Frostnip/Frostbite

puffydisc

02-02-2011, 06:13 PM

Has anyone gotten frostnip from too much icing before? How long did it take for the swelling and other symptoms to go away completely? I have been icing to extreme measures since I got an achilles injury at the beginning of November. I've been filling up a small trash bucket with lots of ice and cold water and soaking my foot. Lower foot has been red/purplish, swollen, and tingling. We went to the ER on Sunday because we were convinced it was a blood clot because blood clots run in my family. After doing a bunch of tests, showed that I have NO blood clot. The doctor had no idea what it was causing this at first but then I told him about my icing regimen I have been doing rigorously. He said that he almost guarantees it's because of that. Since Sunday, I have been applying this vaseline lotion (http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?board=1&id=3898815&thread=3898815#) to my skin, not icing, and haven't had any redness come up. My lower leg is still puffed up but with no redness or tingling stuff like before.

RunFreer

02-02-2011, 07:27 PM

yeah i got somne solid frostnip, i lost feeling in my foot and also my hip/glute and tingling persisted for a day or two. It never turned purple but both were quite red.

I usually did bouts of 15-45 min with a PEAS icepack or a bag of ice.

colls

02-02-2011, 08:31 PM

Has anyone gotten frostnip from too much icing before? How long did it take for the swelling and other symptoms to go away completely? I have been icing to extreme measures since I got an achilles injury at the beginning of November. I've been filling up a small trash bucket with lots of ice and cold water and soaking my foot. Lower foot has been red/purplish, swollen, and tingling. We went to the ER on Sunday because we were convinced it was a blood clot because blood clots run in my family. After doing a bunch of tests, showed that I have NO blood clot. The doctor had no idea what it was causing this at first but then I told him about my icing regimen I have been doing rigorously. He said that he almost guarantees it's because of that. Since Sunday, I have been applying this vaseline lotion (http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?board=1&id=3898815&thread=3898815#) to my skin, not icing, and haven't had any redness come up. My lower leg is still puffed up but with no redness or tingling stuff like before.

Extreme measures? like how much at a time? when i ice or ice bath i have been taught to ice for 20 min max then break for 20 min and continue this cycle for however long you want, i would think doing this can help you cut down on the pain and frostbite.

puffydisc

02-02-2011, 09:53 PM

Extreme measures? like how much at a time? when i ice or ice bath i have been taught to ice for 20 min max then break for 20 min and continue this cycle for however long you want, i would think doing this can help you cut down on the pain and frostbite.
that's what I would did along with icing numerous other times during the day. i think my "ice baths" were just way too cold. i was putting a lot of ice and cold water in there