i have noticed that when i am sitting, like right now, on the couch with my feet under me, that the heels are dark blue?
is this normal? i know i have heart issues as well as circulation.
i used to be ice cold and now i'm rather lukewarm and at night my arms and legs are now warm.
so why do i have blue feet when sitting?
Posted by lymeinhell (Member # 4622) on :
Bad circulation. Sitting is obstructing blood flow even more. Do you get regular exercise?
Is your doctor aware of this?
Posted by randibear (Member # 11290) on :
i am exercising 15 minutes a day on my elliptical 7 days a week. it's all i can do right now. i'd like to work up to 30 minutes per day but it's too much.
yep, gp and cardiac both know it. they don't seem too concerned.
Posted by Wolfed Out (Member # 23727) on :
This is a sign of Raynaud's, no? I deal with similar issues. Not to the point my limbs turn blue, but I notice when I lift weights my fingernails turn dark. I also have red toes and fingers occasionally.
Posted by merrygirl (Member # 12041) on :
I would say raynauds as well. Thats good you can do 15 minutes on the machine.
Posted by sammy (Member # 13952) on :
My feet are usually a bluish grey color. It's really quite hideous, makes me self conscious. If they get warm they turn a reddish purple color. My LLMD said that mine is a sign of autonomic dysfunction. He said that there is nothing that I can do about it but protect them from injury and try to keep them warm.
Randibear, next time you see the doctor show him your feet so that he can see what you are talking about.
Posted by Rumigirl (Member # 15091) on :
It sounds like you should keep your feet up as much as possible, when you are sitting down. And try to slowly increase your time on the eliptical machine as you can.
Doing as much movement as you can would help, too, like doing circles with your feet while you watch tv, etc.
I know, I have pretty much the same thing. I was dx'd long ago with Raynaud's. Definitely have that. Isn't this disease complex lovely?? NOT!
Yes, do show your drs when you see them. I think drs often don't get what we are saying. Seeing it is more graphic and forces them to deal with it a little more.
Would compression socks/stockings help? Or make it worse? Not sure. That was recommended to me years ago for the horrible NMH/hypotension. I never did it though. Maybe in this case it would not be a good idea. There is so much that the drs don't know.
And most of us with Lyme and co don't move around as much as we should, which doesn't help (not that that is the only cause).