Please send help… and caramel


I remember reading somewhere that caramel was the all-purpose solution for carpal tunnel, don’t you? Hmm, I guess I could be mistaking it with stretching and an arm brace but I’m sure it couldn’t hurt. So yeah, I believe my right arm is afflicted with this syndrome. It’s painfully achy through the wrist, thumb and first two fingers, which is the exact description of carpal tunnel. Luckily, women who manage to pick this up during pregnancy are not likely to have it reoccur after delivery. Thank God because seriously, this is no picnic. (And I like picnics very much, thank you.)

Not to be a whiny pregnant woman on the verge of breakdown but this throbbing dull pain is really making me want to call it a day at, like, one o’clock and just go home and rest. We have a meeting with a potential pediatrician at 4:15 so  was going to be leaving at 3:45 ANYway. What say you? Think I should just go home?

4 thoughts on “Please send help… and caramel

  1. I vote for going home early; would a massage help at all? I get pain and numbness in my arms from time to time and got some relief that way – maybe you can get one of those half-hour chair massages where they work on your shoulders?

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