October 28, 2026 By Lorali Robinson
I found out I was pregnant in 2019, I was 17 so I didn’t know a lot. At 30 weeks I started getting high blood pressure so they sent me to the hospital where I had to do a 24 hour urine test, I was told the next day I had preeclampsia, I didn’t even know what that word meant and know one in my OBs office could tell me what it was. I had 4 appointments every week and multiple hospital stays and multiple steroid shots. I went in for a nonstress test which I had 2x a week at 35 weeks and they informed me I had severe preeclampsia. My blood pressure was 200 something over 114. They induced me that night but were too inpatient and broke my water early which led me to have a c section. I had to get a blood transfusion which led me to end up getting hep c, thankfully my body was able to clear it but one of the scariest moments of my life hearing that I had hep c. I then got preeclampsia with my next 2 pregnancies. I died with my 3rd for a few seconds, if my nurse hadn’t still been in my room I may not Have been able to come back.
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