http://www.raynauds.org/support/forums/forum/index.cfm?forumid=1 FuseTalk Basic Edition http://www.raynauds.org/support/forums/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=10&threadid=2510 2010-08-30T19:37:35 -05.00 Gerty 2 http://www.raynauds.org/support/forums/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=10&threadid=2507 2010-08-26T17:30:45 -05.00 ma02127 2
The practice is the New England Podiatry in the Greater Boston Area but they have low cost shipping. I usually have cold feet problems when in the snow but I know some of you suffer terribly so I wanted to share the information.

http://www.ourdoctorstore.com/...774&DEPARTMENT_ID=250


Infracare socks are the solution for: cold feet due to diabetes, impaired circulation, peripheral vascular disease (PVD), or Raynaud's disease.

These socks are embedded with Bio-materials that work on proven scientific principles to deliver infra-sound waves that warm up your feet. If you are suffering from cold feet due to a medical condition such as poor circulation, diabetes, Raynaud's disease, use Infracare socks for 2 weeks and you will notice that your feet feel warmer when wearing them

Enjoy warm feet the entire day - Here's how it works:

As your body is continuously radiating heat, Infracare socks redirects that heat back to your feet. Thus they maintain a steady flow of heat to keep the feet warm for the entire period they are worn. The steady low intensity heat presents no risk of skin burns. It's a big step forward, as Infracare socks do more than just retain heat....they actively facilitate heat re-transmission back to the feet.

There is much more information at the link provided above ]]> http://www.raynauds.org/support/forums/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=10&threadid=2506 2010-08-24T23:13:32 -05.00 ma02127 4

I am wondering if anyone else has had to deal with ingrown toenails. My nails are so weak that they tend to break very low, at least on one side. I have to wait for them to grow a little before I can start coaxing the nail to grow on top of the toe's soft tissue. This time, I didn't catch it before it got bad. In one toe I have been treating what appears to be an open soar on the side on the low nail and it is extremely sore. I cannot manage it the way I can on my hands. It's a harder position, bad arthritis and I need eye glasses.

I intellectually link the problem with poor circulation from Raynauds although my feet are not normally affected much. They just turn colors when my legs are handing off the doctor's table. I always get the empathetic sigh when they see the various colors I develop with a/c exposure.

Has anyone had to go to a podiatrist because of complications of Raynauds? ]]> http://www.raynauds.org/support/forums/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=10&threadid=2499 2010-08-09T20:46:29 -05.00 skay 5 http://www.raynauds.org/support/forums/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=10&threadid=2498 2010-08-09T20:43:27 -05.00 skay 2 http://www.raynauds.org/support/forums/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=10&threadid=2490 2010-07-23T12:27:35 -05.00 SamD 5 http://www.raynauds.org/support/forums/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=10&threadid=2482 2010-07-07T21:50:47 -05.00 4girls 3
December I was diagnosed with Raynauds. No other symptoms at that time, but at the beginning of this summer I feel like I'm falling apart. I woke up one morning with the bottom of my foot swollen and felt like I was standing on a small ball as I walked. Dr. looked at it, ordered an RA test, lupus, and both came back negative. It stayed swollen for an entire week and the swelling worked its way to the top of my foot and toes. After that subsided 2 weeks later my neck began to feel like someone hit me in the throat. After 2 days that went away. Woke up 2 days later and right beneath my chin was huge! He doesn't think my foot, neck ,and chin are related ....but I feel like they are. They are all affecting the right side of my body. I have no symptoms on the left at all.

I am running a low grade temperature between 99.3 and 99.5 which makes me move slow.

Am I NUTS.....and what advice do you have in moving forward with other doctors?

thank you and this website is a blessing! I just found it today! ]]> http://www.raynauds.org/support/forums/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=10&threadid=2477 2010-07-02T01:05:31 -05.00 pcarroll 2
Today I had the same sensation (while I was walking and doing absolutely nothing with my fingers). Now I have a bruise that equals 1/3 of my finger and its stilll here going on 14 hours.

This kinda freaks me out. I read about avoiding cold. However I can be completely warm and stress free, and no, I don't smoke tobacco, but I still get the numbness and white fingers. I get it in my toes everytime I take a shower. Mind you, I take hot showers so why would that happen?

Any insight anyone can give me regarding the bruising or reason for numbness in a hot shower would be appreciated to the depths of my heart.

Maybe Michael Jackson wore the glove because he had unilateral Raynauds, think so ? ]]> http://www.raynauds.org/support/forums/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=10&threadid=2466 2010-06-16T15:19:58 -05.00 tulip 3
tulip ]]> http://www.raynauds.org/support/forums/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=10&threadid=2463 2010-06-14T16:32:02 -05.00 Lorgirl 3
Newbie here. I have been diagnosed with Raynauds. Most likely secondary, yet no other symptoms as of yet of anything else.

When I first noticed I had this, my fingertips on one hand felt numb due to being very cold. Since I started paying attention to this, my hands (mainly fingers) on occasion will turn reddish and sometimes a little purple.

The problem I seem to be having is more in my feet and is making me wonder if it is really Raynauds in my feet or something different. My whole foot tends to go purple even when I am not very cold. Plus, it is usually only when I'm sitting. I was sitting at work today at my computer and both feet were purple. When I got up to walk somewhere, I looked at the bottom of my feet and they were totally white with small patches of red. If I held my foot up for a bit, the reddness would come back. My feet weren't cold, numb or painful. Does this sound like Raynaud's?

Thanks ]]>