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Cold Water & Poor Circulation
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01/25/23 08:49 AM
01/25/23 08:49 AM
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Ive heard in the past, probably on here, that frequent exposure to cold can cause poor circulation. If youve found this to be true, whats your experience been with this. Is it temporary, permanent, should it be cause for concern?
Ive been running a small beaver line for a few weeks now. This type of trapping is pretty new to me. Im usually dry land trapping or setting one and a halfs in a creek. Now Im sticking my arms into ice cold water at most every stop.
Ive noticed when I wake up lately that my hand is almost always asleep. Sometimes just holding a coffee cup very long will cause it to go to sleep.
I have a regular check up scheduled with my doctor next week so Ill certainly ask him about it but, if it is caused from exposure to cold then I figured plenty of you on here would have experience with it. Thanks
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Re: Cold Water & Poor Circulation
[Re: ChadC]
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01/25/23 09:49 AM
01/25/23 09:49 AM
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Sounds like carpal tunnel symptoms. On your dominant hand? Yes, or some other cause putting pressure on a nerve. If your fingertips turn white or blue it is circulation but what you described sounds more like nerve involvement.
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Re: Cold Water & Poor Circulation
[Re: ChadC]
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01/25/23 09:55 AM
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It does seem to be my dominant hand, cant recall it happening with my weak hand, but I also am mostly sticking my strong hand/arm in the water when I can get away with using one.
I do have a pair of gauntlets but just cant get comfortable using them. The lack of dexterity makes me nervous and usually frustrated, not to mention i eventually fill them up with water. I may have to force myself to use them.
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Re: Cold Water & Poor Circulation
[Re: EdP]
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01/25/23 10:07 AM
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Sounds like carpal tunnel symptoms. On your dominant hand? Yes, or some other cause putting pressure on a nerve. If your fingertips turn white or blue it is circulation but what you described sounds more like nerve involvement. This does make some sense because I dont feel the typical pain and tingling like you normally do when recovering from your circulation being cut off. Hopefully find something out next week. Pretty sure I have gout in one of my big toes too. Hope this isnt a trend.
Last edited by ChadC; 01/25/23 10:09 AM.
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Re: Cold Water & Poor Circulation
[Re: ChadC]
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01/25/23 02:12 PM
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It does seem to be my dominant hand, cant recall it happening with my weak hand, but I also am mostly sticking my strong hand/arm in the water when I can get away with using one.
I do have a pair of gauntlets but just cant get comfortable using them. The lack of dexterity makes me nervous and usually frustrated, not to mention i eventually fill them up with water. I may have to force myself to use them. Just put your gauntlets on when you're placing the trap. One of tge reasons i like CDRs and TS 85s is that i can set these with gaunts on.
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Re: Cold Water & Poor Circulation
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01/25/23 03:12 PM
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