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Originally Posted by frogga
Heya
It is weird that there isn't always a correlation between pain and the degree of swelling/ colour changes.
I have had RSD 5 years and I have cold RSD. My colour changes can range from bright bright red to black and encompass every colour in between - even yellowy green! My legs are dark purpler/ black most of the time (with pretty red spots and patches). It is really odd that if I'm in flare and in horrific pain then my colour changes can be close to normal...
I don't know.. just wanted to say I'm as baffled as you are!!! Maybe protection has something to do with it? When I was first diagnosed with RSD I didn't know how to reduce the colour change/ swelling through use of slings, elevation, pressure bandaging etc - and that the best way to reduce the colour changes was to elevate and wiggle your fingers/ toes....
dunno... interesting thread though! ! !
Love
Froggsy xxxxxxxxx
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I have had the same experience! I have found that the color change/ temperature changes change all of the time. Like you said, I also found that wiggling my fingers, using them, moving my foot, etc... would help with the color changes (I believe because the blood is flowing better by moving it), and would sometimes help with the temperature changes.
Froggsy, what does pressure bandaging do?
Oh... and the cyanosis comes and goes with me. Some days it appears I have "cold" RSD and other days it appears I have "hot" RSD... or it will change within hours!
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Originally Posted by artist
Thank you Heather,
Those are very interesting, and also show something else that I have: extremely prominent veins, even more than yours, though I have no edema at present - anyone else have that? (Hey, nice gold nail varnish  )
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When my feet swell my veins get extremely prominent. And my hands have done the same thing as well in the past.