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I was sitting in class yesterday and noticed my arm was FREEZING! I had a tee shirt on and a very heavy sweater and I fely like there was a draft coming through my entire arm. I have noticed coldnedd before, but neve like this! Then the pain kills me!Any one notice this? Any ideas to stop the cold and pain?

Hi Courtney,
On Monday, we had a nasty spell of freezing rain/snow, about 3 inches fell in total during the day. My arm was killing me! Felt like it was encased in a tomb of concrete and also cold. Sitting in the jacuzzi tub helped.
I wanted to put my arm on a railroad track!
Yesterday was a beautiful sunny day-I went outside for about an hour-very fun.I want to know if that weather system hit the Detroit area Tuesday??? and if you're feeling so much better today?
The cold/damp weather gets me every time-wanna move to Vegas???

hey,

my arm gets cold too, even in hot humid Atlanta summers. I experience a lot of pain while visiting the Mayo Clinic, in Minnesota, in the middle of winter when the wind chill is something like -20. I think the coldness has to do w/ the fact that we cannot stimulate our arm by muscle. stretching my fingers out does help to get some circulation down there, and once I warm up my hand by having someone else w/ warm hands hold on to it for awhile holding onto it myself for awhile, it does seem to stay warm. but once it reaches the point of freezing cold, it does not want to warm up on its own. I try to keep it warm/blood circulation down there as much as possible b/c that should speed recovery.

john

john

Hi! My husband too has noticed a reaction to colder weather --his hand and arm"lock-up" as he calls it--kinda freeze up or cramp up I guess--and it causes him alot of discomfort--he is already after me to move farther south(we live in Maryland) after our youngest daughter graduates highs school(4 more years)--now with his hand and arm the way it is.....looks like I'm heading south!! Probably will do better on my catcher's knees anywho!!! the idea of a warm jacuzzi sounds wounderful and VERY therapeutic--do you suppose it would be covered by my medical insurance--or if I could write it off on taxes// or both!!??? Have a great day everybody!~~~Suzie~~~

I want a jucuzzi! Allison Ill move to Vegas, that would be great. We have had much rain here in Detroit but no snow, sure has been cold enough though! I HATE WINTER AND ITS NOT EVEN HERE YET!

Girls~
Wait a second.........I live in Chicago!! I hear we have 2 seasons; winter and construction.
Its been cold here and I can't even drive or type! Tell me, does anyone do this when it hurts??? Its my left arm, so when the pain comes on I tilt my head to the left side and squeeze my neck to my shoulder and it cuts off the pain for a second. I feel so weird doing it and I try not to do it in public.
I completely agree with Allison, a hot bath at night helps so much. Or I wrap a small hitting pad around it at night, But I'm going with you all to Vegas. When do we go? I told my husband when are kids are grown I have to move some where warmer. Chicago is NOT a place to live with nerve damage. My Drs at Mayo said more than half of their patients with nerve damage move south.
See ya in Vegas! Kath

herff94,
As Courtney can testify to, WE ALL DO THE HEAD BOW, NECK TILT THING to ease the pain-if only for a second. We talked about this at camp. It freaks people out that don't know what the heck we're doing. Finding that out, and also the way my hand hangs-palm backwards instead of in towards the hip, is completly normal. I'm NORMAL! This was such a relief, just to be normal.