Strannnge Extremities

'lo

I've got this really annoying problem with my hands and feet, where basically if i leave them for a (very) short period of time, or if i stand still for a while without moving them, they go incredibly cold to the touch and go a horrid dead-shade of red/blue/purple/yellow sometimes(!). I reckon its to do with having a low blood pressure, but i've never really had any urge to go and check it out.

Anyone know what it is? Its incredibly annoying when i have to hide my hands in my pockets so that people don't ask me what the heck's up with my hands, because yes, they do indeed look like theyre dead. Not a nice sight! Sometimes theyre fine, but others they get really bad.

Any thoughts would be much appreciated!

Thanks

Reply 1

la fille danse

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raynaud%27s_disease

Reply 2

TheRandomer

My friend has similar symptoms.. her hands go really, really cold, and turn red/pinkish. Go see a doctor about it, I think there's things they can do to help.

Reply 3

more adventurous

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raynaud%27s_disease

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIDS

See, we can all do it. Or she could just go to a doctor who'll be able to do tests rather than ask people who just hear cold hands and a change in colour and guess at random diseases, it'd probably be a lot more productive and a lot less scary. :smile: