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Old 02-05-2015, 04:12 AM   #1
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autoimmune, does this sounds like raynauds?

I have a long history of illness, but no definite diagnosis. All signs say lupus, and I'm on hydroxychloroquine but without a proper diagnosis (missing the vital antibody, but ANA is 1:1280 and we are assuming lupus right now). recently i've been getting other symptoms. It's been very cold and my big and second toe on my left foot are going numb, and they feel freezing cold. They stay numb for quite a long time (couple of hours?) and my underfoot looks patchy yellowish white during these times. I get some milder problems on my right too. Also my toes (especially big toes) have been red, swollen and very painful. My second toe on my right went painful on the end and the end turned into a sore and then chunks of skin started falling off. Now where my toes are resting on other toes, sores are appearing, very very painful sores, two so far on my left and one on my right and there are very painful pressure points appearing on the places that hit the ground most when I walk - under my foot.

It is currently extremely painful to walk, and I'm trying hard to keep my feet warm, but I'm getting the numbness happening daily (despite trying to keep my house warm enough). Also my nails on both big toes and second toes have a strange horizontal ridge on the nails - so the nails are almost separating at the ridge, online it seems to beau's lines? I've had this for about 5-6 years, the lines grow out and then come back, but I have a long history of being ill and I've had a lot of tingling in my feet for years, and put it down to just nothing.

I am currently 11 weeks pregnant too and I can't see my rheumy until the end of the month (it was a 2 month wait to get in, is this raynauds? And what can I do about this pain? I can't walk properly and I have a 2 year old to look after. Self treatment to prevent further sores?

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Old 02-09-2015, 10:34 AM   #2
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Re: autoimmune, does this sounds like raynauds?

It could be Raynaud's with ulcers. Try dressing in layers with gloves and warm wooly socks. Be careful of anything that restricts circulation like tight shoes or cuffs. I use gloves even in the middle of summer. You might try moleskin on your toes if you think it's a friction thing otherwise it's all about warmth and maintaining good circulation.

 
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