A good doc makes all the difference in the world and good Rheumotologist is very hard to come by. I have a great one, but the first one I saw was awful. So bad that my primary care doc won’t let anyone in his office send any patients there. I have a great team of docs that work well together, my primary care doc, my Rheumotologist and Mr pulmonologist work so very well together. I couldn’t ask for better and for us that can make all the difference in the world. Don’t just settle, keep going until you find a doc that will listen to you.
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I am always better in warm not really hot weather the cold and damp really make my joints hurt

I do not do well in damp wet or humid weather. Dry heat is the best for me.

My rheumatologist does not agree that warmer weather is better than colder weather. He feels that when you have RA and OA you will be hurting no matter where you move to. I beg to differ. I feel better with the warmer weather. As long as it's not to humid. The cold weather does bother my joints badly. We now reside in Florida from October thru May and down state NY for the summer months. We have been doing this since 2020 and I have been doing better.

Rarely get very hot weather and only short spells of really cold weather in Stoke-on-Trent in North Midlands of England. Cold and damp weather are the ones I find more general discomfort. So far Methotrexate and Hydroxchloroquine make a big difference to my life style.