Have you ever heard that saying. The one that says, "You just need to put some meat on those bones." Usually, this is meant to encourage someone to plump up a little, but I just think it's a funny expression.
Well, I saw my regular doctor for the first time in a while. He's finally back to seeing patients after his long sabbatical dealing with his own rare blood cancer. This was a follow-up from some problems I was having a few months back. But I thought I would ask him about a few other minor health issues. One is that my toes literally go numb if they are cold. I had wondered if this was a circulation issue, etc. I've only experienced this in the last few winters, and it's really just more annoying than anything. He checked to see if my toes "blanched" by squeezing on them and checking how long they went from white back to normal (white?) skin tone...and it took a long time. So, wanna know his prognosis? My problem is that I have such "long digits" (his words), and they are so skinny, that literally, my toes are mainly bone inside with no muscle to warm them up! Trust me, the rest of me does NOT go numb in the cold. :o) I guess I'm just going to have start wearing thicker socks. And figure out a way to put some meat on my phalanges.
Allison Wonderland
6 days ago
4 comments:
We could make some little tiny toe weights for you to beef up a little. At my house their called nasty toenails. :)
That cracks me up!
You're aware that Grandma Ellis has Raynaud's Syndrome (think that's the right name and spelling) aren't you? That's what this sounds like to me. At this point in my life, tho, I'd be thankful for ANYTHING on my body that needed some plumping up!
LOL - literally. When we got massages this weekend, I thought it was funny because one question on the questionnaire was "Do you have any known toe or foot fungus?" Gross! But now, I have a rash on my foot. Maybe I got it there.
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