Frustrated - 39 weeks exactly
I had preeclampsia with my first 10 years ago and was induced at 37 weeks and a few days. My BP was up at my appointment Friday at 38+4. I'd been seeing spots so my doc sent me to have labs at the hospital and a f/u the next day. Labs were good. She debated inducing me because my BP was still elevated but I wasn't having symptoms that day so we decided to wait. I left and within 30 minutes was symptomatic again, but it was coming and going and not severe. So I ran some errands and went home. I got progressively worse and felt so terrible within a few hours I literally couldn't make myself get off the couch because I felt so terrible. Just weak and fatigued and my body felt so so heavy. Nausea. Occasional spots in my vision. I borrowed and automatic cuff from someone and my BP was in the 140s which isn't terrible. I don't trust those so called a nurse friend and she checked it and it was 158 over something. So I called the on call midwife and they told me to come to the hospital to get checked. It was like 10pm at this time.
So I went in. Threw up on the way to the hospital. BP was 140something initially and fluctuated in the 140s/150s while I was awake and was in the 120s while sleeping through the night. They did a 24 hour urine on me and some more labs and everything was fine lab wise. I felt bad, but not as bad while I'm the hospital. They decided to discharge me this morning despite the fact that my BP was going back up. I felt fine initially and then probably 30 minutes before I was due to leave, I started feeling badly again and seeing spots again. I told the nurse who I felt just kind of blew it off. She was also someone I used to go to school with (small town). I'm not sure she even told the midwife or doctor. And I've felt worse and worse all day. Threw up again. Spots. Zero energy. I checked my BP again with the automatic cuff and it said it was 172/105. I don't believe it's truly that high but I know it's elevated. I can tell when I start feeling badly that it's BP related because it's been consistent. I live an hour away from the hospital and there's absolutely no way I'm going back tonight unless I have some major new symptoms. I have an appointment with the same doc I saw Friday and Saturday tomorrow afternoon.
I feel like they made a bad call not keeping me or deciding to induce me. With my first I was fine and the preeclampsia hit literally overnight. I'm worried and stressed and feel terrible. Anxious about tomorrow's appointment and hoping everything settles down tonight.
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