[tri-med] Re: cold feet

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From: "Wright"
> Nicholas has red toes and heels and are splotchy/mottled but not cold. 
> His neurologist said usually she sees the opposite....blue from poor 
> circulation.  I've had several doctors comment about his red feet but 
> nobody can give me an answer.  His heart is fine, only a small murmur.

Pooling? does he do a lot of sitting? When he sits is his chair digging into 
the back of knee and cutting off the circulation? This can cause cold 
extremities by not allowing blood to the feet or it can cause heated swollen 
feet by preventing the blood getting back to the heart efficiently (the 
depth of the chair seat should allow at least 2 inches clearance to the back 
of the knee).

It could be something as simple as the valves in the blood vessels not 
working as effectively as they would normally to return the blood from the 
lower extremities. If its not causing any problems it may just remain one of 
Nicholas' traits of individuality :-) As we are telling Alex frequently at 
the moment - its what makes you you, enjoy it :-)

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