Way TMI

Way way too much, and it's all crotchy.

The 'swelling' I mentioned in my last post has virtually taken over my life. I am near miserable. From the link the kind commentor sent me and what I can find online I think it might be like hemmoroids of the crotch. I've never had hemmoroids before and know almost nothing about them. By the end of the day (or, like on Friday, by noon) I can hardly walk because the friction it causes is just too much to bear. I have spent the weekend sitting on ice packs and, no kidding, frozen burritos. Have a dr appointment on Tuesday and while I'm embarassed to mention it to him, I'm just going to have to. If I push a baby out of there something is going to permanently burst, I fear. Plus, as I said before, I am just about miserable.
Thing is, I'm trying to prepare myself for the dr to say there is nothing to be done other than wait it out- or worse, I'm terrified it will last after the baby is born. Or I'm afraid he won't take me seriously. I was suffering some pretty ugly blues until the worst of this hit this week, and I was ready to talk to him about it, but now Ive been feeling so bad physically that I don't know if the emotional stuff was just a passing thing or what.
I know I'm lucky to be pregnant with a healthy baby. Really I do. But another 100 days of feeling like this is probably not within my capabilites.

Comments

[JDEgirl]

Oh, forgot to mention I have tried to limit salt intake an have stayed off my feet as much as possible- even rode a buggy at the grocery today and sat all through church.

[Megan]

I have had two friends with varying degrees of vaginal/vulval varicose veins (my, that's a lot of Vs) during and after pregnancy. There are things that helped them - compression stockings as well as prescription creams. Don't stop until you get some relief! Good luck!

[Danielle]

Ugh. Please make sure you mention this to your Dr. There is no shame in it. You need to find relief. I am sending you de-swelling thoughts!! Love you