I played Ultimate Frisbee (mostly constant running with short rests) in the snow yesterday for a few minutes (probably 15 minutes max). I had been playing with shoes on for a while (1.5 hours maybe?) but they were falling apart and hurting (ice was building up inside) so I took them off thinking that my core temperature was high enough.
I have frostbite now on a couple toes - it's particularly bad on one of my big toes, which is nearly covered by two large blisters. This happened at about 6pm last night. My two toes were completely white when I got in the car and it took at lease an hour to regain feeling, using my hands and warm (not hot) water. My largest toe is still mostly numb and it turned deep purple on the tip while warming back up. Some areas are still white, the rest of the foot is a normal color. Pictures below of yesterday and today.
Any help is greatly appreciated. Right now I don't plan on seeing a doctor and just plan to work through the pain while trying to bring my feet back up to normal temp (they're both 78 degrees F) with warm water every couple hours and otherwise keeping the dry and covered.
Some conversation here regarding my case:
https://www.thebarefootrunners.org/threads/1st-bf-injury-frostbite.3919/
First photo:
Yesterday, a few hours after being in the snow. Note, my right foot and all toes except maybe the tip of my littlest toe seem to be fine.
Next two photos:
This morning, about 16 hours after being in the snow. Left foot is swollen, and feels hot to touch but only temps at 78 degrees. 98 degree water feels very hot.
You can see the same blisters on my left foot. Again the right foot feels fine.
Thanks.
I have frostbite now on a couple toes - it's particularly bad on one of my big toes, which is nearly covered by two large blisters. This happened at about 6pm last night. My two toes were completely white when I got in the car and it took at lease an hour to regain feeling, using my hands and warm (not hot) water. My largest toe is still mostly numb and it turned deep purple on the tip while warming back up. Some areas are still white, the rest of the foot is a normal color. Pictures below of yesterday and today.
Any help is greatly appreciated. Right now I don't plan on seeing a doctor and just plan to work through the pain while trying to bring my feet back up to normal temp (they're both 78 degrees F) with warm water every couple hours and otherwise keeping the dry and covered.
Some conversation here regarding my case:
https://www.thebarefootrunners.org/threads/1st-bf-injury-frostbite.3919/
First photo:
Yesterday, a few hours after being in the snow. Note, my right foot and all toes except maybe the tip of my littlest toe seem to be fine.
Next two photos:
This morning, about 16 hours after being in the snow. Left foot is swollen, and feels hot to touch but only temps at 78 degrees. 98 degree water feels very hot.
You can see the same blisters on my left foot. Again the right foot feels fine.
Thanks.
