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Please provide a tip on how to ask your doctor about raynaud's disease.

11 doctors weighed in across 9 answers

Ignore: Describe what causes your symptoms, how long they last, what makes them go away...

Answered 4/21/2014

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Dr. Robert Lowe answered

Specializes in Pediatric Rheumatology

Ignore: Ask your doc if you have primary Raynaud's (alone) or due to another autoimmune disease (secondary).

Answered 5/22/2014

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Ignore: Tell your Dr your Hands/Feet turn blue and hurt when you get or touch cold.

Answered 6/7/2014

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Ignore: Emotional stress can increase Raynaud's. Learning the technique of mediation breathing can help!

Answered 8/6/2014

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Ignore: Describe the color change you see in your fingers on exposure to cold and the sometimes also stress.

Answered 7/6/2014

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Dr. Leila Hashemi answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Ignore: Ask your doctor if your Raynaud's is due to an autoimmune disease or if you have Primary Raynaud's.

Answered 8/6/2014

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Ask: Ask if you have Raynaud's Disease or Raynaud's Phenomenon. They're different!

Answered 8/2/2014

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Dr. Thomas Namey answered

Specializes in Rheumatology

Ignore: Have your doctor rule out a significant connective tissue problem associated with Raynaud's!

Answered 5/17/2015

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Primary/secondary: Ask your doctor, "Do I have primary Raynaud's disease or do I have Raynaud's phenomenon that is secondary to some other condition?".

Answered 8/14/2016

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