Hey SPers,
So I got 'mild' frostbite in my big toe in March from prolonged exposure to cold and moisture. It started out as a little white blotch near the toenail, and over the next month the white blotch spread over half the toe and turned black as tissue began bleeding internally, pushing out the dead tissue in waves. There was no refreezing of the toe throughout.
Of course the toe hurt and 'vibrated' during that period as feeling was re-established, but eventually the pain went away - until a few weeks ago. Initially it was more sensitive to cold when I was in the mountains (as expected) and would sometimes ache unpredictably (unexpected - it might ache for 30 seconds, then stop, and wouldn't necessarily be when it felt cold).
Now it seems to have reached a level of staying mildly sore, into the front ball of my foot. The feeling is one of a subtle internal pressure with a dull ache in the tissue and toe joint and I'm experiencing it in Berkeley where it isn't cold at all. I'm wondering what I should do, if anything, beyond ignoring it and taking care to keep it extra warm on climbs. Maybe I should take more aspiring to help blood flow?
Thoughts?
- Mark