I used to have problems with my hands and feet turning blue. It was very rare, though. Finally, I asked my doctor friend in the Philippines if she would look at my latest ECG. I emailed it to her. She read it and told me to go to a cardiologist ASAP. It seems that few doctors in this country can actually read an ECG very well. They pay a separate service to do that for them. Apparently, some of the services aren't very good at it, either!  Anyway, after a lot of tests and a day in the hospital, I was diagnosed as having a bad heart. The heart walls have thickened and a couple of the valves don't work right. My hands/feet haven't turned blue since I've been on the heart medications. Steve Post edited by: songfellow, at: 01/05/2011 08:03 AM |
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