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I have have ice cold feet most of the time mostly in my toes, and pain when on them to long?

By Anonymous December 1, 2008 - 3:11pm
 
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I have just started to have ice cold toes with some burning on the pads
of my feet. My feet have become a problem when I am on them to long. I
use a heating pad and that seems to help alot.
Thank you, Dee

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Tina Tran
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Hey Dee, We did contact Dr Marlene Reid DPM FACFAS who had this response to your question:

"Its difficult to determine what is causing the problem but could be related to a previous frost bite or even something called Raynauds which can cause the blood vessles to the toes to constrict. You want to look out for the toes becoming either white or blue. This could also be a sign of diabetes. You really need to see a podiatric physician who can examine you and assess the likelyhood of one of these problems and determine if you might need to see a vascular specialist."

Have you recently had a case of frost bite or are you experiencing any other symptoms related to diabetes?

December 2, 2008 - 10:19am

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marias
(reply to Tina Tran)

hi , for around 6 weeks now i hav been in pain when i go out walking with my feet within minutes my toes appear to go ice cold and i find them hard to move as they feel stiff
in my shoes yet they are painful and at times i get sudden sharp pains in odd toes where i have to tilt my foot as to not walk incase my weight goes back on the certain toe , if that makes sence , yet when im resting like now my soles of my feet are on fire , im very concerned but i hate feet i lost my big toenail when i was young and im embarressed at this , i know very stupid but i just hate it ????

March 25, 2013 - 4:15pm

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marias
(reply to marias)

by the way i am 42 this year i have a 1 year old little boy and i have just lost over 5 stone , i dont know if this info is of any use , with thanx

March 25, 2013 - 4:18pm

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Diane Porter

Dee, while you're waiting for your information from our medical expert, here are some links you might find interesting about cold feet. (Do you also have cold fingers and hands?)

http://www.epodiatry.com/cold-feet.htm

http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/387593

http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/sym/cold_feet.htm

http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Reynaud's+Disease

December 2, 2008 - 9:44am

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alysiak

Hi, Dee:

Have you consulted your doctor/podiatrist about this condition? Some conditions could be caused by circulatory problems, or can be symptomatic of more serious issues that could only be diagnosed by your doctor or specialist.

Can you give us a little more information that we could pose to our panel of medical experts?

December 1, 2008 - 8:11pm

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