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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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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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
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xspaniardx 3
Wow. You should move to Florida or somewhere that's mainly always sunny!
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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Sarah1988 0
I have the severe type of this condition and live in WI...it does suck :(
Spectr_fml 2
I have that too but I thought it was called Reighns.
codidious 0
I have too and live in northern Michigan
codidious 0
I have too and live in northern Michigan
codidious 0
I have too and live in northern Michigan
Manda_Goes_Rawrr 0
I've got that! living in England sucks with it :3
abush8 0
I have the same problem! under 70 is absolute hell. I'm moving tropical at my nearest convenience
Quidikic 9
I live in Ohio oh ya buddy
coo582 0
I feel your pain OP, I have the same condition. It's horribly uncomfortable and sometimes painful (for me at least).
imsacha 0
I have this too! it's not so bad cause i live in a sunny place, although recently it's been freezing cold for some reason :| but shit it's scary when your hands and feet lose circulation