Do I have pre-e or not??

buddhabelly · November 2010

I had a doctor's appt. last night and the doctor called the hospital to schedule my induction. (My blood pressure keeps rising, right now it's at 138/94) Anyway, when she was talking to them, I heard her say the reason for the induction was "pregnancy-induced hypertension." I didn't think anything of it right then b/c I do have high blood pressure.

Well, I'm reading my "What to Expect" book before bed last night and they have a section on pre-eclampsia and in parentheses it says "pregnancy induced hypertension." Is it the exact same thing? I'm confused because a friend of mine was diagnosed with pre-e and they did an emergency c-section right away. My doctor's letting me go two more weeks.

KatieM1106 · November 2010

Hypertension is a symptom of preeclampsia. If your doctor suspects it, there will probably be bloodwork and a 24-hour urine test.

eckl0288 · November 2010

No they are not the same thing. You have to have 3 thing to have pre-eclampsia; protein in your urine, edema/swelling, and BP increase at over 20 weeks when you were normotensive before.

ang.ela23 · November 2010

eckl0288:

No they are not the same thing. You have to have 3 thing to have pre-eclampsia; protein in your urine, edema/swelling, and BP increase at over 20 weeks when you were normotensive before.

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ang.ela23 · November 2010

eckl0288:

No they are not the same thing. You have to have 3 thing to have pre-eclampsia; protein in your urine, edema/swelling, and BP increase at over 20 weeks when you were normotensive before.

this!

bootsnbananas · November 2010

Nope not the same. I was PIH with my 5 year old and was watched super close and never developed Pre-e (never spilled protein, never had swelling, just the increased BP) they induced at 39 weeks and all was fine after.