I'm sorry to hear about your worries. Try not to focus too much on your Blood Pressure numbers-- a BP of 131/96 and 136/82 are not a wide enough difference for medical staff to worry-- if take your blood pressure two different times back to back you won't be getting identical numbers every time. With Pre-eclampsia at 37 weeks your Blood Pressure would be MUCH higher. Blood Pressure will rise normally during pregnancy due to the increase in blood flow.
A certain amount of swelling is also normal at this stage in your pregnancy, but if you cannot add or remove your rings on your fingers then this also warrants some looking into.
When was the last time your doctor ran blood tests on you? If he won't listen to your concerns over blurred vision and increased headaches, then please go to the Emergency Dept and have them run blood work on you.
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Hi AlysMommy,
I'm sorry to hear about your worries. Try not to focus too much on your Blood Pressure numbers-- a BP of 131/96 and 136/82 are not a wide enough difference for medical staff to worry-- if take your blood pressure two different times back to back you won't be getting identical numbers every time. With Pre-eclampsia at 37 weeks your Blood Pressure would be MUCH higher. Blood Pressure will rise normally during pregnancy due to the increase in blood flow.
A certain amount of swelling is also normal at this stage in your pregnancy, but if you cannot add or remove your rings on your fingers then this also warrants some looking into.
HELLP stands for:
H --hemolysis(the breakdown of red blood cells)
EL -- elevated liver enzymes
LP -- low platelet count
When was the last time your doctor ran blood tests on you? If he won't listen to your concerns over blurred vision and increased headaches, then please go to the Emergency Dept and have them run blood work on you.
Please keep us posted,
Rosa
May 21, 2012 - 8:32amThis Comment
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