Re: Am I overly concerned about my high blood pressure?

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At Sat, 30 Nov 2002, Sierra wrote: >
>I will be 38 weeks pregnant in 2 days. My blood pressure was running
>around 15/93 nearly all day today. I called my OB's office and spoke to
>the doctor on call. He suggested that I come into Labor and Delivery at
>the hospital (an hour and a half from my home) so they could do a
>nonstress test on the baby and some bloodwork to see if I had
>preeclampsia. He said if my blood pressure did not come down today, it
>might be necessary to induce, as the baby should be mature enough at
>this gestational age. Visiting Labor and Delivery and being monitored
>has been a normal occurrance for me the past few weeks, as my blood
>pressure has been elevated and I am on 200mg Lebetalol twice daily. The
>nurse drew blood and monitored me for 2 hours. My blood pressure
>remained high and was 140/92 when they reached my regular OB by phone,
>who had me sent home. I don't see her again until Wednesday and right
>now, my blood pressure is 155/89.
>
>I have had a headache all day today and have had vision changes (bright
>flashes of light or "sparkles") for two days now. Am I overreacting or
>should they have done more? If my labs came back normal is there still a
>risk associated with the high blood pressure? I'm very concerned about
>my baby and I would appreciate any advice. Thank you.

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