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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orangesodaftw 0
You should move to Hawaii. I don't think that it ever gets cold there.
make_damn_sure 0
I also have Reynaud's too. My solution is to wear thick socks, gloves, and sweatbands on my wrists - believe it or not this works! In the same way that putting ice on your wrists makes you cool off a bit, keeping them warm makes you feel warmer! Works for me anyway.
phear46 0
I have this, and I work in a fridge, quit your bitching.
KeenJane 9
That sounds like a poor life decision. Not OP's fault you have a rubbish job.
kamadiba 0
I have Reynaud's as well. Mine used to get so bad that it would affect my nose and ears. The socks and gloves thing will help, but make sure they are not cotton. Cotton breathes, wool is better. What really helps is getting put on a calcium beta blocker, like Toprol. It has basically made mine disappear.
brianjman14 23
YDI for naming yourself "iceicebaby." Hate that song and ripped off "Under Pressure."
emodude44 0
Win :D but seriously, referring to the actual FML that sucks! Move to somewhere like Florida or Hawaii
TheBarnacle 4
i live in hungary. so stop whining and stfu.
at0micmin3r 23
YDI for living in hunGAY.
smartman136 8
im stuck here too. have fun we had snow down here yesterday. hope your not in adams county, snow snow and more snow
travis1980___ 0
This John Sarno sounds like a complete quack.
Gyrene2_fml 0
I thought so too, until it worked for me
Rainbow_dumpster 28
Move to Hawaii or California. It never gets cold and never snows...or what #1 said. :D