Since there’s no single test to diagnose Raynaud’s, doctors generally rely on either witnessing an attack or listening to a patient describe their symptoms. But if their description doesn’t correspond to the text book triad of color changes (white/blue/red) or reference to pain or experience (e.g., numbness) they studied in medical school, Raynaud’s symptoms can easily be shrugged off as no big deal.
Many Frosties (our affectionate nickname for Raynaud’s sufferers) can relate to the way other