I was burning up on the inside of my body, but on the outside, I was so cold my arms and legs were turning purple. My limbs were so cold to the touch that I couldn’t feel a single thing.
Raynaud’s
Rahel’s Story: MCTD, Raynaud’s, & Living with Gratitude
How did this happen? Even several years before the diagnosis, which was ultimately made in 2020, I was often tired and quickly exhausted. I blamed pain in my foot, knee, and shoulder joints on my excess weight and poor posture. My fingers became discolored in the cold and during times of stress. First, they turned pale, then blue, and then they returned to normal.