hiya carmen, how are you today?
the "pitting odema" is just lovely isnt it??!! press your fingers in and the marks just dont go away!!
after I had my baby (c section) I was given the hospital strength support stockings to wear 24/7 while in hospital and to go home with, I think after a bout 2 weeks I was almost back to normal.....I was like you too, massage just made things worse, I was also wearing those "flight socks" but they didnt do anything for my swelling either.
hey, we are just "special!!"
xx
Yay, I am not the only one! At least we are two now with the same issue. Don't we just feel special. DD has been having fun with my pitting edema... she is amazed how come my feet would have the dents after she put her fingers in. LOL
I am praying for the baby to show soon. Today I've started to get some low backache (similar to what I experienced when I had my first a day before my delivery). Also, I am still retaining more fluid. Yay, that means I'll probably be walking like a whale by the time I am ready to go to the hospital. Wouldn't that be a sight!
I have a feeling that the baby might decide to show up before my full 40 weeks. Crossing my fingers for that and hoping that I could finally feel lighter after the delivery. Did your doctor give you a diuretic for your fluid retention or did it just go away after 2 weeks from your delivery? You know what I am tempted to do... put a needle in and expel the fluid out of my feet... I bet it would feel great but at the same time, I'll most likely end up with other complication... but just the thought of it give me heads up! I stopped wearing the stockings because it just doesn't do anything so instead of making me itch all the time, I'll just leave it alone... that way, at least I don't scratch every other minute for people to think I have some skin problems!