Guest guest Posted December 15, 2003 Report Share Posted December 15, 2003 Hi Liz. I felt like that almost right after I started taking some kinds of blood pressure medications - especially the Cozaar-type drugs. Later on, I started feeling like that just because of the kidney failure (just about everyone I know who has advanced renal failure complains of that). Cold intolerance is definitely a symptom of chronic renal failure, but I don't recall being at that point. Anemia can cause cold intolerance too, but anemia is easy to check. Good thing you live in Louisiana then. You wouldn't want to be up here today. We just got our first real snowstorm of the winter Pierre cold feelings > Hi - as most of you know, my 16 year old, , has been diagnosed with possibly having IgA - they don't want to do a biospy now. I regularly read the e-mails here and have learned alot over the months. has chosen not to learn too much at this point because he wants to live a normal life and not worry about it but he finally has a question for the group. He wants to know if any of you are cold all the time. He says that even when others are hot, he is cold even to the point of shivers. His girlfriend complains that his hands are always cold. I thought I'd get some feedback from the group, but plan on scheduling him for a doctor's appt. next week when he's out of school (has mid-terms this week). Could anemia maybe cause this coldness? I know his dad stays cold but that's because of the medication he takes for high blood pressure, blood thinners, and chlosterol medication. Please remember that we live in Louisiana and it is not very cold here - it gets chilly - but the > high today is 68 F. So any feedback would be good. > > Thanks - Liz - Tuba Boy's mom > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2003 Report Share Posted December 15, 2003 Hi Liz, is defininitely not alone on this one! I am freezing all the time, and I live in CA! I don't know if it is the anemia or what it is, but my hands and feet are forever very cold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2003 Report Share Posted December 15, 2003 I think it's both the anemia and the blood pressure meds, plus just the chronic renal insufficiency. There's just not as much good blood flowing through the extremities. Pierre Re: cold feelings > Hi Liz, > > is defininitely not alone on this one! I am freezing all the time, and I live in CA! I don't know if it is the anemia or what it is, but my hands and feet are forever very cold. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2003 Report Share Posted December 16, 2003 , I had a spell when my Epo was low, where I complained of feeling cold most of the time, even on dialysis. Now I am onto my doctor to increase my Epo as soon as it starts to drop (hence my haemoglogin level) even though the hospital like to keep haemoglobin on the low side for dialyis patients (low helps prevent clotting on the dialysis machine and also helps with blood flow). Derrick Sydney Australia > Hi Liz, > > is defininitely not alone on this one! I am freezing all the time, and I live in CA! I don't know if it is the anemia or what it is, but my hands and feet are forever very cold. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2003 Report Share Posted December 16, 2003 Hi Derrick, It is always so good to hear from you. I think you may be right about the Epo/anemia connection with being cold. I actually have been slightly adjusting my injection dose to keep my hematocrit a little higher. I don't like it to be below 38. I just feel so much better when it is 38 or higher. So far, they have not slapped my wrist :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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