Swelling question...

I'm 36 weeks today, and haven't had a problem with swelling at all. Well, I think I'm starting to swell a litttle bit. Not a noticeable amount, but enough to make it almost unbearable to stand.

My question is I guess, the burning that I'm feeling on my shin from my knee to my ankle, is that the swelling or is it something else?

Today it's on the front on my shin, but yesterday it was on the back of my leg, like the calf. Is there anything I can do about the pain?

Is it shin splints? I get them all the time...never in the back of my leg but on the outsides from knee to feet.... I hate them too! I especially get them when I wear flat shoes...I'm not sure if thats what you mean but sounds kinda the same.... 

I'm having that pain in my left calf..going to the chiro today and getting a massage. I'll ask them what they think it is and get back to you...

Try to relax and keep your feet up for the swelling. Drink plenty of water as well. I never got swollen feet until the last month of my pregnancy with my first either. I am not sure what the "burning" you feel is though.

Quoting *Mrs.Hamman*:“ Try to relax and keep your feet up for the swelling. Drink plenty of water as well. I never got swollen ... [snip!] ... swollen feet until the last month of my pregnancy with my first either. I am not sure what the "burning" you feel is though.”

I'm not sure really what the burning is. I might be describing it wrong. It's really tight and it burns. I work at an office, so I sit here with my feet on a box, and I really only notice it when I stand up to go to the restroom or to put something away.

Quoting msilverbelle:“ I'm having that pain in my left calf..going to the chiro today and getting a massage. I'll ask them what they think it is and get back to you...”

  Thanks!

If it's shin splints, you could be having problems with the tibialis anterior when you get the pain in the front of your leg, and the tibialis posterior when you get it on the back.

Quoting msilverbelle:“ If it's shin splints, you could be having problems with the tibialis anterior when you get the pain in the front of your leg, and the tibialis posterior when you get it on the back.”

Hm, I've never heard of shin splints before... Is there anything that I can/need to do? Or will it just go away?

basically it's when little fibers of muscle start shearing away from the bone.The only treatment is to rest it and ice it to prevent more tearing. Atheraputic massage might also be helpful. It might be caused by the additional weight of your pregnancy, although traditionally it is a condition that athletes suffer from when they push themselves too hard too fast.

As for my condition, they said it was most likely related to sciatic nerve pain. This nerve that travels the whole length of the leg can get impinged at various locations in the back and butt areas. You could also be having problems with that.