The Symptoms

As I have mentioned for several times before, no two cases of Raynaud's are completely same.
Every case tends to be different than other. It makes every case unique.
But luckily the symptoms are usually common. One can categorise the symptoms according to the severity of the Raynaud's.

• The first symptom is hands (or affected part) becoming colder than usual.
• The second symptom is skin discolouration* upon cold exposure. (This discolouration varies according to the severity. Please see the footnotes for more details.)
• The patient also experience mild tingling* and numbness* of the affected part(s) that will disappear once the colour returns to normal.
• If the discolouration takes place for a little longer, lack of oxidation takes place in the discoloured area. That might cause pain.

*I have explained the complete scenario (including the different colours included in discolouration) of a an episode of Raynaud's phenomenon in following post, it will help you to understand about Raynaud's and its symptoms more clearly.:

http://raynauds.blogspot.com/2011/09/what-happens-in-raynauds-phenomenon_12.html

Warm Regards,

Kiran :)


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Raynaud's Awareness Week / Month 2013

        After the huge response to the Awareness Week of 2012, and because of the "public demand", we decided to hold the 2013 event.
As on February 13th, we have 196 attendees, and 129 persons have been invited.

         We hereby thank all the people who have helped us to make the 2012 event successful.

Here is the link for that facebook 2013 event:

http://www.facebook.com/events/228308977236349/

For the more details about facebook events held by use,
Please visit following link:
http://raynauds.blogspot.com/2011/11/raynauds-awareness-month-2012.html

Warm Regards,
Kiran :)

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Surgical Intervention

        When Raynaud’s is very severe, resulting in intolerable pain and ulcers,and lots of other stuff that don’t respond to medications,  a surgical procedure called as digital  sympathectomy*1 (nothing to do with computers :D) with adventitial stripping (which involves removing the tissue and nerves around the blood vessels supplying the affected digits). is an option.
In this surgery, the nerves that signal the blood vessels of the fingertips to constrict are surgically removed. The procedure isn’t always effective, and the benefits may not last. However, this "last ditch" approach may save the finger or toe from amputation. Some patients report that the procedure reduced their pain, healed their ulcers and/or prevented new ulcers from forming.


*1 = Sympathetic ganglia are the ganglia of the sympathetic nervous system. They deliver information to the body about stress and impending danger, and are responsible for the familiar fight-or-flight response.
A Sympathectomy is a procedure during which at least one sympathetic ganglion is removed.

(This article is not complete yet, I will finish this as soon as I get time. I truly apologise for the inconvenience.)