Re: Help Syndrome and severe Pre Eclamcia
From: Dr. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 31 Aug 2002 09:15:01 -0500 (CDT)
What you presented is a severe form of hypertension induced by pregnancy
which has been identified in women with certain risk factors, including
excessive weight gain, familial history of PIH, first pregnancy before
18 or after 35, among others. It appears as suddenly as it did in your
case, unless the risk factors are identified early enough and treated,
and sometimes it just appears as suddenly inspite of the proper
identification and treatment of the factors. If you are considering
concieving again, your recent history is something your dioctors would
keep very much in mind, as there is a more than fair chance that it mayh
repeat itself.
At Sat, 31 Aug 2002, TBrent wrote:
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>I am 28 years old and have two childrenand when I got pregnant with my third, when at 34 weeks along I started to have severe upper abdominal pains , my doctor sent me in to have ultrasounds done to see what was wrong. My legs and feet had been swelling for about three months but I had no protein in my urine or any other symptoms so they didn't think I had pre eclamcia, it was probably just the time of year August and I live in Texas... They admitted me into the hospital for more tests that day I went in, my blood pressure was fine . The next thing I know is the doctor comes in and says my white count is below 90 ,my pressure is out of this world, I have severe pre eclamcia and Help Syndrome. All they could tell me is my liver is swelling .They had to put me to sleep and take the baby that night. My baby is alive but very small 3lbs. 8.4 oz , 17 1/2 inches long but she is doing great hopefully she can come home soon. But I seen where Mary Beth and Dawn had wrote in about this and this happoned on their first pregnancy this was my third and the other two went fine, no one can figure out why this happoned or why so sudden. This is my last child I am getting fixed but , I am so confussed about all this and wish someone could explain to me also about this illness, do I need to worry about this from now on will I get it again ect.
> Tracie
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