Re: PE again?
Posted: Sun Oct 24, 640821 11:37 am
Thanks so much for replying. I had a bmp last week but not a cbc to check platelets. My liver function was good. I am still going to the same practice but not seeing the same doctor there. I am seeing the one that diagnosed my PE after my son was born, because the hospital did not despite the high bp I had there. I am not sure if I had HELLP last time. When I had my son, my platelets and RBC and all that were way low but they said it was due to blood loss ( I had to have 12 units of blood/blood products). My liver enzymes were only slightly elevated.
After a long talk with my husband, we are going to stay with this OB but get into the Perinatalogist's a bit more often. Last time, my labs were normal until I was literally dying. My OB knows we can't really base anything off the labs this time since it will be almost useless. We are worried that any other OB would not realize that in time.
I am just really stressed about it. I am having edema again, even when I take it easy and do nothing all day. I am also having headaches. But these are also normal pregnancy symptoms. I am going to continue to check my BP at home. If my diastolic goes over 100, I am going to go to the hospital. For some reason, it is usually just my diastolic that gets high.
I had my 20 week anatomy scan today and everything looked great. With my son, the umbilical cord had an eccentric insertion. With this pregnancy, it is in the center! I am really relieved about this. The placenta looks good too but the ultrasound tech said that the poor placenta with my son was most likely caused by the PE, not the cause of it, so we will keep a good eye on it.
After a long talk with my husband, we are going to stay with this OB but get into the Perinatalogist's a bit more often. Last time, my labs were normal until I was literally dying. My OB knows we can't really base anything off the labs this time since it will be almost useless. We are worried that any other OB would not realize that in time.
I am just really stressed about it. I am having edema again, even when I take it easy and do nothing all day. I am also having headaches. But these are also normal pregnancy symptoms. I am going to continue to check my BP at home. If my diastolic goes over 100, I am going to go to the hospital. For some reason, it is usually just my diastolic that gets high.
I had my 20 week anatomy scan today and everything looked great. With my son, the umbilical cord had an eccentric insertion. With this pregnancy, it is in the center! I am really relieved about this. The placenta looks good too but the ultrasound tech said that the poor placenta with my son was most likely caused by the PE, not the cause of it, so we will keep a good eye on it.