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Circulation problems... will they get worse in pregnancy? (Long)

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To get started, DH and I have been TTCing since the beginning of the year, and we are not KU yet.  We may have to put things on hold because of this health issue.  My feet, toes, and fingers have always been colder/calmier than the average person.  At times, my feet and toes get discolored if I sit down for too long.  This is just the way it's always been for my whole life.  In the late fall I started having pain in my two big toes.  At first I just brushed it off like no big deal, then my left big toe started to get a dark spot on top, and it wouldn't go away.  We thought maybe I had an ingrown toe nail.  I went to the podiatrist who said it wasn't an ingrown nail and suggested that I have something called Raynaud's syndrome which is an extreme hypersensitivity to cold.  He didn't make a big deal out of it and told me just to wear extra socks and try to keep my feet warm.  If it didn't go away in 4 weeks I was supposed to go back for another appointment and then he would refer me to a vascular specialist.  Well I already see a vascular specialist because I have a varicose vein removed in August of last year.  As it turns out, my 6 month checkup was Friday, so I just decided to ask him about my toe while I was there.  At first, he thought that the podiatrist was wrong, and that I did have an ingrown nail.  Then he saw how discolored my feet got and how cold they got as I sat there.  He recommended that I have a blood pressure test done.  The results of all this is that my left toes don't receive enough blood to register on the blood pressure monitors.  The doctor wants me to be extremely careful about my feet because essentially there's not enough blood in my toes to heal any type of injury, so an injury could easily lead to infection and possible amputation.  He sent me for a ton of bloodwork that hasn't come back yet.  He believes that I may in fact have Raynaud's, but that I may only be affected by this in the cold weather.  I am definitely going to seek a second opinion, because this is life altering IMO.  Now I'm completely on edge every time I walk around b/c I'm scared that I'll injure my foot.  Now for my question (which I didn't get to ask the doctor, but will definitely do so when I seek my second opinion).  I know that pregnant woman sometimes have circulation problems, especially to their feet, in late pregnancy.  Will this be even worse for me?  Perhaps to the point where my doctor will advise me not to get pregnant???
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Re: Circulation problems... will they get worse in pregnancy? (Long)

  • kiki_1218kiki_1218 member

    I just happened to pop on this board and read your question, sorry I'm not a regular.

     I was diagnosed with Raynaud's a few years ago after seeing my Dr for an unrelated problem. For me pregancy was the first time in years that my fingers weren't aching from the cold and no circulation. I'm not sure if it was the extra blood in my system when pregnagn or an isolated case.

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  • calhoun53009calhoun53009
    Thank you!  I've been driving myself crazy.  This really scares me, even when I take TTC out of the picture.  I'm going for a second opinion to get some things straight.
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  • tropicalmamatropicalmama
    I have Raynaud's and have for years.  This past winter was awesome because I couldn't tell it was cold just from looking at my feet (which are generally purple from October through April!)  The extra blood circulating through your system will definitely help the Raynaud's!
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