Beauty

[JudyL]

"... accept your hands. They show everything you've done, been through and challenges...good and bad in life."

I agree @Shanus .  My hands look a bit like the picture above.  Veins are showing and while I don't like it and understand @monicakm feelngs about them, I am not going to do anything about them.  The skin care that goes on my face, goes on the back of my hands.  Also use hand cream throughout the day.  They aren't perfect but I'm planning on having the best, moisturized, vein-y looking hands that I can.  LOL

[Icegoddess]

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@Goldengate8361 wrote:

I think this vein procedure is a little scary. I don't want to close off any avenues of blood flow in my hands! Keep in mind that the statement that there have been no complications in 30 years is coming from this for-profit vein clinic. Maybe it's ok....maybe it's not. Hands are SO important....I wouldn't have any elective procedure on them that might jeopardize their long-term  functionality...especially is one has slight or moderate arthritis. 

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@Goldengate8361 I have what my Dr. thinks is a mild case of Raynaud's which has to do with blood flow down to the fingers/toes.  Wonder if that procedure would make that even worse.  I'm way too hard on my hands to worry too much about it.  I would much rather have functional hands than pretty ones.  That's why I gave up acrylic nails years ago. 

[SportyShorty07]

@monicakm  You're a remarkably kind and thoughtful person and I think it was a very nice idea and a beautiful tribute to name your dog Frank.  

[SportyShorty07]

@Icegoddess  I have Reynauds too from what my primary care doctor says- my fingers temporarily turn blue and purple in very cold temperatures and during times of extreme stress. Does your reynauds act up if you drink caffiene? I don't drink caffiene, but on the rare times I've had a coca cola, my fingers turn dark blue   My hands are like color changing mood rings sometimes .  

[Icegoddess]

@SportyShorty07 mine is very mild, so my fingers don't change color.  I wouldn't know about the caffeine since I have caffeine on a daily basis.  I once had a doctor suggest to me that my fibroadenoma (lumpy) breasts could be eased by eliminating caffeine from my diet.  I told him that wasn't happening.  You know, chocolate contains caffeine.  

My biggest complaint is that my fingers are very sensitive to cold, particularly my index finger on my right hand.  Since I spend a lot of time on my computer, I feel like I need a little sweater for that finger it gets so cold and numb from the cold.  Both my toes and fingers are very sensitive to cold, but they don't turn blue.  It does help somewhat to wear fingerless gloves since they sort of emanate the heat outwards toward my fingers. 

[SportyShorty07]

@Icegoddess  That's very useful that you have an awareness of the triggers for your mild Reynauds- it can be hard to pinpoint triggers, so you've got that covered.  I wonder if eating a little chocolate everyday could be a trigger for my Reynauds? I'm not giving that treat up .  Have you tried rechargable handwarmers? Those might help ease the cold feeling in your hands and you can tuck them in your coat pocket when you're walking outside in the cold- OCOOPA brand seems to be the highest rated on Amazon.  For your feet, you might want to look into a home heated foot spa that you can fill with hot water and it has little massage bubbles and spiky knobs to massage your feet.  These two options offer temporary relief, but they're definitely useful in easing the symptoms of Reynauds.  

     My ultimate management of my Reynauds has been lifting weights and doing aerobics- I get less flareups in my hands when I'm boosting my curculation each day through exercise.  I also think that spicy food helps my Reynauds.  

[Icegoddess]

@SportyShorty07 I do have a pair of the rechargeable hand warmers around here somewhere.  I'm sure I'll run across them when I start pulling out winter stuff.  i resort to wearing toe warmers a lot in winter.  My local Costco stopped stocking the toe warmers though.  I liked getting a big box for the season.  

I do go to the gym and weights are part of my routine. 

[SportyShorty07]

@Icegoddess  Weightlifting is so much fun- I really love it and it also helps in carrying Costco sized groceries up the steps and inside .  Toe warmers are  fantastic for helping with cold sensitivity.  I give you an A+++ in managing your mild Reynauds! Also, I've noticed that Costco for whatever reason can have items one month and then not have them the next- I love lychee fruit and Costco rarely has it so I stock up when they do.  Speaking of Costco- I can't get enough of their food court's delicious hot dogs and pizza slices

[Icegoddess]

@SportyShorty07 I remembered where my hand warmers were, sitting in the living room, LOL.  

These are the ones I got.  I have to pull out the instructions to remember how to run them.  The first time I tried to use them on a ski trip was a failure because how I thought they turned on wasn't how they turned on. It's neat that they're magnetic so you can use them as one or pull them apart and put one in each pocket or just use one at a time so you extend the amount of useful time.  The shape fits nicely in the hand too.

[SilleeMee]

I have Raynauds and it makes my fingers turn white, not blue, from the lack of blood flow to them.