I use salon pas patches on achey joints. They have salsylic acid, precursor to aspirin which seems to penetrate. Might reduce swelling and pain. Cheap drug store products and worth a try under the “can’t hurt, might help” philosophy.

I just ordered the J Crew ones in gray and khaki for my similarly shorts-challenged husband. Thanks for the link!

For getting out of bed

I don’t know if you can take supplements while pregnant but fish oil/Omega 3 was really helpful to both my parents and I in dealing with carpal tunnel!

Solid choices.

If you go to an orthopedist they will get you a proper brace, while scoffing at the OTC kind. Barring that, I get a lot of relief with heat. I used to have some plug in heated hand mitts that worked great - not long term but enough to take the edge off. Just get the kind that are long enough to cover your wrists. I…

When he fucked up your desk I got MAD.

I had posted above, but you and I are even closer in the same boat — my mom learned her cancer had recurred, two weeks after I found out I was pregnant. We’re all moving forward trying to figure out what this all means (it’s only been 6 weeks since then), but yes, it’s heavy shit, and I’m surprised how many…

Chilling.

I would’ve given that “handy” man a sharp slap!

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I had to try three different types of wrist braces before I found one that worked, so maybe try a different type. And epsomsalt soaks. And it didn’t go away completely until the baby was 4 months old- they didn’t tell me that part!

ooo I really like the color (and the price lol) on that first pair, thank you!

Y’alls are right. I’ll make an appointment with my doc :) (have to go to her first for a referral)

Girl, DON’T DO IT. Mold is the devil. The only thing to do with a moldy house is burn it to the ground.

Imma second telling a doctor about this.

Can I be petty for a second?

Have you been medically checked out? There a number of things that can cause dizziness; some serious, some not. My nephew has something called BPPV; Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo, which is not serious, but makes him incapable of standing up.

What’s everyone excited about right now?

Happy Saturday, fellow Jez folks.