Upset at doctor
I am 28 weeks 2 days. I've been having severe headaches multiple times a day for the past few weeks and some mild swelling in my hands and feet. Yesterday after lunch I got to feeling very bad. My blood pressure went up to 138/82, which is very high compared to how my body normally runs. I felt very short of breath like someone was on my chest, so I laid down to rest for about 15 minutes. After resting my heart rate was still very high at over 120. I felt as if my body was working double time, for no reason at all, so I called my doctors office and they had me come in.
The nurse checked my blood pressure twice because it was so high compared to my normal readings. They had me lay down on my left side for 15 minutes or so. They checked my iron (no anemia) and urine (no proteins). The doctor came in and basically shrugged it all off. He told me my heart rate is just high because I'm pumping more blood now (no, it felt like my heart was beating out of my chest). He said the woozy feeling I was having was probably a hypoglycemic episode caused by the tiny 8oz soda I had at lunch (are you kidding me?). I've had my glucose test, it was normal, I've never had blood sugar issuez. Plus, my body is used to soda, I cut way back, but still have that one small one per day.
Then after lecturing me about the soda, he didn't ask me anything else. I barely had time to tell him about my headaches, which are becoming severe and happen multiple times a day. He said they are normal, take Tylenol, drink lots of water. I completely forgot about the swelling in my hands and feet til after I left because he didn't even ask me anything before leaving. I'm just so pissed. I know my body and I can tell you that my tiny can of soda isn't what caused me to feel so terrible yesterday. I'm worried this could be some early signs of preeclampsia or hypertension, and I feel like he didn't even fully assess the situation. He didn't ask me about my stress level, which I could've told him has been extremely high since I was threatened to be fired by my job. That could be a factor, but he didn't ask or even give me the chance to talk.
I just feel like he didn't do his job fully and it could be leaving me at risk of having more issues later on. Any advice?
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