knackered hands.

[skyhuck]

I dont wash my hands, which i think helps keep them in good nick IMO, although my joints do suffer.

 

[Tree Man Tom]

 

Well, rarely wash my hands, i do sometimes... lol

[Mark Bolam]

Remind me not to tuck into the peanuts after you in the pub Tom....

[Taupotreeman]

I only wash my hands usually once a day when I get home. They are nice and baby bum soft most of the time and I only have minor callousing. The wife is most jealous. I don't subscribe to all the hogwash about sanitising your hands. I reckon doing that is just a way to increase the possibility of getting a disease because your immune system gets weaker and what's the problem with a bit of pee on your hands? It's supposed to be sterile anyway. As for pain; I get pins and needles in both hands during the night and often wake up with dead arms. I thought it might be white finger or RSI but I've recently been told it could possibly be because of compression of the spine (something I've had for a couple of decades) which affects the nerves and muscles. I'm currently doing pilates to try and reverse the effects.

[penfold]

i've just been diagnosed with reynaud's syndrome in my hands. Anyone else with this and what do you recommend to keep hands warm.

[janey]

i've just been diagnosed with reynaud's syndrome in my hands. Anyone else with this and what do you recommend to keep hands warm.

 

I suffer terribly from this, so you have my sympathy. Is it just your hands and HAVS related or your other extremities as well? Strangely, when I stopped working on't' tools, my hands weren't too bad. It's in the years since that they have got steadily worse

 

The bad news is that there is no cure. The symptoms can be managed, to an extent. You'll probably have to try different things for a bit and find out your triggers and what helps.

 

I was given soddall information about this from my GP and I've had to do a bit of research into this myself (I love Google!). The main thing is to try and keep hour hands warm at all times. For me, this can involve wearing gloves even in summer if I'm out surveying. Avoid caffeine and any legal or illegal stimulants as these constrict your blood vessels and reduce your circulation. The same goes for smoking. Try to find things that increase your circulation. Exercise and generally keeping active (which I suspect you may do, given the job n' all ) are good. I take high strength Ginkgo (120mg tablets) and find this really helps. Your GP may prescribe something to boost your circulation, but there are a lot of side effects like sweating and flushing. That's something you should discuss though if your hands get really bad.

 

Keep your hands all girly and moisturised. The reduced blood flow means that less moisture gets to the skin and your hands can become very chapped and even more painful. So you now have a perfect excuse for that rose scented hand lotion you've always wanted to use

[big fell!]

My hands are in pretty good nick after 13 years in arb, forestry and farming. My missus bought me some Hemp oil protection cream from body shop and it is spot on, dosnt make em soft but helps when they start cracking in winter.

[penfold]

I suffer terribly from this, so you have my sympathy. Is it just your hands and HAVS related or your other extremities as well? Strangely, when I stopped working on't' tools, my hands weren't too bad. It's in the years since that they have got steadily worse

 

The bad news is that there is no cure. The symptoms can be managed, to an extent. You'll probably have to try different things for a bit and find out your triggers and what helps.

 

I was given soddall information about this from my GP and I've had to do a bit of research into this myself (I love Google!). The main thing is to try and keep hour hands warm at all times. For me, this can involve wearing gloves even in summer if I'm out surveying. Avoid caffeine and any legal or illegal stimulants as these constrict your blood vessels and reduce your circulation. The same goes for smoking. Try to find things that increase your circulation. Exercise and generally keeping active (which I suspect you may do, given the job n' all ) are good. I take high strength Ginkgo (120mg tablets) and find this really helps. Your GP may prescribe something to boost your circulation, but there are a lot of side effects like sweating and flushing. That's something you should discuss though if your hands get really bad.

 

Keep your hands all girly and moisturised. The reduced blood flow means that less moisture gets to the skin and your hands can become very chapped and even more painful. So you now have a perfect excuse for that rose scented hand lotion you've always wanted to use

 

Just my hands at the moment janey. My gp doesn't think it is related to havs but it hasn't been helped by using power tools. i only drink the odd cup of tea during the day and probably a couple of pints a week unless its a special occasion. i dont smoke and never have so that isn't a problem really. My gps husband has reynauds so she gave me some really good advice but i dont want to go down the medication route so i might give the gingko a try. i do use a fishermans hand cream made with honey extracts and i try and wear gloves as much as possible. i just wondered if there was anything else i could be doing.

[janey]

... i just wondered if there was anything else i could be doing.

 

Move to Tenerife?

[penfold]

Move to Tenerife?

 

would be nice but cant afford it.