Tuesday, October 20, 2009
37wks & blood pressure issues....
So yesterday I thought it was going to be an easy doc appt, but when i got there my bp's were 146/101 and 139/101. I laid on my side for a little while and they went down to 133/96....so the doc said "off to the hospital you go." Again we were dealing with the possibility of onset of preeclampsia, plus I had a 3lb weight gain that I have no idea where it came from because im throwing up almost every morning and evening? They did find some protein in my urine so the doc also ordered a 24hr urine to rule out preeclampsia. Derek stayed with me in the hospital and my parents went home. My mom is in orientation this week at her new hospital, and there isnt much she could do since I was acting up in the hospital. The overnight stay was actually not that bad, when I would get put on the monitor I was constantly asking "am i having a contraction now." Up until yesterday I was pretty uncertain as to what they actually felt like because I feel like with my lupus I have a high tolerance for pain/discomfort. Derek or my mom would be like "Yes your having a contraction! So finally now i know, which is reassuring! I was contracting about every 8-12mins on the monitor. So anyways, around 9am two of my high risk docs came in with some students and told me I was free to go home and am suppose to check it 3x a day, and to call if they go over 140's/90's. No streneous activity, only with assistance. But they were both in agreement I could go back to work just to be sure to monitor my bp's. Again they asked what I do and they were like OH, well if you dont feel well then we'll go ahead & release you from work. I guess they have a pretty good idea what I do at work! So im going to see how tomorrow goes? After we got discharged I came home and my dad drove me to my massage appt (that I was determined to go to one at least one last time!) Now we are home, relaxing and monitoring bp's.
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