for me lyme-wise. The snow lessens the impact of each step on my joints, and also seems to muffle noise....which is a blessing for those with lyme-related hyperacusia.
Yay for snow!
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I find this puzzling, as just the other day I was complaining because here in Texas, we actually got a brief bit of weather that felt rather like....winter.
I griped all day. Felt like I had even more arthritis than *normal* days.
I decided that I didn't like really cold days.
You think ya'll are differnt from us "Suthners?"
Of course I don't really like the really hot days or the days that have any humidity in them at all....which just leaves a few days in Spring & Fall where I am physically happy with the weather.
But crisp Spring & Fall weather make me want to get out there and plant a garden, which I am physically incapable of doing for longer than 5 minutes at a time.
Hmmmmph!
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map1131
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This is so strange that some feel better in cold and some feel better in heat. I have so much more pain and aching in the winter.
I was down to zero pain killers or maybe one in the morning last summer and fall. It has been a mild winter for us. But I can't get warm. When I cold I ache!!!!
Let a cold front move through and it passes right through my body. Weather greatly effects me.
I'm hypothyroid and have been for 20 yrs, but I'd rather be hot than cold anyday.
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I'm with Acorn and santa-pax...
I feel so much better in the cold. I love snow, (except to shovel of course)! I miss it. Sometimes when the pain and inflammation is worst, I picture myself making snow angles or out sitting in the snow.
I am completely heat intolerant.
Ice packs are my friend.
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I'm in good company with Santa and Trueblue.
I have no tolerance for heat it makes me physically ill to the point of getting nausea.
I have a pool and air conditioning now and think back to when I was a kid and didn't have those things, and I'm grateful I didn't get this until adulthood. I never would have survived.
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