Cold as Ice

[angel_grrl]

I've always had trouble with my hands and feet getting cold easily due to poor circulation, and my fingertips and toes tend to go numb if I'm out in the cold or driving for an extended period of time.

Tonight, tekman took the kids to the City of Bothell Winterfest at a local park, and I met them there after I got out of work. The sun had already been

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what was???

[ktbaybee28]

the temp? Because seriously??? How did you live through Chicago's winters???? Especially waiting at the bus stop at Winston and Porter?? :)

Re: what was???

[angel_grrl]

I have no idea. =)

It was probably in the lower 40s. I must've had better gloves back then. Plus, I was outside for an hour as opposed to 15 minutes.

The biggest problem this time is that my hands were already cold, and then I drove home, so my hands were in a position that would make the blood drain out of them more easily.

[deadmeatffxi]

your ring finger looks bent out of shape

[angel_grrl]

Are you sure you don't mean my middle finger? Actually, they both sort of do...

[periwinklepatch]

Wow, that is not good! Time to get those handwarmers!

[loganb]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raynaud's_phenomenon

Used to happen to me all the time in winter weather.

[angel_grrl]

That's frightening. D:

fingers

[nativeplantnut]

It's actually a condition called Raynaud's phenomenon. Mine do the same thing. The doc said to keep my core body warm and always wear gloves. It hurts when the blood starts creeping back into the fingers. It looks very strange when your fingers are white and shrivel y.
Check it out...
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/raynauds-disease/DS00433
http://www.medicinenet.com/raynauds_phenomenon/article.htm