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Have you had frostbite?
We've had topical winter weather here in the midwest for the last
couple of days. So I thought I bring us down to earth - have you frostbite (FB) before? I have heard that if you have FB you are more likely to get it again. Have you found this to be true? I have had mild FB in a number of areas and have not found recurrence related to previous exposure. Is this just an urban myth? |
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Have you had frostbite?
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WasGitchi wrote: Is this just an urban myth? No, it's a common problem with mushers, who can be out for extended periods of time in extremely cold temperatures (too cold to ski). There's also a general problem with increased cold sensitivity. It's not a problem, of course, for digits lost to frostbite. -- Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis - Prouder than ever to be a member of the reality-based community |
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Have you had frostbite?
On Jan 7, 2:36 pm, (Melinda Shore) wrote:
In article , WasGitchi wrote: Is this just an urban myth? I used to enjoy XC racing without hat or gloves down to 10F. I could enjoy colder temps than anyone else in our race fields. Then one day while wearing hat and gloves while tele-skiing at -20F above treeline in the wind, I got nipped on ears and a little on fingers---and ever since I've needed to at least wear earmuffs and gloves if it's below 25F. --JP |
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Have you had frostbite?
There's also a general problem with increased cold sensitivity. When you talk about increase cold sensitivity, do you mean, "the nerves are more sensitive to cold" or that "you are have gotten frostbite in that area again?" I got nipped on ears and a little on fingers by nipped - do you mean that the skin dies and peels off - or that area turned white and recovered? |
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Have you had frostbite?
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WasGitchi wrote: When you talk about increase cold sensitivity, do you mean, "the nerves are more sensitive to cold" or that "you are have gotten frostbite in that area again?" Both - it's easier for the scar tissue to freeze, but even if there's no refreezing the nerves were damaged the first time around and are more sensitive to cold. Severe frostbite isn't that common in skiers (at least not really dumb ones) because by the time it's cold enough to freeze your skin hard it's really too cold to ski without destroying your lungs. If you got white spots that thawed (ouch!) without turning black or swelling up and filling with fluid you probably don't have much to worry about. -- Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis - Prouder than ever to be a member of the reality-based community |
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Have you had frostbite?
On Jan 7, 6:58*pm, (Melinda Shore) wrote:
When you talk about increase cold sensitivity, do you mean, "the nerves are more sensitive to cold" Agree - I frostbit my toes as a kid and 45 yrs later, my feet are still super sensitive to cold. *Severe frostbite isn't that common in skiers (at least not really dumb ones) because by the time it's cold enough to freeze your skin hard it's really too cold to ski without destroying your lungs. *If you got white spots that thawed I disagree here as I just frostbit a finger, raking my roof during a fairly warm (15 deg F) day. It was (as Melinda pointed out) an incredibly stupid thing I did to cause it and two days later I ended up w/ a white fingertip - hard and swollen, virtually dead to the touch, and the skin has sloughed off now. The new skin is incredibly sensitive to everything, including typing this note! I expect once it toughens up that feeling will go away. - Bob |
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