Guest guest Posted December 10, 2002 Report Share Posted December 10, 2002 " Balogh, L " wrote: > ... anyone have any idea how to make the swelling go down? > I am still working and I don't want to scare my > poor colleagues and clients off. Unfortunately there's not much you can do about it. It's not so much water retention as fluid retention. Sounds about the same, I know, but it's not quite. It's largely due to the fact the hypo metabolism is so slowed down that nothing is moving through the body very quickly. I'd try all the edema solutions anyway, such as drinking lots of water (always a good idea) and getting some regular exercise, even if it's just some walking (ditto). Years ago, in a group discussion on the dilemma of not looking as bad as we felt, we discussed using some pale grey/green face makeup, just enough so that our appearance would make it clear that we're not really fine. Maybe it's time to put that idea to a test. You might still scare off your colleagues and clients, but at least they'd know you're under the weather, and not just puffy ;-) BTW - you may want to peruse " Hypo Triggers " , a report of one member's discoveries in her hypo journey .... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Thyca/message/18322 Good luck, and please let us know if you come up with a successful solution. - NYC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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