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10/24/2008 16:36
beamer1 
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10/24/2008 16:36
beamer1
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cold hands
Now that the temperatures are getting much colder here, it has a big affect on my hands. When my hands are cold (which is most of the time), they hurt and are very stiff and the cords are much tighter than when warm. I have noticed this the past couple of years. My doctor says that I do not have poor circulation so that should not be affecting it. Does anyone else out there have a problem with cold weather? I try to place heated wheat bags on my hands several times a day but am wondering if this is making my dups get worse? The cords in my hands seem to get tighter by the day. I have had na twice. Thanks for any info you may have.
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10/26/2008 00:09
jimh 
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10/26/2008 00:09
jimh
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Re: cold hands
I have chronically cold hands too. Get some "glove liners" or other light, thin, cheap gloves and cut an inch or two off all the fingers, making "fingerless" gloves. Wear them all the time in the winter, especially at the computer keyboard when your forearms rest on the table. You'll be amazed at the diifference.
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10/27/2008 22:29
beamer1
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10/27/2008 22:29
beamer1
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Re: cold hands
Thanks for the idea. I will try for a week and let you know how it works for me.
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10/30/2008 20:44
dude 
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10/30/2008 20:44
dude
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Re: cold hands
I read that heat helps slow DC,
so I like to wear half-fingers gloves.
so,I can type,write,etc...
yes,they sell them that way.
I don't know if they help,
but even if they dont,I think they add a little style...
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12/01/2010 13:41
michael
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12/01/2010 13:41
michael
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Re: cold hands
I am over 70 but I never had cold hands till I was diagnosed with DC several years ago. In cold wether, my hands now get very cold - mittens are more effective than gloves. My doctor was sceptical that DC reduces blood circulation in the hands but I am convinced it does!
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12/01/2010 15:17
callie 
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12/01/2010 15:17
callie
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Re: cold hands
Many people have Raynaud's disease and don't realize it.
Raynaud's disease is a condition that causes some areas of your body — such as your fingers, toes, tip of your nose and your ears — to feel numb and cool in response to cold temperatures or stress. In Raynaud's disease, smaller arteries that supply blood to your skin narrow, limiting blood circulation to affected areas.
Women are more likely to have Raynaud's disease. It's also more common in people who live in colder climates.
Treatment of Raynaud's disease depends on its severity and the presence of associated conditions. For most people, Raynaud's disease is more a nuisance than a disability.
Symptoms
Raynaud's disease
Raynaud's disease is more than simply having cold hands and cold feet, and it's not the same as frostbite. Signs and symptoms of Raynaud's depend on the frequency, duration and severity of the blood vessel spasms that underlie the disorder. Raynaud's disease symptoms include:
Cold fingers and toes
Sequence of color changes in your skin in response to cold or stress
Numb, prickly feeling or stinging pain upon warming or relief of stress
During an attack of Raynaud's, affected areas of your skin usually turn white at first. Then, the affected areas often turn blue, feel cold and numb, and your sensory perception is dulled. As circulation improves, the affected areas may turn red, throb, tingle or swell. The order of the changes of color isn't the same for all people, and not everyone experiences all three colors.
Occasionally, an attack affects just one or two fingers or toes. Attacks don't necessarily always affect the same digits. Although Raynaud's most commonly affects your fingers and toes, the condition can also affect other areas of your body, such as your nose, lips, ears and even nipples. An attack may last less than a minute to several hours.
People who have Raynaud's accompanied by another disease will likely also have signs and symptoms related to their basic underlying condition.
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12/01/2010 21:14
lori
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12/01/2010 21:14
lori
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Re: cold hands
The hand that I have DD in feels colder than the other hand. In fact I got an instant read thermometer and while I was in the office and using both hands consistently on the computer for an hour, I took a reading. I wanted to make sure that my hands were equal in all activities. In the winter the hand that had DD consistently registered 2-5 degrees lower in temperature. I figured my belief that the hand was colder was my imagination, but it wasn't.
I wear fingerless gloves and wristies in the winter to help offset the cold. Try it and see if your hand is lower in temperature.
Lori
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