Brenda86
Jedi Master
I am trying to do some research as I really can't afford to go to the doctor quite yet.
It seems like any time the temperature is below 70 degrees my fingers and toes get extremely cold. If I then warm them in warm/hot water it feels 5X hotter to my fingertips and toes than anywhere else - like a burning sensation - I guess from the blood rushing back to them. Sometimes the tip of my nose will get cold, too, but that is less often than the fingers and toes.
Also, I am having a sharp pain in my left elbow that seems to be related to cold. My left knee gets painful as well when its cooler, but I'm pretty sure that's related to an injury I sustained about 5 years ago.
The coldness causes pain in my fingers, especially, sometimes my toes.
If it was seriously cold I could understand, but, for instance, it is 68 in my house right now and my fingers and toes are cold as I'm typing this - gonna go warm them up.
One thing that sounds like a possibility is called Raynaud's syndrome, or maybe I'm having a problem with my circulation? Is this a common problem? It seems like this really shouldn't happen unless it is pretty cold, which 68 is not.
Also I saw something about low blood pressure, but I'm not exactly sure what is considered low. My blood pressure is usually around 105/63 or so when I go to the doctor. Sometimes a little higher, sometimes a little lower. (The highest I've ever seen it is 113/70 and I had just had a brisk walk up to the doctor's office). Still, I'm not sure if that's considered low.
Oh, to add to this, if I get up out of bed to fast, I often feel dizzy and light-headed (however, this seems to have gotten a little better in the past few weeks as I've been making diet changes).
I'm going to do my own research, but curious if anyone else has any ideas or can point me in the right direction. :)
It seems like any time the temperature is below 70 degrees my fingers and toes get extremely cold. If I then warm them in warm/hot water it feels 5X hotter to my fingertips and toes than anywhere else - like a burning sensation - I guess from the blood rushing back to them. Sometimes the tip of my nose will get cold, too, but that is less often than the fingers and toes.
Also, I am having a sharp pain in my left elbow that seems to be related to cold. My left knee gets painful as well when its cooler, but I'm pretty sure that's related to an injury I sustained about 5 years ago.
The coldness causes pain in my fingers, especially, sometimes my toes.
If it was seriously cold I could understand, but, for instance, it is 68 in my house right now and my fingers and toes are cold as I'm typing this - gonna go warm them up.
One thing that sounds like a possibility is called Raynaud's syndrome, or maybe I'm having a problem with my circulation? Is this a common problem? It seems like this really shouldn't happen unless it is pretty cold, which 68 is not.
Also I saw something about low blood pressure, but I'm not exactly sure what is considered low. My blood pressure is usually around 105/63 or so when I go to the doctor. Sometimes a little higher, sometimes a little lower. (The highest I've ever seen it is 113/70 and I had just had a brisk walk up to the doctor's office). Still, I'm not sure if that's considered low.
Oh, to add to this, if I get up out of bed to fast, I often feel dizzy and light-headed (however, this seems to have gotten a little better in the past few weeks as I've been making diet changes).
I'm going to do my own research, but curious if anyone else has any ideas or can point me in the right direction. :)