Monday, August 6, 2012

Puffy and Frustrated

I feel like the Pillsbury doughboy.  The pregnancy induced carpel tunnel, swelling, mixed with 93 degree heat this weekend made for a bad combo. 
Normally, I'm not one to complain about the heat...I love the heat, my body however, is rejecting it by swelling into balloon like proportions.  My hands and forearms are completely numb and I've lost ability to grasp anything.  This makes everything difficult; driving, typing, holding a fork, etc.  Andy made me an ice bath for my hands, but I couldn't do it...the cold made me cry.  I tried an epsom salt bath because I heard it was good for swelling and circulation...but so far no luck.  I went to the chiropractor last week, but nothing seems to help alleviate the situation. 

Have any of you dear readers gone through this?  Any advice is greatly appreciated!
 
Please know I'm reading your blogs...I just may refrain from commenting until I get some relief. 

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  1. ah!! i can't even imagine. i hope you're feeling better today.
    it was 102 in portland this weekend. my limbs were about to pop off my body and i'm not even pregnant. food baby? that's a different story.

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  2. So sorry you are feeling this way! I did have carpel tunnel during my pregnancy, not to the extent of yours, but my fingers were numb and I couldn't really pick up anything heavy with the my left hand. All the dr told me was too wear a brace and to try not to use my hands as much (i know it's very hard) It will go away afterwards, but it takes a while, it took me about 2 months before I got feeling back into my right hand. :( I also swelled, a lot! I just tried to drink a lot of water, but with the heat it didn't really help. I did a lot of stretching and made sure I wasn't sitting or standing in one place for too long, tried to stay away from salty/sugary food, took cooler showers and even drank gatorade. I know this was kinda long and probably didn't have much advice, but just know you are not alone! I just had to keep telling myself that the end result will be so worth it! Also, prenatal massages were a godsend, it at least gave me an hour to totally destress and unwind.

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  3. You are still Pregnant? You poor girl. If it seems like forever to me then I cannot even imagine what you must be feeling. Having never been there myself I cannot even begin to give you advice. I hope that it gets better; hang in there for the home stretch.

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  4. This dear is your first real taste of the sacrifice of motherhood...except maybe for being sick early on and not being able to take medicine! That's why I said with My first pregnancy, the ONLY thing to keep me excited was wondering if it was a boy or girl! Through the second, a nightmare of not being able to sleep or walk, my rock was my sweet daughter and her antics! Sorry you feel so terrible. It could be worse...Florida and HIGH humidity! I'm with the previous poster, try a prenatal massage. Couldn't hurt anyway! What about a swimming pool??

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  5. Oh no! Feel better soon!

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  6. oh man sorry to hear the heat is not being a friend to your pregnancy. wish i had some advice for you just keep bathing epsom salts, keep cool i guess that is hard especially in 93 degree heat. drink lots of ice water. hang in there ruthy ann the end is very near :-)

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  7. aww, poor girl! sending you good vines!

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  8. i'm so sorry to read this. i wish i had some tips to help you but i don't :(

    just thinking about you and hope that you get comfortable real soon.

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  9. How awful :( I must say though, you're chic robe makes you look great!

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  10. Aw Ruthy, I'm sending you some virtual hugs! I wish I had advice for you but I say just CRANK that A/C to beat the heat because you deserve it! I mean you're carrying a bun in the oven for heavens sake! I hope you find relief soon!

    Evani
    simplyevani@gmail.com

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  11. oh you poor thing Ruthy. :( I'm so sorry your in pain. Miserable!! :( I'm sorry, I don't have any advice. But I will X my fingers you get some relief soon!

    XO

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  12. acupuncture. I didn't use it for this of course, but I really had good luck with other areas and it even helped with things I didn't know were bothering me!

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  13. Bless your heart! I'm so sorry Ruthy...that has to be ROUGH. I always heard Epson Salt baths helped too...that stinks that it didn't work for you. I wish I knew another remedy but I don't...just know that you still look beautiful (even if you don't feel it) and this will all be worth it in a few short weeks!! Chin up, pretty lady!

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  14. oh no!! sorry the Epsom Salt didn't help out!! Lame! feel better!! xoxo

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  15. I do understand you so much, it was the same in my pregnancy! It was so hot and I had water all in my body- that hurted so much! But there was one thing - --- I got a wonderful doughter and all the water and the heat and the pain was over - sooo good luck! I pray for you!

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  16. Hang in there Ruthy!! At least you're still styling in that super sweet Kimono!!

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  17. oh, sweets. :( clearly I don't have advice, I'm taking notes from you. But the acupuncture idea sounds like a good one! Or swimming? I don't know, just submerging yourself in cool water sounds lovely. Love you.

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  18. I was told by my docs a little too late that floating in a pool for an hour was like half a day's bedrest! I ended up on full bedrest and was too late for the pool party, but it's supposed to work wonders on reducing fluid buildup. Something about the pressure of the water does wonders. You should definitely give it a go!

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  21. :( Praying it goes away soon, and you'll be back to your normal non-puffy self.

    Let me know if there's anything I can do!

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  22. I hope you can find some relief soon!!! Bring on the baby :-}

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  23. oh sweetie :( i am so sorry!!! how awful! i hope you get some relief quite soon - pregnancy is hard enough let alone having to deal with that too!
    xoxo

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  25. so i just stumbled upon your blog after googling "pregnancy induced carpal tunnel" and right now, I totally know how you felt! my right hand goes numb at night and it kills! seriously, throbbing and wakes me up it hurts so bad. did you find anything that worked? I'm only 24 weeks...so i have a long way to go! ah!!!

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