Re: 3 Questions

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Hopefully the induction agent that your obstetrician will use will bring the baby's head down into the position for delivery >
>Question 2: My bp bounces around between 110/70 - 145/95. It rises if I
>do anything (go make a sandwich for lunch, walk upstairs to get a book)
>but goes right back down when I lay down for a few minutes. I've told
>my dr this, but anytime I go for an appointment, she has me lay in a
>dark room, on my left side, for about a half hour before she will take
>my pressure. Then it is always low. I'm just wondering and a little
>concerned about the effect that labor will have on my bp. I obviously
>will not be laying calmly (well I'll try) in a dark room during my
>entire labor experience. It seems like with my history over the past
>few weeks, it is bound to go up. Could my bp be a reason to end up
>doing a c-secion? Is there a bp level that warrant that?

That's a don't know that all of us obstetricians have. We recheck the blood pressure when the patient is lying down, especially with the left side elevated, but that is not how our patients live their lives, and therefore a sitting or standing blood pressures probably more accurate. An indication for cessation section is for either fetal distress, failed induction. You blood pressure can be elevated and still achieve a vaginal delivery, as long as your cervix changes in the baby does come down. >
>Question 3: How soon after delivery can I expect the throbbing in my
>arms and numbness in my hands (carpal tunnel?) to go away?
>

Probably within 1 to 2 weeks

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Richard Chudacoff, MD, FACOG
Chudacoff Obstetrics & Gynecology, PLLC
Sugar Land, TX

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