Should I be concerned?!

Question

Yesterday at my appointment I had protein in my urine (I think the nurse said 30 and just said to drink more water), my blood pressure was elevated since my last appointment but still normal and I had gained 4/5lbs in a WEEK! Dr didn't seem concerned about it because I haven't noticed any swelling or headaches. Should I be looking out for preeclampsia signs or just relax until my next appointment? I've had a headache today that seems to be getting worse despite me drinking water and laying down. I'm 35 weeks 5 days and won't have another appointment for 2 weeks due to my Dr going out of town.

Answer

You should call your dr for headaches like that ASAP. With your bp and protein in the urine they may have you come in

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At my last appointment I had high blood pressure but no proteins and my blood work came back good. They still told me to keep an eye out for any symptoms of pre eclampsia such a vision changes, headaches, swelling etc and told me not to hesitate to go to triage if anything came up. Since you had protein in your urine it wouldn’t hurt to get checked to be on the safe side.

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I had all the signs of preeclampsia and when I went in for my next apt everything was back to normal. Maybe just drink more water and try to relax but if you start getting bad headaches i would def go in just to be safe

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I have pre-e and in my paperwork it says you should go in if you have a SEVERE headache that does not subside with 32oz of water and 1g of Tylenol. You could also get an at home BP monitor, they are around $30-50 and good for peace of mind!! The blood pressure monitors at the grocery stores are notoriously wrong especially if you have a small arm! I did one when I felt badly and it said I was 160/100 but when I did the monitor it said 138/89 so pretty significant difference!! If your doc isn’t taking it seriously then you should get an at home monitor and check yourself and if you have concerns then go to L&D!

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Just went to Wal-Mart and checked my blood pressure and it was 138/88 which is up from yesterday at my appointment...Internet says that over 140/90 during pregnancy is high so omw home to try to relax and take a Tylenol for my headache.

Should I be concerned?!

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