Recently we introduced a new column called RA Q&A where we share our responses to inquiries about Raynaud’s, symptoms, products, treatments, and more. Here is our Spring 2023 RA Q&A column. Hope the information in our RA Q&A articles is proving helpful to fellow Frosties!
I have been diagnosed with Raynaud’s and I even get little sores on my fingertips. I work in the frozen food section of a grocery store. I always wore gloves, but they do little to help. Would putting hand warmers in my gloves work, or is there anything else I can do to protect my fingers while I work in the freezers?
Thanks for your inquiry. A few responses to your question: First, not to lecture, but hope you know that working in a frozen foods section is to be avoided for someone with Raynaud’s. Raynaud’s tends to be a conditioned response. So, the more attacks you have, the more likely you are to have more frequent attacks and they can get progressively more severe. Repeated exposure to the cold and stress can aggravate the condition, increasing the frequency and severity of attacks over time.
By the same token, if you can decrease the onset of attacks, you are less likely to trigger future ones, and while they won’t necessarily go away, they can bec