The cold is hard, no getting around it. During this fibromyalgia study at the Neuromodulation
Lab one of the tests is to apply heat to one arm to a perceived pain level of 6 out 10, then your other arm is in an ice bath and believe me, it is all I can do to continue and focus on the heat application. The cold is excruciating. I am not sure what they find their results to be, but I hate that part, no doubt.

For now my parents are alive and in the northeast US. They travel to warm places in the winter. I truly loathe the southeast for its humidity, as painful to me as cold. I have lived in the desert, before all this. Who knows. My partner may retire in 4 years or so. Much remains to be seen.

For now I just ordered a 2nd electric blanket, more long lasting and better settings than a throw. Good heating pads, baths...all to cope.

I don't do very well when the temperatures drop in mid-October. This week has been very painful (temps in low 60s). I have been having neck pain off and on from a bad fall last winter and experience pain in knees when I go into a flare. I woke up this morning exhausted and in pain from neck to knees. I have been taking tramadol with Motrin for the past 4 days. I had plans to organize some rooms and it will be going at a slower rate than I had hoped. October/November and March/April are always the worst for me.

Cold and wet are the worst for me. But my family my friends are all here in New York. Not leaving anytime soon. I do shake intensely when I get really cold. Bundling does help me I have to make sure my knees stay warm. I wish you all the best hugs 💙❤️💜💚🙏

I visited Colorado several times... It was beautiful! When it gets really cold here in January I sleep with two comforters and a heating pad on my stomach!

A suggestion is to put a blanket under your fitted sheet.