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Thread: Anyone know what this is?
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07-28-2005, 12:15 PM #1
Anyone know what this is?
I get this condition when I'm hiking for any extended period of time (like to the top of Timp), where my hands swell so bad that my wedding band begins to make my ring finger look like an hour glass. When I got back from King's Peak a couple of weeks ago, my left hand stayed swollen until a day and a half later. I was thinking that I've been experiencing hyponatremia, which is a low salt to water ratio, but I'm not sure. Any ideas?
Shane
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07-28-2005 12:15 PM # ADS
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07-28-2005, 02:36 PM #2
Just a few weeks ago when me and a few friends were hiking up Thurston Peak, we all noticed how our hands had swollen during the hike. Mine swell every time I'm on the trail for more than few hours although not quite as badly as you described though (where your ring pinches your finger).
Dunno why or what causes it, but I'd like to know as well.It's only "science" if it supports the narrative.
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07-28-2005, 03:42 PM #3
I think they call it edema, but not the bad lung or cerebral edema related to altitude sickness. I think it's due to an electrolyte imbalance. I guess there are electrolyte capsules you can take every hour to combat this too, in addition to just fluids.
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07-28-2005, 07:57 PM #4
hmm...never really had that happen before. I have a buddy whos hands swell a bit when he gets dehydrated...i don't really know why, but thats probably opposite of your problem. With the electrolyte thing, for me, electrolytes=gatorade, especially that endurance formula.
Some days all you can do is smile and wait for some kind soul to come pull your ass out of the bind you've gotten yourself into
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07-28-2005, 08:37 PM #5Originally Posted by Shan
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07-28-2005, 08:39 PM #6Originally Posted by rockgremlin
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07-29-2005, 07:49 AM #7Originally Posted by jimflint1It's only "science" if it supports the narrative.
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