In addition to the sciatica and the inability to finish a multi-clause sentence without taking a bathroom break, I've developed a new symptom: dead arms. Now, my shoulders have been aching for weeks and I haven't complained. They hurt because I've been forced by the the pregnancy police to sleep on my side. (Wait, don't arrest me...I meant my left side.) But today I woke up and my arms were numb. I figured they were asleep (But both? What was I, doing barrel rolls?) but they are still tingly and numb. They're not quite dead, but feel worse than with your standard-issue pins and needles.
You know what it looks like when you slip a jacket over your shoulders, but don't put your arms into the sleeves? So when you make a turn to your right, the sleeves swing around after you and slap ineffectually at your back? Well that's what it feels like, walking around with pregnancy-induced dead arms.
Sunday, November 21, 2004
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