Toe Post #3

[Greedyfly]

You may have seen my previous posts re the painful toe/s.

I went back to the doc recently and he is stumped, I had an x-ray to check that the further damage I did was not another fracture but it was clear and I am now waiting to see a Podiatrist.

I saw an ortho surgeon last week for another reason and whilst there mentioned the toe and he (without looking closely or touching it, whilst filling out paperwork) told me he thought it was my Reynauds.

The toes are still painful, no longer itchy or red as such but colour changes with heat. The skin has been very dry on that foot recently so I bought a bath oil and have been regularly soaking my feet to help the skin.

Today after soaking the skin on one of the toes has literally fallen apart and the skin underneath is purple.

Any further suggestions?

We have ruled out Chilblains, Infection and Gout by both GP and ortho team.

I DO have Reynauds but I have never suffered with anything like this before, there is skin colour change with temp changes but the pain is unbearable when at it's worse and now the skin is falling to bits too.

What else can I do whilst waiting for Podiatry which will inevitably be a wait.

Thanks all

GF

[Sqad]

Raynaud's Syndrome seems a reasonable "shout" particularly as we are scraping the bottom of the barrel.

[Greedyfly]

Thanks Sqad - Even with the pain and skin problems?

I have only ever suffered with really hot or really cold feet, never pain etc....

How can I help the situation? My feet generally in the winter always feel very cold to touch but are hot to me and wearing socks makes them feel like they are on fire which is very stressful

How ridiculous!

[Sqad]

Pain is typical with Raynaud's and skin colour changes also dominate.

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/raynaud/treatment

I am not one for "links" but with Raynauds there is such a lifestyle change, that a link saves me a lot of typing..;-)

[Greedyfly]

Cheers Sqad, God knows what I will do as I am unwilling to make the area warm due to the heat I already feel. I like them cold to the touch as I cannot feel them.

Have to do something though

[Daffy6543]

My brother suffers terribly with Raynaud's, the pain has him crying at times. He also has skin sloughing but his is mainly in his fingers.