Well the other week I started to get really strange pins and needles sensations in both my feet. Then I realised they were actually feeling really cold. I often sit in one position for hours and once I even tried to stand up and it was like my feet weren't there! Very strange indeed. I don't do lots of exercise, but I'm only 31, am not overwieght (in fact I'm a little underweight my doc tells me), I eat very well indeed (although I only stopped smoking about a year ago and still drink alcohol/coffee like the proverbial fish) but after a week's walking holiday in the Lake District (UK) I still had the same problems.

I booked in at the doctors following my break and was told I have Low Blood Pressure, but I still have yet to wait for the results of blood tests to see where we go from here. So, I bought one of those Blood Pressure monitors and sure, it can be seriously low sometimes (it was 96/40 on night after I was really tired and rather drunk) and an average is about 99/60. I've been reading and reading on this subject since all this monitoring and have some quuestions:

1) Could this be the cause of my cold feet? If so why is it I can't seem match up the coldness of my feet with the blood pressure reading, it seems like it has no predictable relationship.
2) I have a history in the family of blood clots, my nan recently suffered a stoke from DVT (Deep Vein Thromboses). Now what worries me is that I'm reading up on DVT and people mention cold feet and pains in their legs (same as me) and also upper thigh cramps (which I sometime am getting). If my blood pressure is LOW, then surely this increases my risk of a Blood Clot? And is this something I need to be getting scanned immediately rather than wasting a week or so waiting for Blood Test results???

Would really appreciate anyone's thought on this. Am I barking down the wrong tree or is there some other explaination. As I'm sure you're all aware, you can often talk yourself into a paranoid mess over things like this and I just want to get the picture clear in my head ;)

Mark, I've been suffering from DVTs since 1990. I still get clots on avarage most every year...I would ask your doctor if they feel that you have a clot first of all.... some of the symptoms that I have is severe swelling of my entire leg, there are hot spots on parts of my leg, my leg feels like it is weighed down badly and hard to walk with it....these are some symptoms of DVTs....there is a chance to get a clot and not even have any symptoms at all...they are extremely dangerous due to the chance of them breaking and traveling to either your heart or lungs....some even to your brain.....PLEASE be very persistant with your doctor to 100% rule out a blood clot!!!!!! I hope that this information helps you.....Good luck!!!!!