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Re: 'Post-partum severe preeclampsia' - is there really such a thing??
From: RANDIE (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 10 Jan 2001 22:07:32 -0600 (CST)
Sometimes it doesn't go away. I had low BP until I developed toxemia
with my second. I delivered and thought everything would go back to
normal. Wrong. I now have chronic hypertension. I am not overweight
and they have no cause for it. They blame it on the pregnancy. Instead
of your ob I would consult a regular dr or cardiologist. There are meds
to bring down BP. Best of luck!
At Wed, 10 Jan 2001, Claudia Twisdale RN wrote:
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>Yes PIH usually improves after delivery, but sometimes it takes a few
>weeks. Also was your b/p good before pregnancy?
>
>At Wed, 10 Jan 2001, Michele wrote:
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>>I've asked several questions in this forum during my pregnancy, and have
>>always gotten great answers. I thought this would be over with by now,
>>but since not, I've got a question or two.
>>
>>I had labor induced because of MILD preeclampsia almost two weeks ago. I
>>was sent home after three days-everything was fine. Two days after I
>>was discharged from the hospital, my blood pressure started rising, to
>>180/110. I went to my doctor, who found I had a moderate headache,
>>upper-right quadrant pain, blurry vision, and my reflexes were "hyper."
>>He sent me to the emergency room for labs and tests and
>>medicine-everything came back negative. So, he put me on Phenobarbitol
>>and Labetolol. Now, my only symptoms are elevated blood pressures -
>>160's/90's, a moderate headache, and the hyper reflexes.
>>
>>My doctor said that while I only had MILD preeclampsia before I
>>delivered, he's calling this "post-partum SEVERE preeclampsia."
>>
>>Everything I've read says that preeclampsia goes away when you deliver
>>the baby.
>>
>>My questions are these: is this pregnancy related? And, when will it go
>>away? My doctor's a really nice guy, but I'm getting tired of seeing
>>him!
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Michele
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