Thanks for your replies girls; I;ll have to give the oil a go! I've done the whole elevation thing and also cold compress - did nothing for mine! My feet don't bother me too much - it's just the icky feeling on my hands!
I drink heaps of water every day (we "pre-load" in summer for the fire brigade and I'm still doing it out of habit I think). I hear you on water getting boring! I have organges chopped up into bits in the freezer to snack on. Yum!

It's another scorcher here today but I hope you lovelies don't suffer too much. I'm going to hide in the a/c I think...