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Re: Blood pressure was high at my 30 week pg appt and worried

From: Sharon (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 7 Sep 1999 15:26:57 -0500 (CDT)

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I am 36 years old and in week 21 of my first time pregnancy. I am having high blood pressure readings and head-aches. I was at first writing my head-aches off for a bad cold and sinus problems, but now that sinuses are almost clear I'm still having slight head-aches and high blood pressure readings. My OBGYN sent me to a high risk specialist in fear it might be early on set of preclampsia. I do not show protien in my urine or any signs of swelling. I do have a family history of hypertension. The specialist has put me on a maintenance dosage, 200mmg twice a day of a medicine called labetalol and a baby aspirin. I'm taking the medication as pescribed. My blood pressure is still reading slightly high. It averages readings at 130/95 and sometimes higher when it is close to time for my second dosage. This deduction after only 5 days of taking the medication. Eventhough I was told by the specialist that this medication will not interfear with the fetus, should I be concerned? Also isn't it possible I have pregnancy hypertention and if so would taking medication have been the same remedy? Are There any other things I need to look out for. Ultrasounds and the amnio have sustained that the baby is in good condition.

At Fri, 4 Dec 1998, Thomas wrote: >
>Jenn
>
>We just don't know. We normally allow variations from your booking
>blood pressure of about 15mmHg so there doesn't seem to be a problem so
>far. Furthermore, the abscence of protein in your urine is a good sign
>assuming that this is the case with you. The biggest cause of high
>blood pressure is anxiety so you need to be careful here. Just go along
>with it. The risk of pre-eclampsia in a woman's first child is 1 in 10.
>Most people just need careful monitoring though.
>
>--
>Thomas Ind MB BS MD MRCOG
>St George Hospital
>Kogarah
>Sydney
>Australia
>
>For every complex problem there is a simple solution...and it's wrong. (H L Mencken).
>

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