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Anyone living with Raynaud's?

Autoimmune Diseases | Last Active: Nov 24 9:24am | Replies (26)

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Yes. I have Raynaulds but, truthfully that is the least of my problems. I remember exactly when it appeared. I am an RN and was taking my first ACLS coarse when I was about 50. I got into my car after the first day (I felt stressed) and noticed that my fingers were as white as a dead person and there was a definite cutoff. Being a nurse, I knew it was Raynaulds. Stress can definitely aggravate Raynaulds too. I had stopped seeing a rheumatologist because I was unsatisfied with him & then knew that it was time to find another one. Going by my age, he diagnosed me with Scleroderma after doing some testing. Raynaulds that shows up at the age of 50 or over is usually a sign of another autoimmune disease along with it. I also have sjogrens and vasculitis. So that is why I say that Raynaulds is the least of my problems. I also take Plaquenil but thought it was mostly for the Scleroderma. You probably already do all of these things but I am very careful to keep my hands & feet warm. I wear gloves & wool socks in cold weather. I have no signs of ulcers after about 24 years.

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I also have Sjogren's and a host of other things, Reynauld amoung them. My husband in his efforts to help me has been making fresh squeezed orange every day (with lots of pulp) and I realized that my Reynauld's had stopped. If the temp in the house got below 65 degrees. I couldn't stand it. Found myself wearing gloves inside. Now no more Reynauld's.