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Try living in Fl! After total knee replacement, I can predict a storm hours before. Sharp pain in different part of the knee. But, during IAN I had no pain , that was 16 hours of hell. But at the end of the storm, last 2 hours or so, pain meds and ice. I call my knee the weather gauge. I think many with arthritis have the same issue. But ice, ice, ice. Forget heat for me.
Welcome to Connect @csearch. Just wanted to say hello! I see you've found that you are not alone in your "talents". Cute way to put it. It does stink for sure! I've found out that because of a process called central sensitization the body feels more, kind of like a loud speaker. Here's more about central sensitization from an in depth scientific perspective - in case you are interested...
Pub Med Central - Central Sensitization: A Generator of Pain Hypersensitivity by Central Neural Plasticity:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2750819/#:~:text=Central%20sensitization%20corresponds%20to%20an,efficacy%2C%20or%20a%20reduced%20inhibition
And a more simplified video version from Dr. Sletten of Jacksonville Mayo Clinic -
Central Sensitization Syndrome - Dr. Christopher Sletten:
Knowing the "why behind the what" sometimes helps put the pieces together to better understand but obviously doesn't change the fact that it is what it is. You ask if there are any solutions - unfortunately, only symptom management as you have found out from your own journey. Besides medication, do you find other ways to work through the rise in symptoms during the spring and summer?
I feel the barometric change daily, down to .02 mmHg I thought I was crazy but remembered I got terrible headaches during AZ monsoons, so started collecting data on pain, then after a few months, went back and gathered the weather data. I did this in this way to avoid conditional bias. Once analyzed, I wrote a simple algorithm that warns me to take my pain meds 30 minutes prior to a drop in pressure. I highly recommend barometric apps - the one I use is Barometer Plus, where I can also integrate my algorithm/ warning . It HAS helped, as does weighted blankets, those pain pills, and pain management apps, like Curable. I, too, have a challenge flying, or even a drive up a mountain. Severity has increased since targeted monoclonal antibody infusions every 3 wks for last ten years. I dont wish meteoropathy on ANYONE.
My husband is the same way with his NDPH (New Daily Persistent Headache, 24/7 head pain). He can feel a storm coming in 3 - 4 days before the event too. I wish there was something to block the effects of barometric pressure changes.