|
Posted On Friday, September 26, 2003 by
We are Survivors, I am telling my story because it is different from many I have read on this website. Different, how? At 30 ...
Read more
|
|
Posted On Friday, September 26, 2003 by Jenny
On August 23 in a city just north of Toronto, my daughter-in-law, Julie Little, gave birth to twin boys, Connor at 6lbs 9oz and Evan at 4lbs 5 oz. Hellp syndrome was discovered that day. She was monitored in the hospital and on August 28th, she became delerious and was sent to the Critical Care Unit in that hospital at 2:30 am. By 9:30 they had decided to send her to Toronto for a Blood plasma transfusion. She did not leave the smaller hospital till 2:30 pm and subsequently, upon arrival in ...
Read more
|
|
Posted On Friday, September 26, 2003 by Andrea
My name is Andrea. I feel it is very important for me to share my story. I had HELLP twice. When I was pregnant with my first child, I was about 27 weeks. I started to feel ill. I was not sleeping well and I had very bad heartburn. I was downing Myalanta. At my 28 week appointment my b.p and urine were checked. The Doctor came in the exam room and told me that I needed to go to the hospital because I may have HELLP. My b.p was 160/100 and I had protein in my urine. They took blood at the hospita...
Read more
|
|
Posted On Friday, September 26, 2003 by Lynne
My mother lost her first child to "toxemia," or pre-eclampsia. She experienced some degree of this disease with each of her three pregnancies.
My pregnancy showed none of the symptoms, in fact, my blood pressure was a little on the low side up until the crisis occurred. Because of how quickly the condition took hold and how severe it became in a short period of time, I am convinced that I had HELLP syndrome. I was hospitalized for over a week and closely monitored once I went home.
Our ...
Read more
|
|
Posted On Thursday, September 25, 2003 by
I have high blood pressure. I have it with no known cause, so when I became pregnant, my OB recommended that I also consult with a high risk practice, so I saw two doctors every month. I had been to the doctor on Tuesday, and everything was fine. I was 27 weeks pregnant with my first child and closing in on 28 weeks, thinking that we were getting past the critical point. That Friday night I woke in the middle of the night with what I thought was heartburn. It was so painful, I went out at 3...
Read more
|
|
Posted On Wednesday, September 24, 2003 by
I was 18 years old in 1963 and had a perfect pregnancy. I had gained 10 pounds until the last week of pregnancy and then gained 5 pounds.I went from 115 pounds to 130 pounds. I worked until 6 weeks before delivery.
JFK was shot on Friday, November 22nd and the nation was in shock and mourning. On Saturday night after watching the news coverage most of the day, I ordered a pizza that was burned and I couldn't eat it. About 11:00 p.m. I started feeling butterflies in my stomach and shortly the...
Read more
|
|
Posted On Wednesday, September 24, 2003 by
My pregnancy started out fine, then after the sixth month I started to develop some strange symptoms. First I would eat very little but would gain 5 to 10 pounds a visit, I only weighed 135 lbs when I got pregnant, when I delivered my daughter {who was 5 weeks early} I weighed 200 lbs. I also had become very swollen I could poke at my legs with my finger and the indention would be there for the entire day. My urine became dark and brown, when I had a bowel movement it would almost be w...
Read more
|
|
Posted On Wednesday, September 24, 2003 by Shigehiko
I waited until everything was in place in my life prior to getting pregnant. Our plan was to have a family of 3 children. I was 26 years old when I got pregnant, several months after having a full physical and being pronounced healthy.
This is my story.
I had the perfect pregnancy, not a moment of morning sickness, no complaints. Early on in the pregnancy there was some excitement while we waited for a ultrasound because the doctor thought we may have a multiple birth. When the ultrasoun...
Read more
|
|
Posted On Wednesday, September 24, 2003 by Jessica
I was 21 years old and looking forward to the birth of my first child...a girl! This is my story.
My first 2 trimesters were uneventful, really. I had no morning sickness and average weight gain. The beginning of the third trimester, I started to notice swelling in my face and hands. Soon after the swelling started, I noticed some intermittent numbness and tingling in my fingers. I notified the doctor of this swelling and numbness at my 6 month appointment. I was visibly swollen and ha...
Read more
|
|
Posted On Wednesday, September 24, 2003 by
It was the week of Christmas 2001. Pregnant with my first child and 24 weeks into the pregnancy, I was having upper abdominal pain. I thought it was my belly growing. Boy was I wrong!
I was admitted to the hospital Christmas Day and diagnosed with HELLP SYNDROME. I had the high blood pressure, protein in the urine, brisk reflexes and was losing amniotic fluid.
Four days later Julia was born at 25 weeks gestation weighing 1 lb 1 oz. I still wasn't out of the woods.
My blood wasn't clottin...
Read more
|
|
Posted On Wednesday, September 24, 2003 by
I had never heard of preeclampsia or pregnancy induced hypertension. I was the poster child for low risk going into my planned pregnancy. No risk factors at all. I was 28 years old, planned my pregnancy, too prenatal vitamins and avoided anything ill-advised.
