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NightWatcher

(39,362 posts)
Fri Nov 16, 2012, 03:41 PM Nov 2012

Anyone dealing with Raynaud's? [View all]

My hands have always gone a little pale when they were cold, but since my diagnosis with lupus and dermatomyositis this March, my Raynaud's has been terrible, and now that it's a tad chilly here in North Florida, downright unbearable. It's 70 degrees in my house, I'm wearing socks and a hockey sweater and my hands look like a three day old corpse's.

Do any of you have ideas or stories about how you deal with this stupid syndrome? I'm wearing gloves and I bought two Zippo handwarmers, but Jeez, it's only November and it hasnt got cold yet.

Here's hoping I keep my fingers and toes this winter.

(PS, typing is a bitch when your fingers are numb)

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