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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livinginabook 24
Time to move!
nsaul 3
I totally understand, I'm in Ohio too
livamour 17
I have that too. Invest in hand and foot warmer packets.
daisiebud 18
good excuse to move somewhere tropical :)
fml_fwp 9
And what is this in Celsius? Were not all American
violetwonder 9
California road trip!
kiki122012 5
California!
doumtabarnack 12
Stop complaining I have the same condition and live in Canada
btracy619 23
You know what we say here in Ohio... If you don't like the weather, wait 5 minutes and it will change....
staceejaxx 6
Florida gets as cold as 50.