One of several afflictions I endure is Raynaud's Syndrome, a circulatory issue whereby nerve spasms constrict the capillaries feeding blood to my toes. It can also affect hands and fingers but in my case, only the toes. The affected areas turn white and feel exceptionally cold, not ideal in winter. In mild cases massaging the feet is effective but I get best relief from heat, either from hot water immersion or some form of heat pack.
My latest approach are some fluffy microwaveable booties: 90 seconds in the microwave on the highest setting gives around 20 minutes of heat/warmth all over my feet. Hot water bottles work but two are needed, one under and one over the top of the affected foot.
If nothing else is available a towel soaked in hot water is effective too. Currently it's past 2:30 am and an episode of the syndrome has woken me from my slumber. It's a mild case so massage is all I need for relief.
@matigo It arrived today and I've been testing various cables. Two surprised me, as far as I was aware from the website where they'd been purchase, they were USB 2.0 speed cables, on account of their length of 2.6 metres. Turns out they are USB 4 cables, with power handling up to 240 watts and up to 48 volts. I tried three different Thunderbolt 3 cables, only one was capable of 40 GBps, the other two were 20 GBps only.
@variablepulserate In my case a gastroenterologist had requested blood tests and one showed deficiency anaemia, hence the need for the infusion. This is most awkward, it's not yet clear why I'm lacking iron, it was only 4 months earlier that I needed such a procedure done. Previously, since 2021 it had been needed annually.
There’s a rather neat device from a company in Austria that’s wending its steady way to my place. This clever gadget analyses USB-C cables that are connected to it to determine which and how many pins are connected. It then runs tests to evaluate the power handling capability and data transfer rate of the cable, if it’s a power and data one or just a charging cable.
I woke on Monday morning with a severe irritation in my left eye. I already had an appointment with the doctor so while in his room got him to check it out. Viral conjunctivitis was the diagnosis. I have an ointment which I apply every 3 to 4 hours. It brings considerable relief.
In my outdoors working life I sustained fractures to five fingers, four of which are now affected by arthritis. Of those, three are exceedingly painful at present, indicating a change in the weather is iminent.
Had the iron infusion a bit over 12 hours ago. it's going to take a couple of weeks to fully take effect, though.
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@matigo The nearest to being painful is when the cannula is fitted and when cold saline is used to flush the lines.
Four months.that's all it lasted. I had an iron infusion on March 17th. I have an appointment with the gastroenterologist tomorrow, he tells me I need another iron infusion.