he said,"I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THIS IS."

We just returned from Renown. Dr. Torkleson was in town so it was nice to see him for a moment. He examined Kristin's feet and ankles and "I know exactly what this is...it is called Raynaud's syndrone." Raynaud's is a condition that causes some areas of your body — such as your fingers, toes, tip of your nose and your ears — to feel numb and cool in response to cold temperatures or stress. In Raynaud's , arteries that supply blood to your skin narrow and constrict, limiting blood circulation to affected areas. In Kristin's case this is due to the meds that cause her neuropathy particulary vincristine. Although the right foot seems to have the worst of it, both feet and ankles are affected. Over the weekend one toe was so purple it looked nearly black ,her feet were and still are very cold to the touch and the feeling in them has"dulled." Even though she does not feel that her feet are cold, she needs to keep socks on them and try to stay warm. That is about it really. She may have issues with this even after chemo is done, but what do you do about that? Labs were drawn today, so we will see when she is able to return to school soon. Hopefully they are on the way up.