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HELLP Syndrome/Liver Rupture Survivor

January 04, 2022 By Carla Alvarez Costa

HELLP Syndrome/Liver Rupture Survivor

At my 32+6 pregancy week eco, doctor said the baby was smaller than expected but everything seemed ok. That week I felt tired, had some reflux and my urine was a little dark; besides that everything was ok. The same day i got the eco my blood pressure was a little high (14/10) and my blood tests were quite bad (low platelettes, liver enzymes very high and breaking down of red blood cells).

That night at the hospital my baby and I were monitored, and the very same morning I was rushed to the OR for an emergency c-section. During the delivery of my baby, doctors saw a big hemorrage that was the consequence of a ruptured liver. I had to overcome a liver surgery and be on induced comma for 4 days at the ICU. Total stay of 6 days at the ICU and 31 days at the hospital. Luckily both my baby and I are totally fine.