So, it’s been over a month since I last posted. Shame on me. Although, in my defense, I write/edit blogs for a living, so this is like a car mechanic working on his own vehicle…or not. Whatever. Don’t judge.

I’m going to stray a bit and talk about a different condition I live with everyday: Reynaud’s. See below for all its beautiful glory.

Here’s what happens: my fingers and toes go numb in the same way they go numb after you hit yourself in the thumb with a hammer. It hurts. They don’t work. But they still feel “numb.”

Then…the real pain.

I warm up and start to regain sensation. They begin to turn blackish.

It happens when I go from a hot summer day into an air-conditioned building. It happens when I go from a heated-building into a cool winter day. I happens…all. the. time. It’s getting worse as I get older. And before you ask, no…gloves don’t help much.

Anyway, this is a complaining post. And really, I shouldn’t complain. I have much to be grateful for, like the fact that this is probably primary Reynaud’s and not an indication that I have a more serious and debilitating or fatal condition.

I’m curious: how many of you have experienced something like this?