OK. All I did was go to the store. Before I even got there, my fingers were ice cold and numb. They were numb all the time inside the store and by the time I got to the car, I could hardly get the stuff into the vehicle. I had trouble shifting gears and it's an automatic on the floor. Hard to steer my way home. By the time I got home, the tips of my right hand fingers were blue.
I ran my hands under pretty warm water until they started to hurt. Still took a while to get the feeling back.

Does anybody have any idea, what the heck happened to me. I looked up options on Google and some were pertaining to herniated disk.

Does anyone have any incite on this? I almost went to the ER.


Taz

Mostly the right hand fingers. The three in the middle. Also my pinky on the left hand.

This sounds like Raynaud's http://www.arc.org.uk/arthinfo/patpubs/6052/6052.asp

"Rewarming:
If your hands and feet get very cold do not put them on the nearest radiator or directly in front of the gas fire - always reheat them slowly, as too much heat too quickly can cause damage and considerable pain.
Dip your hands and feet into a bowl of warm but not hot water and alternate with cold water, until they come back to life, then dry thoroughly."

Raynaud's phenomenon (RP) is a condition resulting in a particular series of discolorations of the fingers and/or the toes after exposure to changes in temperature (cold or hot) or emotional events. Skin discoloration occurs because an abnormal spasm of the blood vessels causes a diminished blood supply to the local tissues. Initially, the digit(s) involved turn white because of the diminished blood supply. The digit(s) then turn blue because of prolonged lack of oxygen. Finally, the blood vessels reopen, causing a local "flushing" phenomenon, which turns the digit(s) red. This three-phase color sequence (white to blue to red), most often upon exposure to cold temperature, is characteristic of RP.

Raynaud's phenomenon most frequently affects women, especially in the second, third, or fourth decades of life. People can have Raynaud's phenomenon alone or as a part of other rheumatic diseases. When it occurs alone, it is referred to as "Raynaud's disease" or primary Raynaud's phenomenon. When it accompanies other diseases, it is called secondary Raynaud's phenomenon.


What causes Raynaud's phenomenon?

The causes of primary and secondary RP are unknown. Both abnormal nerve control of the blood-vessel diameter and nerve sensitivity to cold exposure have been suspected as being contributing factors. The characteristic color changes of the digits are in part related to initial blood-vessel narrowing due to spasm of the tiny muscles in the wall of the vessels, followed by sudden opening (dilation), as described above. The small arteries of the digits can have microscopic thickness of their inner lining, which also leads to abnormal narrowing of the blood vessels.

Only got 15 minutes to discuss everything with him. Right now, my disability took priority.

Sad thing is he's most likely going to assume you're a hypochondriac/hysterical woman.