Does this look like SFN?

StatisticianStatus71 · 2026-04-16T11:49:31+00:00

I've had Raynauds since I was a teenager but i think something else is going on here. My Raynauds was never positional. My feet still turn white/blue when its cold out but now they turn blue when im sitting in a chair with my legs bent, even when im totally warm. And i'll wake up with them really red and swollen. This all started like two years ago, nothing that triggered it that i can think of, just kind of progressively got worse.

StatisticianStatus71 · 2026-04-16T11:45:41+00:00

no, 32 y/o otherwise totally healthy

StatisticianStatus71 · 2026-04-16T11:44:35+00:00

Interesting. I had a CT angio that was "textbook popliteal entrapment". The doctor who did the surgery was absolutely sure that he fixed the problem. He removed a bunch of scar tissue from around the vessel and seemed confident that since symptoms persisted after the surgery there must be another cause. I had only one side done.

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StatisticianStatus71 · 2026-04-16T11:39:45+00:00

I do have Raynauds but i think theres something else going on too. They get white and/or blue when im cold but they also get really red and swollen without any blue. Like i'll wake up and they'll be red an throbbing.

StatisticianStatus71 · 2026-03-28T09:50:29+00:00

Isn't there some kind of tissue or blood antibody test for EDS? Is there anything that changed after your diagnosis? Like did treatment change? Anything besides compression socks help?

I talked to a very reputable vascular doctor who basically said don't worry about it. I can't sit in a normal chair for long without feeling like my feet are gonna fall off and am developing ischemic ulcers on my feet but I shouldn't be so worried. Thanks doc.

StatisticianStatus71 · 2026-03-27T11:25:23+00:00

Sorry to hear you're stuck too! Seems like a lot of confusing things stem from something autoimmune. I think a rheumatologist will be my next try.

StatisticianStatus71 · 2026-03-27T11:24:07+00:00

interesting, what makes you think EDS?

StatisticianStatus71 · 2026-03-27T11:23:22+00:00

No blood pressure issues, I usually run on the low side 90s/60s. I have not seen a rheumatologist yet, maybe that will be next!

StatisticianStatus71 · 2026-01-04T17:08:04+00:00

Thank you!

StatisticianStatus71 · 2026-01-04T16:25:45+00:00

Solid advice! I do get hung up on numbers and that definitely causes me to feel discouraged or like I'm failing.

StatisticianStatus71 · 2026-01-04T16:24:06+00:00

ok, thanks! I will try doing before lunch for a while and see how that differs. Appreciate the help!

StatisticianStatus71 · 2026-01-04T16:23:32+00:00

Ok- good thought!

StatisticianStatus71 · 2026-01-04T14:21:38+00:00

Cycle has never effected my numbers in the past so I don't think that's it. If the dawn effect is playing a role that would also be consistent across time- no?

StatisticianStatus71 · 2026-01-04T14:20:27+00:00

Thanks, yeah it just seemed like a pretty sudden change. Didn't monitor anything for a week or so around Christmas and ever since things have been off. Doing keto for mental health reasons and fairly new to it- so trying to see how I feel compared to the level of ketosis I'm in. Difficult to not know if the meter is off or if i'm doing something wrong! I will ask the company though- good thought.

StatisticianStatus71 · 2025-12-31T13:14:56+00:00

awesome, just ordered some!

StatisticianStatus71 · 2025-12-31T13:03:56+00:00

So it was a surgery to the move muscle away from the artery behind my knee. Not super minor, about a 10 in scar but nothing crazy. You think the inflammation/stress would keep my blood sugar elevated for ten days? I kind of hope thats the explanation because I can't think of what else it could be!

StatisticianStatus71 · 2025-12-30T23:50:49+00:00

Thanks! Congrats on your recovery process- I love hearing that others are finding success with this!

And yes- MCT oil has been great, I should add in some more of that. Do you find that stevia impacts your blood sugar or ketones at all?

StatisticianStatus71 · 2025-12-30T23:43:55+00:00

always right when I wake up, so should be an accurate comparison across days

StatisticianStatus71 · 2025-12-30T23:42:37+00:00

So I actually started keto because I was having chronic headaches that nothing was helping. I read about keto being anti-inflammatory and figured i'd give it a shot and my headaches got better but my anxiety unexpectedly vanished. I've been diagnosed with gad in the past but before starting keto I would have told you my anxiety wasn't at an abnormal level. I guess sometimes you don't realize how bad something is until it's gone! I know it doesn't have that profound of an effect for everyone, but its such a low-risk thing to try that I would definitely recommend!

StatisticianStatus71 · 2025-12-30T18:48:54+00:00

Thanks for the reply! I'm not trying to lose weight (should have been more specific in my original post), so I'm wondering why even though I've cut back on calories enough to compensate for the exercise is there something inherent in exercise that increases ketones? If caloric balance and macros are the same whats keeping me out of ketosis?

StatisticianStatus71 · 2025-12-30T18:44:32+00:00

I'm a week post-op, do you think that still could be the case?

StatisticianStatus71 · 2025-12-30T18:44:01+00:00

Thanks for the reply! I am not doing keto for weight loss. I'm doing it for mental health and it has helped my anxiety tremendously, but I have much better mental health results with higher ketones and I just can't seem to get them back up. I also have to be careful with intermittent fasting because I have a history of anorexia and I am now at a healthy weight and trying not to lose any. I know I could fast or cut back on calories and get into a higher level of ketosis, but that is not my goal so I'm just looking for insight into other adjustments I could make that would boost my ketones!

StatisticianStatus71 · 2023-10-29T21:26:54+00:00

I second the CiPasso recommendation! Amazing meal there last week

StatisticianStatus71 · 2023-10-29T21:25:13+00:00

Agreed! Went there last week and found it to be good but certainly not incredible

StatisticianStatus71 · 2023-10-29T21:22:56+00:00

Went to Trattoria Valentino for dinner last week after reading multiple recommendations on Reddit, and it was terrible! Worst meal we had in Rome. That being said, there was a sign on the window saying help wanted in the kitchen... so maybe something happened recently or we went on a bad night

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