Winter Blues

So the time has come for the winter blues.  It has now been almost a month since the Christmas holidays and you can tell peoples mood has been changing.  Especially now with the extreme cold we have had.  I don't find it too bad...but I am so afraid of falling on all the darn ice!  I am clumsy enough without the help of ice!!!  I find it hard during the winter because I am usually in more pain that in the summer months...and add that to the fact that I cannot do the usual winter activities (ski, skate etc).  So I want the summer back!!!

Also - the last week or so, I have been getting sharp pains in my left wrist.  My wrists are always painful...but this is different and it is usually when I am on the computer or writing.  Could it be carpal tunnel?  Hopefully not as I already have trouble at work with all the typing.

I hope everyone is staying warm and happy during the winter months!!!

-L 

On a side note...I am now on twitter, and have no clue what I am doing...lol.  I thought it would be easier to know when I have added a new post.  Click on the follow me on twitter!

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  1. DFW360January 22, 2011 at 8:34 PM

    I had wrist pain like that a number of years back and attributed it to RA, but it turned out to be caused hashimoto's disease, another autoimmune disease which has some overlapping symptoms with RA.

    It's mainly a thyroid disorder, but affects many areas of the body. I sometimes have a similar tightness above my Achilles tendons. If you have some of the other symptoms, it might be worth checking out.

    http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/hashimotos-disease/DS00567/DSECTION=symptoms

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  2. LindsayJanuary 23, 2011 at 7:57 PM

    Thank you :)

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