Off we go....

  They're calling for snow this weekend, and my toes are getting pretty nippy! I think it's about time to see if that submersion technique I mentioned earlier actually works. I've created a pretty simple survey (shown bellow) to track my results and see if all this bucket nonsense is really worth it. I'll be posting my results daily to let you guys know how it's working.

Number of Repetitions ________

Time on Inside Repetitions ___________ Time on Outside Repetitions _____________

Approximate Temperature Indoors __________ Temperature Outdoors____________

Daily symptoms after using the submersion technique-

	Much Worse	Worse	No Change	Better	Much Better
Numbness					
Frequency of Attacks					
Pain					
Color Change					
Relief Time					
Pain/ Prickliness upon Relief					
Overall Pain (even when not cold)					

But here's the deal, it doesn't really do much good if I'm the only one doing this. For all we know I could miraculously be cured of my symptoms by some divine intervention. So I need you – the well researched internet goer – to try this at home. The more people we have trying this experiment, the more accurate the results will be. Tell your friends and family members with Raynaud's, and your doctors. Shoot, if your dog has Raynaud's his paws should be in a bucket of water too! (Ok, just kidding about the dog, but you get the idea)

If it seems too time consuming to do the submersion technique the way I posted before feel free to mix it up. Try shorter times more frequently, or one long time just once a week, whatever works for you! I just want to know what the best way to treat Raynaud's is and more data is better than no data. Just make sure to let me know what you're doing. Also if you're treating your Raynaud's a completely different way let me know. I'm always eager to learn more about Raynaud's. Feel free to email me or comment on the blog with anything you have concerning Raynaud's – even if you just want to complain for a while.

If you, or anyone you know, are interested in trying out this technique just shoot me an email at nataliedeuitch@yahoo.com, or post a comment on this blog and I'll set you up with a quick survey to get all your hairy background details, and then give you everything you need to help us find a cure to miserable winters and purple toes. I promise, it'll be worth it.