Frozen toes

[Mobuck]

Has anyone here froze toes/feet?

 

[Dan in MI]

At about age 12, yes. I’ve had issues in cold temperatures ever since.

 

[contender]

No experience here,, and hoping YOU aren't having any issues.

 

[Chief 101]

I have had semi-frozen toes as they weren't frostbitten. They seemed to be fairly sensitive for several years but now they are ok...

 

[Mobuck]

The rest of the story: January or February 2023 I had some problems outdoors on a very cold day and simply spent too much time trying to fix them. I knew I had frostbite on the end of 2 middle toes and the outer portion of little toe. Over the next couple of weeks, the affected spots turned black and finally sloughed away. Yeah, not good but I kept it all clean and expected healing to take care of itself. Not working out on the outer portion of little toe as it is staying extremely tender and sore. I think it should have 'toughened up' and developed a bit of callous or something by now. Guess I'll bring it up when I have my annual Dr visit next month.

 

[RC44Mag]

The rest of the story: January or February 2023 I had some problems outdoors on a very cold day and simply spent too much time trying to fix them. I knew I had frostbite on the end of 2 middle toes and the outer portion of little toe. Over the next couple of weeks, the affected spots turned black and finally sloughed away. Yeah, not good but I kept it all clean and expected healing to take care of itself. Not working out on the outer portion of little toe as it is staying extremely tender and sore. I think it should have 'toughened up' and developed a bit of callous or something by now. Guess I'll bring it up when I have my annual Dr visit next month.

Any diabetes or circulation problems? They complicate healing in feet.

 

[JPGLSG1234]

I froze my ass off once stranded for 10 days on an Alaska fishing trip. Not a fan of cold weather anymore for sure.

 

[WAYNO]

I have over done it in the cold many times over a lot of years, but I never suffered frostbite...Thank God.

 

[Actnbill]

Did it one time standing on a frozen lake all day ice fishing......Now I spare no expense on the best insulated boots I can find....

On a side note.....if you want permission to have a weekend with the boys....just invite your wife to come ice fishing standing on a frozen lake all day...

Works All the Time.....Every Time...!!!!!!

 

[crow#2]

never frost bit my buttox but I stuck mine to the 4ft tall wood burning stove when I was in 3rd grade. Don't stand to close to the stove when changing your underware.LOL

 

[crow#2]

I sure did and layed on my stomach for 2 weeks maybe 3 don't remember. Oh ya the sides of the stove had a dark orange red glow. Ouch

 

[Jeepnik]

And folks give me grief for living in a desert.

 

[Wyandot Jim]

So let me see if I understand this. You are a farmer and used to working outside in cold crap weather and don't have a good pair of boots???????? I have worked outside in -20F but damn sure had proper clothing and boots.
They look like these and keep your toes warm,
Sorel Kaufman

 

[tazbigdog]

When I was in Boys Scouts, sleeping in a tent at -20 degrees. Feet very cold and took away to get feeling back. Lack of planning or instruction from the scout leaders. Lesson learned.

 

[Mobuck]

"So this was a year ago and you're just now getting around to it.....damn....farmers!"
Not exactly. I'd been doing pretty well until the previous cold spell when I had to wear different boots and socks which caused rubbing and resulted in much more discomfort. Being out in negative 15-20 degrees for several hours per day didn't help.
I'm resigned to asking the Doctor and fully expect him to grouch me severely. Hard to force logic upon us old farmers.
Oh yeah, I have good boots and wool socks, too.

 

[Wyandot Jim]

Oh yeah, I have good boots and wool socks, too.

If they were good you would not have frost bit toes

 

[Armybrat]

I froze my ass off once stranded for 10 days on an Alaska fishing trip. Not a fan of cold weather anymore for sure.

My Dad lived in a tent for 7 months in the Aleutian Islands during 1943 before & after the Battle of Attu….

 

[Wyandot Jim]

Those GI boots are horrible as far as keeping your toes warm. Working the flightline my toes froze in them.
I wanted a pair of Mukluks but never got any

 

[Watertender]

never frost bit my buttox but I stuck mine to the 4ft tall wood burning stove when I was in 3rd grade. Don't stand to close to the stove when changing your underware.LOL

Good thing you didn't have beans for lunch! Tooting on that hot stove might have propelled you out a window!

 

[Armybrat]

Those GI boots are horrible as far as keeping your toes warm. Working the flightline my toes froze in them.
I wanted a pair of Mukluks but never got any

After the Attu fight, Dad was inspecting the last banzai charge field where they were preparing to bury the enemy dead.
Dad saw a pair of nice fur-lined Japanese boots sitting nearby, so he took off one of his inadequate GI boots to try on one of the "captured" footwear.
However, try as he might, he couldn't slip his foot inside the boot.
Upon closer inspection he discovered the previous owner's foot was still inside the boot.
Dad just stuck with his GI leather after that grisly episode.
He took these photos…..

 

[blume357]

My father got a bad case of frost bight back in Dec of 1950..... sometime in the early 2000's I think the VA finally determined if you were in the battle for the Chosin Reservoir then you were officially disabled. Here is a picture of his hands I took before he passed:

 

[Mobuck]

^^Those hands look quite similar to mine after being burned. Us 'older folks' have thin skin anyway and damaged skin makes this worse.

 

[larry8]

Sorel boots will keep your feet warm in weather down to -10 deg.F.

 

[Armybrat]

^^Those hands look quite similar to mine after being burned. Us 'older folks' have thin skin anyway and damaged skin makes this worse.

My wife’s old boyfriend from high school has a burned hand like that, maybe worse.
He was a “Loach” pilot in Vietnam who got shot down, but survived…barely.
He endured terrible burns on his arm and head. He spent about two years recovering in the Brooke Army Medical Center at Fort Sam.
He led a very full and productive career afterwards, retiring as a Lt. Colonel.

 

[Actnbill]

+1,000,000 on Sorel boots...... Not sure if the new ones are made in the USA anymore....but that's what I wear ....

 

[moparclan]

My dad did during the Bulge, always had problems with his feet after that.