My pregnancy started off as uneventful. I had no morning sickness, etc. And no problems -- something I will not take for granted the next time around, if there is one. In my first trimester, I used to say to my friends that I wishe...
Read more
|
|
Posted On Wednesday, September 24, 2003 by
I went to my regular 4 week visit with my OBGYN doctor I was 26 weeks pregnant my blood pressure was 120/100 I had no swelling, my babies heartbeat was strong and I was told everything was going well, two days after I left the doctors office my feet and hands began to swell so bad I had to wear house slippers to work. I called and spoke with the nurse she stated she was going to check my urine and call me back, once I heard back from her she advised me there was a little protein in my urine bu...
Read more
|
|
Posted On Wednesday, September 24, 2003 by
My son Liam was delivered via c-section on May 24, 2002, three weeks before my due date because of pre-eclampsia. Although he was small for his gestational age, weighing in at 5 lbs. 0 oz. and 17 1/4 in. long, he was healthy and was able to leave the hospital when I left.
I had had a "normal" pregnancy with no complications for the first two trimesters. I had almost no morning sickness and in general felt great. My blood pressure was always normal and my weight gain was relatively steady....
Read more
|
|
Posted On Wednesday, September 24, 2003 by
HELLO,MY NAME IS DEBORAH WILLIAMS AND MY DAUGHTER DIED
FROM PREECLAMPSIA, SHE WAS 28 YRS. OLD JUST 3 YRS. AGO.
THIS WAS HER 3RD CHILD BIRTH. SHE ALREADY HAD A SON AGE 10 AND A DAUGHTER AGE 5. IT WAS IN NOV. SHE KEPT GAINING ALL THIS WEIGHT, ABOUT 5-10 LBS A WEEK. AND HAD HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE. HER DOCTOR THAUGHT IT WAS FUNNY THAT EACH TIME SHE HAD AN APPT. SHE HAD GAIN WT. AGAIN SO FAST.....IT WAS IN DEC. THEY GAVE HER SOME PILLS TO TAKE FOR HER HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE. HER ANKLES WERE HUGE AND HER ...
Read more
|
|
Posted On Wednesday, September 24, 2003 by
My experience with preeclampsia occured with my first baby. My husband and I were so excited about the birth of our first child. I was 3 weeks from my due date , I had experienced a normal pregnancy up to that point. I started retaining water and had sweeling in my feet and hands, but it was August and hot so I did not think anythng much about it. My Doctors appointment was that week and I was to be examined and perhaps they could tell if I had stared the process for birth. My Doctor was out of ...
Read more
|
|
Posted On Wednesday, September 24, 2003 by
I was diagnosed with preeclampsia with all three of my pregnancies, I believe the condition was inherited since my sister and great-aunt also had it.
The first time I had only a mild case until my due date and I was then induced. After delivery my blood pressue dropped severely and I passed out. I had blood clots and lost a lot of blood, but the hospital was prepared and I was taken care of. I would never even consider delivering in a birthing center.
The second time was a little...
Read more
|
|
Posted On Wednesday, September 24, 2003 by
About one month into my pregnancy I started having morning sickness. That morning sickness never went away. Luckily my pregnancy was closely monitered due to a totally different set of circumstances. I had cervical cancer 10 years ago and the doctor was concerned that my cervix wouldn't hold the baby to term. Because of this, I was having frequent visits to the doctors office and ultra sounds. Every visit to the doctors office would consist of stopping in the bathroom to leave a urine sample...
Read more
|
|
Posted On Wednesday, September 24, 2003 by Neferteria
I just found this site. Fifteen years ago I was having what I thought was a normal first pregnancy. Of course, I remember thinking in early November that I was so tired I couldn't make it to Thanksgiving, and the baby was due in January. But I thought that was normal; I had a rigorous job as an attorney for a large corporation, and didn't feel I could ask for any concessions in my work load.
At 28 weeks (November 10)I went for a routine exam, having moved and found a new doctor. Whil...
Read more
|
|
Posted On Wednesday, September 24, 2003 by Lauren
I am very lucky to be here today.
When I was about six months pregnant, I began to have severe edema in my feet and ankles and also in my face.
I was spilling protein in my urine and my blood pressure, which is normally 110/80 was measuring as high as 160/118.
My OB was very proactive in my treatment and that of my baby. He even gave me steroid shots to help the baby's lungs develop because he knew that I was not going to make it to my due date. I spent the last month of my pregnancy o...
Read more
|
|
Posted On Wednesday, September 24, 2003 by
I just found this site. Fifteen years ago I was having what I thought was a normal first pregnancy. Of course, I remember thinking in early November that I was so tired I couldn't make it to Thanksgiving, and the baby was due in January. But I thought that was normal; I had a rigorous job as an attorney for a large corporation, and didn't feel I could ask for any concessions in my work load.
At 28 weeks (November 10)I went for a routine exam, having moved and found a new doctor. While hi...
Read more
|
.jpg)
