I’m thinking preeclampsia. 😬
So for the passed three or four days one of legs stayed extremely swollen and hurt like a constant Charlie horse, I was thinking it’s a blood clot because I have a history of blood clots while being on birth control. I’m almost 31 weeks pregnant and I’ve been on lovenox injections since about 7 weeks. My leg/foot got to wear it would “fall asleep” tingle unless I kept it moving constantly so to L&D I went. They admitted me overnight. My blood pressure was 169/89 when I got there but I was obviously worked up and scared, however all through the night it jumped up and down but mostly stayed high. Before now I’ve had good blood pressure readings. I’m high risk so I’ve seen my OB every two weeks since I got my positive test at the doctors office. They finally gave me an ultrasound and ruled out I had no clot in my leg. Thank the lord above! HOWEVER, they found protein in my urine (didn’t tell me how much) but enough that they sent me home with supplies to do a 24 hour urine test. My urine is very dark almost orange and I’m barely filling up my container and it’s almost been the full 24 hours. My leg still hurts and is still swollen, my other leg is also starting to swell too. I’ve been drinking water and avoiding foods to make my blood pressure high. Been reading posts on here and I’m thinking this may be signs of preeclampsia but my doctor hadn’t mentioned it, yet. I’ll be taking my urine back in the morning. I’m not sure what comes next. Anyone have anything they want to tell me, any similar experiences?? How soon did you hear back from the lab about your urine? TIA! Any comments are welcome!
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