Spring Grinch!!!!!

ugg! I am NOT looking forward to the warmer weather. I am worried about swelling as well. I live in California and we don't usually have humidity, but we can reach 110..... my work a/c is NOT the greatest, and I fear for the summer!

As for the burning... I am new to this... are you able to use sunscreen under the sleeves and gauntlets? From what I have read we have to be careful.

I thought that about the sleeves. I am going to have to be very proactive about sun! I am very pale, and could easily be a red head. I don't tan, I do red only. Would love info on the sunscreen sleeve

Thanks cookiegal! I will be looking into it!

I hear ya Joy, I live in Minnesota and we just got dumped on with snow. I am looking forward to spring,tho. I always wear a long sleeve shirt in summer, most times you go from a air conditioned house to air conditioned car to an air conditioned store, church etc. We do camp, but I make sure to stay in shade. I'm eying a travel shirt in white on coolibar ( just  google coolibar shirts ) I got a piece of material a couple of years ago from them that I put over my arm when we travel by car and that darn sun is shining in side window . I take no chances with my le arm. It may be hot but it's better than the alternative. I find that in minnesota anyway, most places feel good with long sleeves ( the air conditioning is set so low it is actually cold ). The true test is coming in June when the whole family is traveling to South Carolina for our 50th wedding anniversary.What was I thinking?????   Sharon

cookie - Today was the warmest we've had so far this year.  It seems like days like this ... I remember it exactly last year too ... the first really warm days ... 85 or warmer when everyone first breaks out their shorts, flip flops and short sleeves ... I get more comments on my gloves and sleeves during that time that anytime in the heat of the summer.  I'm not sure why.

Had an interesting experience today.  I posted it over on the exercise thread but it fits here too.  I've had three different people say something to me today.  This guy was the first.  And it was a first.    Sometimes people are stupid and say the dumbest things ... this encounter really encouraged me.  We're not alone in this.

Here is what I wrote on the exercise thread:

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I had a meeting all day today.  

And the issue of the gloves and sleeves came up.    It's the warmest day of the year so far ... and while out on a break I was walking and doing fist pumps (in short sleeves of course) in the air and a man asks me, "I hope I'm not breaking a boundary here, but why are you wearing those?" (as he pointed to my sleeves).  I usually say, "Complications for surgery" and leave it there but today I didn't ... I said, "I've had breast cancer and now have LE from the side effects of treatment."  He said, "Me too.  I have Lymphedema too as a side effect of surgery."    I've never encountered that response before ... especially from a man.  I didn't ask ...but I'm assuming he's had prostrate CA because he said he has it in his leg and he goes up to Mayo for treatment.  Then ensued a 15 minute rant on both our parts of our frustration with getting care, with the ignorance of so many of our doctors ...etc,.  It really was rather therapeutic.  Unexpected.  Was a bit of encouragement too and a reminder that we're not alone in this fight.  As we press on, hand out sheets from SUSO and other sites, educate,  ... eventually we're going to be heard.  And we're going to be helped.