Swollen hands…
First, thanks to Sunny & brseay for the timely responses to my swollen hands question. Your answers encouraged me to look online (rather than assuming it was a thyroid thing), & apparently this is fairly common. Although mostly for marathon runners/walkers, which I am so not! But the humidity & heat may have been the culprit. The sweat was (okay, gross alert) dropping off me like I’d been caught in a rainstorm & many of the answers to the swollen-hands questions online suggest dehydration (& low electrolytes) were the reason. It was also really comforting to know giant balloon hands weren’t that unusual.
My bloodpressure is absurdly low (doctors typically do a “is she still breathing?” test when they take mine), so I don’t think high bp is the cause…although my red, red face might tell a different story. hmmm…
& I sort of thought the heat was the culprit last night, so does this mean I can go back to eating my strawberries? I think so! I’m also going to make sure I drink more than my standard 8 oz of water in the morning if I’m planning on a run.
Today is unknown:
Breakfast: Kashi & milk
Lunch: hubby & I went to our favorite lunch place…grilled salmon on salad
Dinner: meatloaf with sugar snap peas & mashed pots on the menu
Exercise:after lunch, hubby needed to go to campus, so he left me at the restaurant & I walked to campus to join him…50-min walk, so I need at least another 10 mins for a full star….later: 15 minute walk with the dog, so I got my star!
Today’s goals: finish up reading this book I have to review (first read, anyway) & make edits a friend recommended for my article…doesn’t sound fun, but it’s got to be done as next week I go home to help my mom move & there’ll be little time for work then.
If it’s concerning you see your GP, but this does happen to me too whenever I do cardio that really gets me going. Sometimes it feels so swollen my skin feels fit to burst on my fingers.
As you’ll know, make sure you’re drinking plenty of fluids. I normally just address the problem by bathing my hands in a bowl of cold water until the swelling begins to subside. I normally only need to do it for a couple of minutes, and it’s refreshing too!
Mango x
Well, I don’t get balloon hands, but like I said, rings that are normally loose are snug for a good 30 min. or so after working out. If your face is beet red afterwards, again, see a good doctor. I’m just amazed no one has been able to accurately diagnose what’s giving you hives. Poor thing!
oops-my bad on the hives thing. I don’t think that’s you. :: slaps self upside dah head ::
Hey again
I was just wondering what you meant where did I go? Just so I can let you know
Mango x
I remember Hveeck had a terrible reaction to something months ago. I think it had something to do with exercise, sunshine, and strawberries, all of which I take part in (usually).
I hope you’re doing better. Glad to hear you’re striving for the star by doing the extra 10 min. Keep up the good work.
Thank you again so much for your support.