My SIL and 2 of her sisters all have Raynaud's. I'm not sure which type each of them has but I do know they carry gloves with them all the time, even in the summer. My SIL's fingers become like Lynn's, whitish yellow.

I am sorry you have to now deal with this diagnosis as well but at least you now know what is causing this symptom.

Hang in there and carry gloves and other warming devices like the ones you can put in your gloves and/or socks.

Thank you tkrik and thank you for sharing.

I wear 2 layers of socks, most times in the summer as well. I don't find that my hands are too bad in the summer, but I'll keep that glove suggestion in mind (I'll pick up a pair to carry in my purse, I have 2 pairs I carry with me in my coat pockets in the Winter).

I just bought, at the suggestion of a friend, boots called "Hut Boots" (or formerly called - they've since changed the name of them) which are for indoor wear to warm up the feet after you've been outdoors for an extended period (skiing, for example). She has fibro and has severe cold issues in hands/feet, and swears by the boots (they're more like a boot slipper). Says she can't live without them, especially when it's very cold and damp. Perfect! I'll get them in the mail shortly, I hope they do the trick, they weren't cheap (but where health and well being are concerned, I think it's important to splurge on good items!).

Weather's warming up here. Now get this... while I have the Raynaud's affecting my hands/feet, once the humidity kicks in for the summer, I have "dyshidrosis" (form of eczema) on my thumbs, index, and middle fingers. Both hands. My mother also gets this. They sometimes call it "bad sweating".

Goooo figure! lol! When life throws lemons at you, make lemonaid!

Hi Laura,

My daughter has Primary Raynaud's Phenomenon. She has medical documentation of symptoms (Toes/feet and fingers/hands) when she was in 6th grade. Unfortunately, that visit was with a Physicians Assistant who said 'no, it's not Raynaud's when I voiced my concern about Raynaud's.

It was quite sometime later that she saw her Primary Care Physician and he confirmed what I suspected, Raynaud's. She has not, to date, used any medication for her Raynaud's. She is now 22 years old.

With Raynaud's you do need to be very careful as you will be more prone to frost bite. Stress can also trigger Raynaud's to flare-up.

got it too! I like to freak out people on summer days with it

It can a diagnosis all unto itself or accompany another diagnosis. It does not always show up on blood tests either.

My DH just says I have cold feet, warm heart. I kind of like that positive spin on my blotchy, bright cold hands & feet (and sometimes even my fanny )

My daughter and I were at the Butterfly Pavilion today and it is a tropical climate controlled area (very warm and humid).

My daughter pointed out her feet and hands which were red due to the warmth and humid nature of the environment. So apparently Raynaud's can affect you even in heat and humidity or no humidity as it happens to her in dry heat too.