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Posted 11/9/2011 11:13 PM (GMT 0)
Hi all,

I know this is common for those who are anemic however all my iron tests come back normal range with me taking 65mg of iron a day and 10cc of b12 shot once per month.  My fingers are cold but my feet never seem to get warm, especially my toes.  I have the heater right near my feet (although we rarely need the  heat in the house with all the PCs running) also it can be 70 out and my toes are ice.  They get so cold even with socks and sheepskin slippers (faux) that at times they ache.

any ideas? My husbands extremities get like this but his is from his diabetes I have no idea why I have it too any thoughts or help to warm them up (only way I can some times is wrap them in my heating pad on low.

Posted 11/9/2011 11:22 PM (GMT 0)
Have you been checked for Raynauds disease It's pretty common with those with auto immune problems
My sister has is it, but I I'm afraid I don't think there is much in the way of treatment, unless they've made
advances since I last checked!
Posted 11/10/2011 4:38 AM (GMT 0)
If your fingers/toes turn really white or bluey/purplish when they get cold then that would be a good sign of raynauds disease...I always have cold feet, my hands vary, I don't have raynauds (but my daughter does) and I'm not enemic....maybe check with your doc to see what's up. Good luck!
Posted 11/10/2011 4:46 AM (GMT 0)
Thanks no I do not have any color change that I am aware of, unless this also happens when I am out in the elements. When I went camping I could get my hands to warm up but no matter what I did my toes were like ice I had on thick socks and hiking boots (it didnt rain but one morning so they didnt get wet) nor does it explain why it happens at home too.

I def will keep an eye out for color of the extremeties when they get really bad again, atm they are chilled but my slippers are doing a better job than earlier, at least for the moment
Posted 11/10/2011 6:59 AM (GMT 0)
my thermostat broke a few years back just after resection surgery and I am always on the cold side now unless I am having a hot flush <sheesh> who would be a woman ;P
Posted 11/11/2011 5:08 AM (GMT 0)
dragonfly,

Do you smoke cigs by any chance? If so, I know that can have an effect due to slower circulation compared to non-smokers....just a thought.
Posted 11/11/2011 5:25 AM (GMT 0)
Dragonfly,

You should discuss this with your Doc because there is help available. Certainly Reynaud's is a possibility, but whatever the cause, a Pain Mgmt Doc could help. My mother always had poor circulation to her feet, most likely due to narrowing of the arteries secondary to diabetes. The Doc told her that she should have a Lumbar Sympathectomy every fall, just before the cold weather sets in. Altho she did't have it every year, she did so it several times and at one point, it literally saved her from losing her foot after complications from bunion surgery.

Because the procedure has the word Lumbar in it, most people back away from even considering it. They assume that this has something to do with an injection into the Lumbar Spine. However, that's not true.It is an injection and tho it's given in the Lumbar area, it is near the spine, but not into it. The purpose it is inject the area of the Sympathetic nerves which cause the blood vessels to contract thereby restricting blood flow. After the injection, the blood vessels relax and circulation is increased. It is truly a wonderful thing and most Docs can give you a mild sedative or even conscious sedation!

Whatever you do, I hope you find something that works for you.

Posted 11/11/2011 9:15 PM (GMT 0)
it really varies on how long the area has been cold and how cold. I know with extremes in weather both cold and hot my CD arthritis rears its ugly head and I have had CD arthritis in my big toes while back in college was the 1st time it hit in that location. it isnt that tiype of pain though it is kind of numb and tingling and will be so uncomfortable at times it will hurt to move them but I try to to aid in circulation if that is the issue.
Posted 11/11/2011 11:02 PM (GMT 0)
hahaha...sometimes i'm so ocold i sit on the can with the hairdryer to use as a heater. my wife thinks i'm insane.
Posted 11/12/2011 2:07 AM (GMT 0)
Yes Dawg I have been tested on mult occasions in addition to the annual A1C etc my husband is always shocked at hpw low mine is. My grandfather has periferal neuropathy (due to low b12) but even after the 30 day marker post 1mg b12 mine is norm (low norm as it may be it is still in the norm range). I specifically had some tests donenot too long after getting on the entocort since I started having excessive thirst etc and when I was on pred post op I was needing insulin however it cleared and again those labs were stellar too. Thinking about it now my GP was concerned last time he ran full labs on me with my thyroid being in the norm rage but on the high side. He thought my GI would have run more labs on that by now with all my beds however he is just running CBCs (not sure why he isnt doing WBC diff but I am not a doc I knwo I had them last time when luekopenia set in). I wonder when i see him Thurs if he will add mroe tests to my nextset of labs
Posted 11/12/2011 5:48 AM (GMT 0)
I am like this. I am always cold. Right now my feet are ice despite having socks and a blanket on them. My hands are freezing and I can't get them warm. I've always been like this though. I am known in my family to bundled up in a blanket shivering while everyone else is sweating hot. I used to even lay on the floor behind the couch (there were bay windows there) and it would get warm from the sun in the afternoons. I was like a cat. lol I can't do that in our current house though, the eaves are too wide so very little sun actually makes it in the room. :(

All my levels are fine, and the last time they were checked my B12 levels were sky high. I also hope it's not going to be a sign of peripheral neuropathy, my dad has that and it's been very hard on him. :(
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