12-10-2020, 01:23 PM
So first off, I have not been diagnosed with this, or anything else. I avoid doctors like the plague.
But something's been wrong with me for several years and I've spent a lot of time trying to figure out (without medical intervention) what the fuck it is.
I've always had incredibly cold feet and hands. The first time I noticed there was something wrong with my bloodflow, I was about 14... I was seated and I looked down and realized my feet were turning purple.
After this revelation, I proceeded to sit in a computer chair for about 15 more years... like an idiot.
So here we are now, and I have a fairly undeniable problem that has just been getting worse for the past few years.
In late 2019, I started standing exclusively instead of sitting whenever I was using the computer.
As far as exercise, I don't really get much. I'm not fat or anything, never been fat. I've never been out of normal BMI or anything like that.
Apparently the appropriate lifestyle adjustments (primarily exercise) can stop this arterial/vascular issue from getting worse. I plan to start taking daily walks and whatnot.
But I am concerned about the extent of damage that has been done... I'm freaked out and have my doubts that it can be made right.
I would share about other symptoms I have, but it's a big deal for me to even make this thread and admit any weakness whatsoever. At this point though, I feel like the situation is bigger than me.
I'm not exactly old, and with the whole internet/video game addiction running rampant in this society, I am guessing people are gonna be running into these serious issues at younger and younger ages.
People need to be made very aware about how dangerous sedentary life is. You can be sure... it is not something you can do, and expect to live to a ripe old age. That is not reality.
A little family history...
Basically everyone on my maternal side of the family has died from heart failure. I am completely serious. It is not an exaggeration. Like two of them died in a war, and the rest of them (both male and female) died at various ages from different types of heart disease.
On my paternal side, the heart situation isn't AS dire, but... there are deadly heart problems there too. So I have this genetic issue on both sides.
I'm predisposed to heart issues which makes my situation even more serious than people who don't have that going on.
In addition to people dropping like flies from heart disease, there's also type 1 diabetes in my family, although I don't think that's what's wrong with me... I don't really have any of the major symptoms associated with that.
There's arthritis out the wazoo as well. I have determined that I either have PVD/PAD, or some type of autoimmune disease. There are shitloads of autoimmune diseases. Could be the thyroid, could be Raynaud's, could be scleroderma, could be lupus... could be a lot of things.
I'll never know unless I get some medical help, but I really do not want to do that. I don't want to deal with doctors, I don't want to be diagnosed with anything and have that on my record.
So I am going to go with the PVD theory and try some further lifestyle changes that I hope will remedy the situation...
To me, the consequences of a sedentary life are absolutely to blame for this. So for that reason, I am ruling out autoimmune diseases for now.
If I ever do have to seek medical help, I'll try to keep this updated. If I definitively find out what's going on someday, I will most likely share that info.
But for now, I am just going to try to remedy the situation on my own to the best of my knowledge base and abilities, and hopefully it works.
Kids...
Get off your asses. If you don't, you will absolutely regret it.
But something's been wrong with me for several years and I've spent a lot of time trying to figure out (without medical intervention) what the fuck it is.
I've always had incredibly cold feet and hands. The first time I noticed there was something wrong with my bloodflow, I was about 14... I was seated and I looked down and realized my feet were turning purple.
After this revelation, I proceeded to sit in a computer chair for about 15 more years... like an idiot.
So here we are now, and I have a fairly undeniable problem that has just been getting worse for the past few years.
In late 2019, I started standing exclusively instead of sitting whenever I was using the computer.
As far as exercise, I don't really get much. I'm not fat or anything, never been fat. I've never been out of normal BMI or anything like that.
Apparently the appropriate lifestyle adjustments (primarily exercise) can stop this arterial/vascular issue from getting worse. I plan to start taking daily walks and whatnot.
But I am concerned about the extent of damage that has been done... I'm freaked out and have my doubts that it can be made right.
I would share about other symptoms I have, but it's a big deal for me to even make this thread and admit any weakness whatsoever. At this point though, I feel like the situation is bigger than me.
I'm not exactly old, and with the whole internet/video game addiction running rampant in this society, I am guessing people are gonna be running into these serious issues at younger and younger ages.
People need to be made very aware about how dangerous sedentary life is. You can be sure... it is not something you can do, and expect to live to a ripe old age. That is not reality.
A little family history...
Basically everyone on my maternal side of the family has died from heart failure. I am completely serious. It is not an exaggeration. Like two of them died in a war, and the rest of them (both male and female) died at various ages from different types of heart disease.
On my paternal side, the heart situation isn't AS dire, but... there are deadly heart problems there too. So I have this genetic issue on both sides.
I'm predisposed to heart issues which makes my situation even more serious than people who don't have that going on.
In addition to people dropping like flies from heart disease, there's also type 1 diabetes in my family, although I don't think that's what's wrong with me... I don't really have any of the major symptoms associated with that.
There's arthritis out the wazoo as well. I have determined that I either have PVD/PAD, or some type of autoimmune disease. There are shitloads of autoimmune diseases. Could be the thyroid, could be Raynaud's, could be scleroderma, could be lupus... could be a lot of things.
I'll never know unless I get some medical help, but I really do not want to do that. I don't want to deal with doctors, I don't want to be diagnosed with anything and have that on my record.
So I am going to go with the PVD theory and try some further lifestyle changes that I hope will remedy the situation...
To me, the consequences of a sedentary life are absolutely to blame for this. So for that reason, I am ruling out autoimmune diseases for now.
If I ever do have to seek medical help, I'll try to keep this updated. If I definitively find out what's going on someday, I will most likely share that info.
But for now, I am just going to try to remedy the situation on my own to the best of my knowledge base and abilities, and hopefully it works.
Kids...
Get off your asses. If you don't, you will absolutely regret it.