Anyone else a human barometer? Can you tell me why I am??

[~Trish~]

I've always wanted to post about this and now that it's stormy it's reminded me to start a thread LOL!

As long as I can remember I have had awful pains in my knees, hips, and up and down my legs whenever there is a weather change (i.e - pressure drop, about to rain, etc.). I can only describe the pain as hot, searing and achy. As a child I went for test after test (including arthritis and cancer ), but no one can explain it! I was told it was growing pains, but I am now 31 and still experience this pain, I'm pretty sure I've stopped growing LOL!

I haven't had any further tests as I've gotten older, I've just given up on it and put up with the pain. Because of the lack of rain I haven't had as much pain, but today it is stormy and I'm in agony! It is concentrated in my hip and knee joints, but I also have pain in my thighs and shins.

Does anyone else get this? Does anyone know why it happens? I thought it only happened to elderly arthritic people!

[alioops]

I get achey, More so in the bones I have broken, but in other joints too. I guess you are lucky that you can tell when to bring the washing in before it rains

[Indadhanu]

I have RA, and am a weather guage too! I put it down to pressure changes like you said. Though I do get horrible shin pain (which i was also told was growing pain though i can assure you i've stopped growing... unfortunately lol) that I don't think is RA related. Hmmmmm, so really i have no answer. I'd like to know for sure what it is?

[butterfly_warrior]

I'm like this, too... But I'm told it's because of my rheumatoid arthritis.

Thing is, there's nothing about my RA that shows in blood tests - I have a serum negative form.

My rheumy has often advised me to move to somewhere where the barometric pressure is more stable as I will then have less flares than with crazy Sydney weather.

I guess it's possible that you have a mild, serum-negative form of RA that's just enough to give you pains when the weather changes but not enough to give you constant pain. Although, I never though I had constant pain until my rheumy asked me to start feeling it so he could start treating it...

BW

[~Trish~]

Hmm...maybe it is a mild case of RA? It's never been something that's affected me greatly, it's just so painful when the weather is all over the place. I've always had dodgy joints, I wonder if it's related? It was so frustrating when they could find no reason for it when I was a child, people thought I was making it up! Luckily my mum always believed me.

I'd still love to know why and how the weather affects it, it seem so bizarre!

[butterfly_warrior]

As for the mechanism behind how it works - I wish I knew too!

I shall have to try to remember to ask my rheumy...

BW