Re: 14w2d pg, B/P is only 86/44?

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I agree with your assessment. I think you need a 2nd opinion. You had a fairly severe reaction to a medication, and still don't have a definitive diagnosis of your condition.

If the only place to get the 2nd opinion is in the emergency room, that's where you should go. They will be able to put you on fluids and monitoring, as you suggested. However, to get a diagnosis, I would see a well-regarded obgyn in your area.

A good way to find one is to make an appointment with an older doctor or professor (40-60 year old) practicing in your local medical school or teaching hospital. He or she will be more likely to diagnoze you if something unusual is going on.

Best wishes,

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Katya (not a doctor, just a biochemist)

At Thu, 27 Mar 2003, Sommer wrote:
>
>I am now 14w2d pg.  For 9 days, I have had a bad headache.  I finally
>went to my regualr family doctor yesterday for it, as I was missing
>work.  The headache is mostly in my eyes and top of my head.  Heat,
>cold, Tylenol, caffeine, massage, chiropractic were not relieving the
>pain.  Doctor said it was sinuses an prescribed oxycodone for the pain.
>He assured me it was OK to take as needed in pg.  B/P was only 86/44,
>and he said no worries, but my normal B/P is 110/80.
>
>Got the prescription and went home.  Script said take on full stomach,
>so I ate lunch.  Took the script (2 tablets, 10 mg, I believe?).  Within
>10 minutes I felt totally drunk.  Dizzy, giddy, couldn't walk straight.
>Within 20 minutes I was vomiting forcefully.  The headache returned,
>plus the vomiting.  Within 30 minutes, I had an all-over itchy rash and
>was shivering like I was cold, but I wasn't cold.
>
>Needless to say, I haven't taken any more of the medicine, but I am
>still quite nauseaus and worried aboutthe low B/P.  Plus, I have lost
>over 7 pounds since I got pg.  I started at 106 and am 99 today.
>
>I am worried, but my doctor and midwife aren't.  I don't know what to
>do.  I feel tired, nauseaus and cold.  I feel like I need to go to the
>ER and get some fluids nad stuff in me, and have my B/P monitored.  Am I
>overreacting? Please help.

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