Rheumatoid Arthritis Support Group
Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic, inflammatory, multisystem, autoimmune disorder. It is a disabling and painful condition which can lead to substantial loss of mobility due to pain and joint destruction. The disease is also systemic in that it often also affects many extra-articular tissues throughout the body including the skin, blood vessels, heart, lungs, and...
I think I *may* have raynauds. I've never ever had this before, and the only new thing I have in my life is RA.
MY HANDS ARE FREEZING ALL THE TIME.
So cold my kids cringe when I touch them. So cold it almost starts to hurt. I am wearing my fingertip free arthritis gloves to warm them.
Ice box hands all day, is this raynauds, and is raynauds a symptom from RA? It's only been a few weeks that I've really noticed it, but it's increasing in duration.
Also, I'm home in a well warmed house all day, every day. I'm not in an environment conducive to this.
I mean so freaking cold.
MY HANDS ARE FREEZING ALL THE TIME.
So cold my kids cringe when I touch them. So cold it almost starts to hurt. I am wearing my fingertip free arthritis gloves to warm them.
Ice box hands all day, is this raynauds, and is raynauds a symptom from RA? It's only been a few weeks that I've really noticed it, but it's increasing in duration.
Also, I'm home in a well warmed house all day, every day. I'm not in an environment conducive to this.
I mean so freaking cold.
The exact causes of Raynaud's disease currently eludes medical science, but several risk factors are understood and successful treatments are available. Raynaud's disease is characterized by cold and numbness to areas such as fingertips, toes, tip of nose and ears. Affected areas may also experience color changes and discomfort
Read more: http://www.ehow.com/about_5378026_raynauds-disease-symptoms.html#ixzz2rqgTQSA7
Hope you get warm soon.
Peace
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