Ok fine, it's normal

[TR]

Ok so I had a hair tie around my wrist for maybe an hour? It wasn't overly tight, I forgot about it. But then I took it off and it looks like this:



That will stay like that for awhile now. It always happens. And even loose socks, booties where they hit my ankle, and slightly tight pants, etc will leave impressions on my legs. The internet tells me this is pitting edema and there's a scale, testing by pressing on my leg seems to be that I'm only a 1 on the scale.

Is this something I should be worried about? Other than it makes my legs look dumb if I change from pants to shorts?

[wambam]

This happens to me and has since I was a kid. I have very pale, sensitive skin. I can take off socks and the impression will still be there for hours.

[TR]

May 17, 2017 8:34:31 GMT -5 wambam said:

This happens to me and has since I was a kid. I have very pale, sensitive skin. I can take off socks and the impression will still be there for hours.

yeah, me too! Ok. And you run marathons so you're, like, really healthy, lol.

[wambam]

May 17, 2017 8:38:16 GMT -5 TR said:

May 17, 2017 8:34:31 GMT -5 wambam said:

This happens to me and has since I was a kid. I have very pale, sensitive skin. I can take off socks and the impression will still be there for hours.

yeah, me too! Ok. And you run marathons so you're, like, really healthy, lol.

LOL, I guess? I've never thought it was a big deal, but I've also never consulted a doctor about it *shrug*

[Deleted]

This happens to me, too. Another pale, sensitive skin person. I would've never thought it was that weird... Thanks, GBCN.

[TR]

May 17, 2017 8:41:04 GMT -5 @bigtowlittletoe said:

This happens to me, too. Another pale, sensitive skin person. I would've never thought it was that weird... Thanks, GBCN.

I just know my grandma had really bad pitting edema and she also had a lot of health issues, but I didn't know if it was related or not.

[grover]

Happens to me as well

[agnes]

I always thought this was normal. i just stopped wearing hair ties around my wrist.

[knx9211]

Happens to me every single time. I also mark REALLY easily from the seam of jeans, bottoms of socks, etc.

[pantsparty]

I will probably have impressions from my workout pants for an hour or so post-workout. Normal for me.

[oliviapope]

This happens to me. Socks, skinny jeans, hair ties etc.

I've never questioned it as something to be concerned about. I am not pale but I do bruise easily.

[tigress]

That's normal for me also.

[Deleted]

Now you're just punking us.

[rachers]

Happens to me too, I never thought anything if it.

[vicky]

Girl.

[Aloe Vera]

Happens to me all the time. Fitbit that moves easily aound my wrist, socks, pants...

[daisyfay25]

Um. This is 100% normal.

[lilafowler]

May 17, 2017 9:07:23 GMT -5 pantsparty said:

I will probably have impressions from my workout pants for an hour or so post-workout. Normal for me.

HOW TIGHT ARE THOSE PANTS?!!!

[sarapocalypse]

This happens to me all the time. I always have marks from my Fitbit. I think it's normal.

[Leeham Rimes]

Happens to me also.

[TR]

Ok ok geez

[Linie]

In the morning, I have impressions on my cheeks from my pillow. I'm going to die, right?

[knx9211]

Shoot I forgot to tag 05heel ! I promise not to eat this one.

[ProfessorArtNerd]

May 17, 2017 9:27:07 GMT -5 lilafowler said:

May 17, 2017 9:07:23 GMT -5 pantsparty said:

I will probably have impressions from my workout pants for an hour or so post-workout. Normal for me.

HOW TIGHT ARE THOSE PANTS?!!!

COMPRESSION PANTSPARTY

[lilafowler]

May 17, 2017 9:30:34 GMT -5 TR said:

Ok ok geez

BUT WOULD YOU EAT 5 DAY OLD ROTISSERIE CHICKEN?

[medicmommy]

I can't see the picture to see how severe it is, but for the most part it is pretty normal.

Edema can be caused by a lot of different things. If the swelling is abnormal for you, you're probably retaining water for whatever reason high sodium, pms, etc). Lots of water can help flush it out. If it's really bad and/or uncomfortable, I'll take an OTC water pill or soak in the tub/pool and it will help pull it out. If it's severe, weeping, or prolonged, see your dr. It could be caused by many more severe issues.

[flex]

Good grief. Yes, it's normal. ::eye roll::

[Deleted]

This does happen to me too. It seems to be worse when I'm dehydrated. Or at least my version of dehydrated. I drink a ton of water but I definitely swell easily when I haven't had as much as I'm used to.

[miso]

One time, when I was a summer associate, I had nothing to do one afternoon, so I took a nap at my desk.

I woke up suddenly to a phone call from a partner and rushed to his office with a legal pad. We discussed a new assignment for about 15 minutes.

When I left his office, I walked down the hall, and a fellow summer associate saw me and remarked, "Did you have a nice afternoon nap?"

I'd slept on my cable-knit cardigan, and I still had an unmistakable imprint on one side of my face.

[textbookcase]

Have any of you actually seen pitting edema? Lol. Hint: it doesn't look like that.

That's just an indentation from having something tight against your skin for a period of time. Normal!