I’ve got a disease !

[Obanboy666]

Went to doctors today as for a couple of years I’ve had serious problems with cold and painful feet / toes.
My toes actually go white and on the odd occasion blue !
Well I have Raynaud's disease which apparently is caused by the blood vessels in my toes contracting when the temperature is cold.
There is a treatment but it won’t cure the problem and can cause blood pressure problems and swollen legs, I reckon I’ll give that a miss as I’m due to get my second knee replacement in the foreseeable future and don’t want anything to put that In doubt.
The doctor suggested to wear socks at all times, I do that anyway and buy one of these lol - D7EBC729-A64A-4578-BB16-04C4E14B8DB1.jpeg
What a carry on, I hate this getting old lark !

[colinmd]

I'm guessing you have been offered a CCB, probably nifedipine. This should open up the blood vessels helping the blood flow easier, it will also lower the blood pressure, so if your blood pressure is a bit high then it will help both problems, if your blood pressure is normal then it might drop a bit low, the swelling of legs would be if you develop water retention, I'm on maximum dose of CCB and have no problems with water retention, but since using it I have felt the cold more in my hands which shouldn't happen.

[mariesnowgoose]

Sorry to hear that, Steve, yes getting old is a b*gg*r!

Instead of the heated 'Big Slipper' (as per Billy Connolly) if you want to walk about there are loads of varieties of heated socks at different prices.

Here's just one example:

Warmawear Battery Heated Socks

I'm with you all the way on avoiding drugs if at all possible as long as you can get by OK without!

Here's 'The Big Slipper', skip to 4:00 minutes in to see it

[toasty]

It's not always about getting old, children can get it & a friend of mine has had it for donkey's years, so I would just be glad it's a recent thing for you!

On a more helpful note, these things help my cold feet:

winter electric foot warmer heater insoles at Banggood

[oppy]

Went to doctors today as for a couple of years I’ve had serious problems with cold and painful feet / toes.
My toes actually go white and on the odd occasion blue !
Well I have Raynaud's disease which apparently is caused by the blood vessels in my toes contracting when the temperature is cold.
There is a treatment but it won’t cure the problem and can cause blood pressure problems and swollen legs, I reckon I’ll give that a miss as I’m due to get my second knee replacement in the foreseeable future and don’t want anything to put that In doubt.
The doctor suggested to wear socks at all times, I do that anyway and buy one of these lol - D7EBC729-A64A-4578-BB16-04C4E14B8DB1.jpeg
What a carry on, I hate this getting old lark !

You foxy old thing you !!!!!!!!!!!!!(oops, wrong spelling-ah well)

[trevskoda]

Drink irish whisky to thin the blood and it will fill your boots.

[harrow]

Went to doctors today as for a couple of years I’ve had serious problems with cold and painful feet / toes.
My toes actually go white and on the odd occasion blue !
Well I have Raynaud's disease which apparently is caused by the blood vessels in my toes contracting when the temperature is cold.
There is a treatment but it won’t cure the problem and can cause blood pressure problems and swollen legs, I reckon I’ll give that a miss as I’m due to get my second knee replacement in the foreseeable future and don’t want anything to put that In doubt.
The doctor suggested to wear socks at all times, I do that anyway and buy one of these lol - D7EBC729-A64A-4578-BB16-04C4E14B8DB1.jpeg
What a carry on, I hate this getting old lark !

Even children can have raynaud's, when it's a bit cold they struggle with their extremity's, cold hand and cold feet, never mind it will soon be summer !

[rockape]

Having seen the big slipper ,best you change the MH for an automatic with a hand throttle.

[yorkslass]

CASHMERE socks.
They are super warm but not too thick. I think that thick wool socks can keep your feet cold , stops outside heat getting in.
Sheepskin slippers and sheepskin lined boots too.

[Tonybvi]

Both myself and my sister have had Raynauds Disease (there can be a genetic element to it) since we were children. No need for drugs or anything like that, just learn to live with it. Mine tends to be worse with damp and cold weather rather than just cold weather and it actually seems to be improving now as I haven’t had any white fingers for a couple of years now and I’m heading for my 70th birthday in a few weeks. Don’t let it worry you as it’s very common.