I can't feel my fingers

I'm a bit more serious then it sounds, 2 out of the 5 fingers on my right hand are a bit numb after a few days. I worked outside all week in -40C weather with soso gloves.

It's not the whole finger, just near wherever my nails are it feels numb. Kinda like i taped a rock underneath my fingers while typing. I dont think its nerve damage or something too serious because its gotten a bit better since the weekend started.... It's weird cuz ive never had little feeling in something after being out in the cold for long periods...starting to freak me out. :|

This problem kept me from posting a litle bit. Anyone got any thoughts or experience in gettin' their arse frozen?

Living in NE is knowing what being frozen is.

If you wanna clear that up, run your hands under cool water (hot will burn them, seriously), or play a few rounds of Pop'n Music. I recommend the Hell courses for warming fingers.
(No pun intended)

Oh yeah, your fingers would turn black if you had frostbite...

sounds like a good idea, but ive been like this for a few days now. My last day working outside was Friday, so i guess it'll take a little while. Gonna work this week one last time before College starts and if theyres no change then maybe i should consult a doctor :cry:

I say, if your finger isnt better by the 5th day or so, I suggest going to the doctors and get it checked out.

I never had anything like that happen to me. Only thing I felt recently was leaving my house and going to my car. Within that couple of seconds, my hands were frozen already. No heat in the car as I started it as the car wasnt even warmed up (no remote start for my hoopty). I drove to my temp site for 1 day at the mall and that took 25 mins to get there. Within that 25 mins, my hands were still frozen even with the heat on.

A couple days ago, I went from my security booth at Coke and walked to get some drinks, as I was walking back, my hands turned redish/white and started to feel numb. 5-10 mins later, I started to get feeling back.

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Originally Posted by DjRocca

sounds like a good idea, but ive been like this for a few days now. My last day working outside was Friday, so i guess it'll take a little while. Gonna work this week one last time before College starts and if theyres no change then maybe i should consult a doctor :cry:

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You might want to check with one... to make sure there isn't any nerve damage.

good idea. I'll check in the morning. On the good side its kinda cool. Was with a friend downtown the other day and i slammed my fingers on a door and freaked her out. She didnt speak to me for a good 10 minutes :p

might be a mild case of frost bite. Means your nerves are fucked. Basically like if you stuck your hand in fire for a bit, although fire registers in the brain more readily as a hazard to the body.

pretty sure this is what i have. I'm not blistering or any of that crap you get with symptoms. Just a bit numb and hard on the end of my fingers. Is this permanent?

Frostnip, dude. Seriously. Check out WebMD.

http://my.webmd.com/content/article/...-9531713CA348}

I cut the tip off one of my fingers, I still don't have 100% feeling back but its better than what I had before.

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Originally Posted by nakkato

Oh yeah, your fingers would turn black if you had frostbite...

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....is that supposed to be funny?
:lol:

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Originally Posted by DjRocca

On the good side its kinda cool. Was with a friend downtown the other day and i slammed my fingers on a door and freaked her out. She didnt speak to me for a good 10 minutes :p

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I've had no feeling in my left hand for three years (up until recent, though it's going away again) due to a horseback riding accident. It can be VERY entertaining by way of freak factor. I can stuck my fingers in boiling water and not flinch, I can touch a hot pan, I can leave my bare hand in the snow without any chill... Of course, this is bad for the hand itself, but on quick bursts is can be great fun to confuse people :D

But really, go see a doctor as soon as you possibly can. You don't want to mess around with a lack of feeling. Better to go now and get something done while it might be possible, than wait until it could be too late. Safer to assume the worst.

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Originally Posted by Nomi

can stuck my fingers in boiling water and not flinch, I can touch a hot pan, I can leave my bare hand in the snow without any chill...

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Now I'm picturing you with a raw, charred black hand with bits of glass in it.

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Originally Posted by Mzo

Now I'm picturing you with a raw, charred black hand with bits of glass in it.

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Funny, because I've had a glass shard stuck in my palm for a few days without noticing it.

There's nothing physically wrong with my hand that would indicate the problem. Looks exactly like my right one. Really, for all the annoyances and inconveniences is causes, I don't mind too much. It really is fun freaking people out.

Though it sucks for playing video games. I still haven't gotten used to some, and it's hard to make intricate d-pad movements. And, well, beatmania's next to impossible at a certain level.

