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[Betty67]

Just spent a week in a Malta, and fafter a few days felt wonderful. Was able to go for a walk, move, sleep and did not wake up in pain. Within 2 hours of getting back in UK back to normal for me. Really want to move.

[ladymoth]

I'm coming with you!

This godforsaken country gives me the PIP - or rather it's unlikely to

Moffy x

[Betty67 in reply to ladymoth]

Same boat, but would much prefer not to need it

It was a true holiday not just from home and work but from my own body.

[jom277]

I am much better too when I go abroad and would love to move. Unfortunately with an 11 year old and single parent I can't as I would have no support network if I did go downhill again. I can just hope for continued holidays but doubt if I can afford it this year. That one week of respite though is amazing.

[Betty67]

Not just me then! I am in a better position as I am married and my sons are grown up, in fact they said they would visit me more often if i wasn't living in a small village in the South West. I do work however most of my work is computer based and I can do that anywhere there is a good internet connection, my husband is in the same position. Money to do the move is a problem and burning our boats, what would we do with our house here. Maybe rent but would need to clean and clear first and a lot of other things that take energy.

[Cat53]

Sell up and go! Life is too short to stay where you are suffering.

[fibro]

Malta is lovely, I went for a week many years ago, but sadly I had no change in my health or pain.

I agree with the post above… if its what you want…. life's too short

[timj53]

Me also!! I feel fantastic in the sun!Fibro almost disappears but more enough for me to go walking in the beautiful hills in western Crete for hours last September. Plan to move there when I am 65 and my state pension kicks in. Long term rentals are very reasonable and cost of living is lower than the UK. Until then I have booked a holiday for a week in May and also Symi in October. Give me sunshine!!!!!

[Jjudith]

Well, you can, but fibromyalgia exists in the same proportion of people all over the world; I know that from my friends in Dubai where I live for part of the year. I think being in the sun and on holiday helps you to relax in a way that you can't when you are in your home country, whether your home country is hot or cold; you somehow lose your inhibitions and you stop worrying when you are away from it all. But there is a lot of research linking fibro problems to Vit D and so you could take Cod Liver Oil capsules and see if that helps.

[Artyrosie]

I'm another, when I go to a warm country everything is easier and better! Mind you, as Judith cautioned, I do think it also has something to do with the absence of stress on holiday, because I always find that 24 hours or so before we return - as I start to think about getting packed etc - the pain begins to come back with a vengeance. Still I do wish we could afford to retire somewhere sunny ...

[pandz]

Glad you have managed to enjoy your holiday JackHK! I am going to Malta in August for a week and I know the heat will definately help with the pain and yes i think naturally with the fatigue also as you are away from the stresses and routine of the everyday silent fight!

My mum also has fibro but the heat does not seem to help as she overheats. It seems one of the the symptoms of this condition is an inability to regulate the bodys temperature efficiently also

Pandz x

[Betty67]

I do not think I could cope with the jump from a UK summer to one in Malta, just thinking about wintering there but maybe if the heat built up gradually I could manage.

Know what I want but would really like a magic wand or a lottery win (perhaps I should but a ticket!)

Stress gives me migraines, my elderly mother in hospital at the moment, very difficult person, and can just feel one building up as I write.

Going to Denmark next month and be interesting to see if it is just getting away that is important, although of course the weather could be hot and sunny there as well.

[Jeniwren]

I LIVE in a warm country....Australia and I suffer just as much as any of you do....BUT I feel much better when I'm in the UK or the USA...go figure

[Betty67]

Looks like the stress factor is important more than the weather conditions. Apart from one text to say we had arrived did not contact my family for the week we were there. They also did not contact me.

I have tried in the past to distance myself from my parents and always feel physically and emotionally better but then get so much stick from my sister calling me a selfish ***** that I give in. But perhaps being a selfish ***** just means I am putting myself first.

I do know that the condition I have is physical, I had tests where the pain my body responds to pain (electric shocks ) was monitored and I am highly efficient but also believe my mental state dictates how I cope with the pain.