PN and Hot, Hot Weather––Any Change in Your Symptoms?

No balance issue here but more numbing and tingling sensations are being felt in my feet. It could be due to the impossible heat wave here. Or, it may be due to my using ice on my back or taking Advil for lower back pain ( I seem to be sensitive to medications). Even a Salonpas patch seemed to make my heart beat faster. And, then there is stress which seems to exacerbate what we are already feeling. Daily life with PN may require microscopic examination. The heat wave was made worse by Canadian forest fires but will soon be made better by cool Canadian air which will have temps going from high 90s into the 70s. A bumpy ride for all!

Because my PN is large-fiber, meaning I'm blessed with no pain but too generously blessed with balance issues, I was curious to know if there might possibly be a connection between hot weather and worsening balance. I doubted there was, and going by what I've felt in the past few days, I stil doubt there's a provable connection; not a major one, any way.

So, on we go! 🙂
Ray (@ray666)

Hi, Gus

It may be just me (so much involving PN elicits that phrase "just me") but I've come to the conclusion that my PN-related balance issues are unrelatedl to the prolonged hot weather we've had in the West. My bålance issues ("my" = "just me" 🙂 ) appear to have a mind of their own!

Cheers!
Ray (@ray666)

Hi, aunttonipage (@aunttonipage)

Which symptom issues were affected?

Ray (@ray666)

" … but no problem at all to identify cold (especially frigid) … "

You got that right, Barb! 🙂 I've a friend whose PN is chemo-induced. She and I will be the only two among a group of friends on a sultry summer's night who are wearing sweaters or jackets. We'll get weird looks. But that's okay. Weird looks are a positive sign in my book. 🙂

Ray

Hot weather and humidity dramatically increase my numbness which goes back down to its base level as temperatures drop

Which begs the question: If there is an impact, how much is due to temperature and how much is the influence of humidity? Having grown up in NYC and over the years having lived on both coast, I know what an influence humidity can be.

Thanks for mentioning this, @serenafix .
Ray

Hi, @arcuri24 -
I definitely think stress exacerbates the problem - in fact, I am convinced that stress added to any previously present bodily affliction, increases the discomfort. My personal observation/belief is that everything in nature is connected in one way or another. Scientists have evaluated and organized their lists of classifications, and those help us to narrow things down for identification, etc., but in the end, I believe all the parts are dependent upon the whole. (Everything is connected.)
Looking forward to the cooldown along with you!

Barb

Mine, too, Ray!!
~ barb

And then there’s also the dew point too, I think heat might be the main culprit, because on humid damp winter rainy days I don’t notice it as much. I suppose heat just inflames things, makes things swell a little.