Raynaud’s Syndrome

No More Queen of the Rainbow!

I have not had a single attack since I started on time release nitroglycerin tablets.  Before that? The queen of the rainbow.  My first noticeable issue with Raynaud’s was in the early 80’s and my doctors kept telling me I must have frozen my feet and fingers. I’ve lived on niacin for years being the

2011-02-12T16:45:57-05:00February 8th, 2011|Stories|Comments Off on No More Queen of the Rainbow!

No One Seems to Get It

When I was a teenager my parents and I noticed how sensitive my fingers were to the cold. One day my mother got nervous I was going to lose my fingers because they all turned white and I told her they went numb on me. She had me go to the doctor who did some

2011-02-12T16:45:12-05:00February 8th, 2011|Stories|Comments Off on No One Seems to Get It

Your Feedback Could be Worth $5,000!

The Raynaud’s Association needs your help!  We have an opportunity to win the $5,000 prize that GuideStar USA, Inc., the leading source of nonprofit information, and KIMBIA, a group that empowers nonprofits and other organizations to increase giving, are making available through their Winter 2011 GuideStar-KIMBIA Nonprofit Giveaway.  Anyone with firsthand knowledge about us who is

2011-02-04T23:18:16-05:00February 3rd, 2011|In The News|3 Comments

Health Watch: Cold Hands Treatment

Two videos from CBS affiliate stations - New York and Philadelphia - talk about the use of Botox and Viagra for Raynaud's.  While both treatments are promising, more clinical support is still required to convince the medical community and the insurance industry to apply these treatments on a broader scale to Raynaud's sufferers. http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2011/01/28/healthwatch-cold-hands/ http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/category/watch-listen/video-on-demand/?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=5499257&flvUri=&partnerclipid=

2021-07-31T19:43:16-04:00January 27th, 2011|In The News|Comments Off on Health Watch: Cold Hands Treatment
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