@Boom_Boom... Good point never even thought of that.
So much to think about, Where are the Arthritic People who moved to the warmer places with low humidity?....Lol
I want to hear their testimony"s...I really appreciate all of you!

Since you have done the good things, I suggest you go "somewhere" for 6 months and see if it helps. I have more often heard of people moving to drier climes for ashthma and breathing problems than arthritis.

Gretchen your right, I would love to be able to do that some where in the mid- winter months where the humidity is low. Someday Soon! Pacific Northwest is so beautiful but my body just can't take it anymore. My quality of life is not good due to this weather. When the humidity drops to 45 and lower I do alright, but just not enough of those days here for me. It's been warm here but the "humidity to high," for me." Thank you for you suggestions. Someone posted something about the Arthritis Foundation in the state of chioce, Thank you for that @Happytrvir I am going to check that out to see where they go, and how their doing since they re-located. For I can not take any of the TNF inhibitors they have out there for "my type of arthritis".
Thank you again!
Wishing you Good Health & Happiness.

My mother's arthritis is helped so much by what she eats. She is gobbling down blueberries by the pint! She says they help her immensely. She took her first walk on the beach today on the Cape. She swears it's the blueberries doing their magic on her pain. She has Osteo and R.A.

angels: My Mother spent some time up in the Pacific NW and her joints would swell to 3 times their normal size. She couldn't open bottles or do other simple things, so I fully understand where you're coming from.

We moved her to Southern California and she did fine. Her joints became normal size and she could do most normal things again, so there's hope for you!

The desert SW is a good suggestion. It does get cold in the winter, tho, and sometimes there's heavy snow. You might want to look into more southern cities, like Tucson.

Las Vegas is a good suggestion, and there's also nearby Henderson, Nevada.

Southern California is also good although expensive in comparison to the other places.

Good luck in your hunt and take care of yourself!

@Bowsprit ...I am running out to buy blueberries tomorrow! I have Blueberry bushes in my back yard but not ripe yet, need more sun for that...lol..
I usually have fruit in the morning for breakfast with Greek yogart or oatmeal and almonds and fruit for lunch for now on I will make the main fruit I eat will be just Blueberries for awhile, I will definitly give it a try. Thank you!

@ easytraveler... Yep, That is exacally how it is someday's, the simple little task in life some take for granted for me are so hard, what you mentioned even just a simple little walk or getting out of a chair...the swelling the never ending pain... ugh!
Thank you for your understanding!!! I am so glad she is doing better! I am sure her world is like a new beginning and you helped make that possible for her. That's a great testimony!
I have been hearing lately Southern California good place to live but expensive...Shoot!
I love some parts of California, too!! Maybe I could find a situation of huge house shared living but like a separate living quarters... I use to have a house like that in Washington, and I rented out my down stairs they had their own Entry,kitchen,livingroom,bedroom,bathroom, but they had to share the laundryroom with me..Something like that would be nice and it will be located in a nice safe neighborhood and land in my lap...lol... (dreaming). As you can tell I am not looking to buy this time.
Las Vegas and Desert SW, I have heard a few times now also along with Albuquerque Mexico I never heard of Henderson, Nevada I will check it out, but these are places I would love to be educated on as in where the safer places are to live expensives and medical care facilities I here the weather very nice on bodies with arthritis.
To learn about these places is usually best from the ones whom live there...?
Thanks Again Easytraveler for your advice-concern and you take care also, very nice of everyone to take time out to write. I really-really do appreciate it.
I Wish you Great Health and Happiness!

Has your rheumatologist considered whether this could be rheumatoid arthritis?

Gretchen: If he hasn't, she definitely needs a new doctor! There are a wide range of meds out there for RA now. Anyway, chronic pain is awful to deal with.

I agree. My sister is enduring it. A pain specialist would also be in the mix perhaps. I don't think relocation is the answer.

I disagree. The OP should not rule out relocation in order to get a more livable life.

The rain in Spain falls mainly in the Pacific Northwest. That humidity is a real killer for people with arthritis.

I don't disagree, and apparently it isn't a family but a single. I would still test it for myself by a prolonged stay rather than rely on a travel board anecdote. I would also rather have an answer to my medical problem first. And depending on my community contacts and family, I would consider that before moving to an entirely strange place.
I deal with arthritis in a humid southeast. And don't really notice a difference.

Travel to the desert for a weekend or more and see how you feel. For a family
member, there was an obvious reduction in pain in a few days. The area has it's negatives, but being in less pain is huge positive. Pain returns in humidity including CA.

A lot of people who live in and around Tucson retreat to the White Mountains to escape the worst of the summer's heat, so that's another thought, to divide your time between two still-nearby locations.