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Originally Posted by Survival Kid

Frostnip, dude. Seriously. Check out WebMD.

http://my.webmd.com/content/article/...-9531713CA348}

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Yes, someone checked with the professionals.

I think someone here had a problem like that a while back.......
Stupid memory problems.

I ran my thumb through a meat slicer about 15 years back, and sliced a chunk clean off. They patched it up with a chunk of skin off the side of my hand, but there'll never be any feeling in that section again. It's not that big a deal, really, it's only a strip about 3/4" long, but it's still kind of wierd.

I agree with the people voting Doctor, this isn't anything you want to blow off. Go, and then let us know how it turns out.

James

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Originally Posted by Nomi

Funny, because I've had a glass shard stuck in my palm for a few days without noticing it.

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Now I've got the image of you walking down the street with some small furry animal hanging by its teeth from your hand.

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Originally Posted by Kenshin

Now I've got the image of you walking down the street with some small furry animal hanging by its teeth from your hand.

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Thanks for the grand image.

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Originally Posted by nakkato

Yes, someone checked with the professionals.

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Haha! WebMD is fun, dude.

I was playing football on Saturday with the Marines in probably the same tempature that you've been working in Rocca. After an hour or so outside my dick started to get numb then it felt like I was getting frost-bite and it hurt for the rest of the day...cold hands is one thing, cold dick is another:P

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Originally Posted by Gohron

I was playing football on Saturday with the Marines in probably the same tempature that you've been working in Rocca. After an hour or so outside my dick started to get numb then it felt like I was getting frost-bite and it hurt for the rest of the day...cold hands is one thing, cold dick is another:P

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Hmm, so marines call it "Football"? Interesting.

JM

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Originally Posted by JM

Hmm, so marines call it "Football"? Interesting.

JM

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Your insult fails to hit home my friend.

At least he tried ;). And if it's any concern or relief to you guys, i can type a bit faster compared to the other day. Maybe i have some freezeburn that takes a while to fade off. One of my friends told me he had that last year. Let's hope for the best ;). Still, ive never been so happy that gaming only requires thumbs [xcept for the Ac stick].

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Originally Posted by Gohron

Your insult fails to hit home my friend.

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He said you like it in teh butt.

He also called your mother a ho and said meet him outside in the playground at 3:00.

He also said that you should buy me an XBox or two cause I dont have one.
Honest. :sweat:

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Originally Posted by Gymkata

He said you like it in teh butt.

He also called your mother a ho and said meet him outside in the playground at 3:00.

He also said that you should buy me an XBox or two cause I dont have one.
Honest. :sweat:

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I'll get you an X-Box after I get one for myself:P

Wow, just wow....Please get an Xbox or bahn will skyshoot ya down.

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Originally Posted by DjRocca

Wow, just wow....Please get an Xbox or bahn will skyshoot ya down.

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I kinda got a "boy-cott" thing for it as it took a chunk out of the PC Games market (X-Box developers would've most likely developed for PC otherwise) but if I had the money I might consider buying one. Whatever the system is these days is too big of a hole in my pocket, maybe after I get my new PC and get a car payed for when I go active I'll get a GC or X-Box.

Pc games run on Windows
Xbox games run on the Xbox

Mr. Gates = owner of all.

so you did the right choice. and even as a nin fanboy, i say the xbox is the better buy. Kotor :) WAIT WERENT WE TALKING ABOUT MY FINGERS!!!!

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Originally Posted by DjRocca

Pc games run on Windows
Xbox games run on the Xbox

Mr. Gates = owner of all.

so you did the right choice. and even as a nin fanboy, i say the xbox is the better buy. Kotor :) WAIT WERENT WE TALKING ABOUT MY FINGERS!!!!

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Well I know Mr. Gates it he owner of all (what's the thread topic for anyway?:P) but I didn't pay for my Windows XP directly and I don't have too much Microsoft published games, I saw the X-Box move as the move of a sell-out, kinda like stabbing your old buddy the PC in the back.

hell i'd stab.

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Originally Posted by DjRocca

hell i'd stab.

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Well, even still...it's harder to put a knife in a PC then it is in an X-Box:P

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Originally Posted by nakkato

Thanks for the grand image.

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Just try not to distract her while she's cutting vegetables.

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Originally Posted by Kenshin

Just try not to distract her while she's cutting vegetables.

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"Hey, I don't remember cutting any meat.... OH WAIT THAT'S MY FINGER."

*cliche* ;)