By iceicebaby - 06/12/2010 15:42 - United States

Today, I found out I have Raynaud's, a condition where your veins basically shut off all blood flow to your hands and feet if you get cold. Turns out "cold" for me is anything below 70 degrees. Oh, and I live in Ohio. FML
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pere 11

there's a few treatments that help stop the vasoconstriction, but most have side effects (of course!) so a first course of action is just to bundle up...which believe me, doesn't work nearly as optimally as it should! And yup, purple/grey feet when they warm up! Some people have really severe cases where open ulcers + gangrene can occur and yes, they really do lose fingers and toes :(

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xspaniardx 3

Wow. You should move to Florida or somewhere that's mainly always sunny!

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soupastahr 2

I have the same problem and I also live in Ohio. I wear my coat and fingerless gloves all the time during class and when I got out. I bought a heater for my room and I have a bed warmer so I'm never cold at my house but when I go out...ugh it sucks. Just from getting in my car in the morning when its really cold within a few minutes my fingers are numb and white. I feel your pain.

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The_Jokers_Doll 5

I've got Raynaud's too! Mine was caused by anxiety, and I'm continuously burning myself. I'm lucky enough to live in Alabama...during the coldest winter we've had in almost fifty years. With my mom going through menopause....

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AjsMommy7204 6

10--So that gives you the right to be a B!tch... Damn Op could have just found out or whatever.. And your being rude.. Nice.. You should be proud of yourself..

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carolinaliar16 0

you should move all the way to Singapore.

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nataliedee 0

I have Raynaud's too... I live in Northern Ontario (Canada). "Warm" here is 15 degrees Celsius. You can probably imagine how cold it gets in Northern Ontario winters.

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ThisRandomChild 0

Not for long, you dont.

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queen_rosie1994 12

come down to Mississippi, it's ungodly hot down here pretty much all the time. hot season and even-hotter season.

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Treffersonn 0

I live here as well. We go through every season once a week.

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fatass_ninja 0

I have the same thing. just wear extra socks or use those toe warmers. it works for me. PS ( it's the only thing genetic I got from my mom. she's Filipino, and I'm very pale)

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