Hi Guys been gone for a while and notice more posts- @ Gretchen ..You mention you live in the southeast with arthritis and don't really notice the difference,..difference in what? Then you ask me if my doctor concidered if it was R.A...? What again?
I have Ankylosing Spondylitis and Fibromyalgia with Chronic pain... A.S .is a lot like R.A. Crippling painful arthritis, My spine is fusing together and my immune system is attacking itself . when it comes to the pain side of things and the meds they use for it. there Pretty much the same meds used but, There is no cure! As I stated I can not take the TNF inhibitors they have out there for my type of arthritis. because of my cancer history, and being TB dormant. I do and try a lot of natrual path type healing as I mentioned in other post, try to keep moving and take my mind else where from the pain as much as I can.
I have been warmer places less humidity and felt like a kid,(as in moving better with less pain) so i know I do better. I also have seen pain specialist. and I do need to try a place out in mid-winter...as you mentioned and great advice also, to see what I think... I did not come her for antedotes as you stated...I think you getting off track for why I came here...
" I came here to here people's testimonies whom have relocated living with arthritis that "moved to the lower humiity places"... because my mind is made up on re-location! Which I am glad I did, because I got great answers from others about their relatives who are doing better from re-locating! to such low humidity places. I also wanted to know where these places were and I had a lot of great answers here from people whom live in different areas with the climate I am looking for, which was my objective ..
So Thank you Everyone who responed and cared I got a lot of great Ideas, My Rhematologist also agrees with a lot of the areas mentioned here for relocation... Which was my purpose!. Thank you
Take Care ..I wish you Good Health and Happiness!

To Angelsrnx2u...I was so glad to read your comments etc, not glad that you suffer from the conditions that you have, but I thought I was reading about me in your first post. I too have some of what you mentioned, as well as other conditions, and are also in pain alot with limited mobility. I started going online today to search for "where to move with fibromyalgia" etc and came up with others in the same situation. I live on the east coast and can't take the summer humidity nor can I deal with the cold, snow or shoveling. From what I gather, it would make sense to relocate to a low humidity state/city, though it takes some time to really research an area, that you would find suitable to live. Everyone is different and looks for different things, depending on your situation. I will continue to research, as it is not only too expensive to live here, I have a very poor quality of life because of my physical condition. I love my neighbors, grew up in this town but if there is another climate that would make living a lot more bearable....I think I really need to consider it. I wouldn't want to move to a location that the climate was great, but everything else was a negative. So, on I go to hear what people have to say and continue researching. Thanks for everyone's input.

I have to agree with Bowspirit (see earlier post). San Diego, Ca is the best weather for arthritis. My husband suffers from it and we have a 2nd home located in inland San Diego (not the coastal area) and he always feels so much better when we visit SD. The temp never changes more than 10-15 degrees - usually stays around 70-85 degrees for most of the year. Low humidity.
Great town...lots to do...very handicapped accessible.
The only down side is rents are expensive...you didn't mention if you want to buy or rent.

Good luck to you in your search for great health and happiness!

p.s. we are going to be putting our rental on the market next year...its a large house that you could share with others..if you are interested, let me know!

Friend who had the debillitating arthritis you now describe as your conditions moved to Las Vegas.

Hi and thank you for your advice. My daughter has lived in SD for about 4 years now and absolutely loves it, except that it is expensive. She has a decent job and apt, so I think she is doing well. I haven't been out there myself, though she has come back to the eastcoast a few times to visit, including for my recent brain surgery. I would love to get out there for a few weeks and see what it is like. Anyone know what the property taxes are like out there? I pay around $9000 on Long Isd, NY. Unless I rent out part of my home, I can't do it on my own. My other daughter is graduating from college soon and needs to find a job in teaching. She also was contemplating the idea of moving out of state, though probably to SC, which would be terrible for my health. I also have Post Traumatic Stress Disorder with anxiety, so I have been putting off, allowing the thought of moving, be no more than a thought. My son is moving back home in a few months and he said he would help out financially,and he also is open to moving,so I would not be going alone. But the issue is more than financial, it is my quality of life that I need to address. I don't cherish being away from my neurosurgeon and other familiar people/things, I would have to make sure I had access to very good medical care wherever I setteled. So, there is a lot to think about and appreciate your input all....thankyou much.

This is a great blog, my husband and I are actually looking into relocating to a place with low humidity and warmer temps, I have RA and we currently live in MI, I can't handle the cold winters or the humid summers any longer. Our thoughts have been to move to San Diego, but the other suggestions are great.
To tennislvr1 I am wondering if you are still have a rental in SD that would be for rent anytime soon, we would love to possibly rent it??

I live in MT and have travelled to Id, ND and SD, WA, OR. and many other states but with allerigies, COPD, arthritis, and Fibromyalgia it seems the only place I was comfortable was in Yakima WA. until the pollen started or the heat in the summer. But no arthritic pain or Fibromyalgia.

I did consider the Dallas, Kennewick, or Moses Lake but will have to visit each of them. Perhaps, one of you already have some idea of what to expect.