Holly IN Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Hello, My daugther, 12 years old, for the past few weeks has been complaing her toes turing blue, purple or red. She has no other symptoms. When we get her moving around and excercising it goes away. Once she sits it starts turning red then bluish/purple. I am coming across many searches as this being Raynaud's disease. We do have Lupus (one case) in my family line (ALS). My grandmother was the only one that had this. However she had no purple or blue toes..... She is not complaing of anything else. ?? We def. are getting her in to the dr soon (hopefully tomorrow)... Holly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomatHWTK Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Poor circulation? Hope you can get some answers soon. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hope in God Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 I had this for a while. In my case it was because I let my toes get too cold in the winter. It lasted about 8-9 months on and off. It was worse when I was in the shower and my toes had warm water on them. They throbed a little when they were very warm. I think it was Raynauds brought on by the cold trauma but it is completely gone now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Made Unfit Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 I have Raynaud's, and it sounds like what you're describing with your daughter. I get it in my fingers also. I do have lupus and rheumatoid arthritis, so it's a good idea as you said to get to the doctor A.S.A.P., but from what I understand it's not always necessarily auto-immune related. All the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyofsixreboot Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 I have Raynaud's, and it sounds like what you're describing with your daughter. I get it in my fingers also. I do have lupus and rheumatoid arthritis, so it's a good idea as you said to get to the doctor A.S.A.P., but from what I understand it's not always necessarily auto-immune related. All the best. :iagree: My first thought was Raynaud's. Probably nothing but no harm in checking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-rap Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 My daughter has Raynaud's, and that's about the age she started having symptoms. It's worse in cooler weather. Both her hands and feet turn purple. She has to wear gloves even in the house in the winter. There's really not much you can do about it, except try and stay warm! She has no other auto-immune symptoms, really, and it doesn't keep her from doing anything. She does have chronic migraines, which I've heard sometimes is more common in people with Raynaud's, though I don't know why. Vascular related, I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kroe1 Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Also research Chilblains to see if that meets her symptoms. It's nice that you are trying to find all the possibilities before going to the doctor. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer in MI Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 My 15 yo gets this. It is WAY worse in the winter after he showers. They look SO freaky. I asked my doctor about it, but his toes weren't blue at the time. He wasn't worried as ds never lost feeling. He didn't diagnose, but basically said not to worry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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