Not a good dr. appt today - protein in urine
At my appointment today the protein in my urine was a +3. My blood pressure was also a lot higher than normal.. 134/72. So...lucky me, I have to do a 24 urine collection starting tomorrow morning. The doctor didnt think I would wind up with pre-eclampsia but more than likely would have to be monitored more closely (twice a week appointments, instead of once a week) but I'll tell ya I'm kind of worrying about it.
I stopped at CVS on the way home to check my bp....210/164 - which led me to buy my own bp monitor. At home it was still pretty high...so I took a nap and drank 3 big glasses of water. I just took it again and it was 164/96 - still pretty high. So far I feel fine (no blurred vision, headaches) so I don't know...
Anyone out there going through the same thing have any advice? Ease my mind... thanks!
Re: Not a good dr. appt today - protein in urine
Yes, I am. I did my urine collection Sat-Sun. I barely failed, but it was still a fail. If the baby doesn't come on her own before, I am being induced 1 week from today. I was actually about to post about it, so if you want more details I'll have a post up soon.
I can't believe how high your BP pressure is though!!! Does your doctor know? Mine said to call if mine went higher than 140/90.
The doctor said that if I started to feel bad (headaches, blurred vision) to test my blood pressure and if it was high to go to the hospital. Because I feel fine otherwise I'm telling myself the high reading is just my worry. I'll be looking out for your post. Thanks for replying!!
If your BP is really that high, and not going down (staying above 140/90) I really think you need to call. 134/72 is a little high, but nothing that would concern your doctor...your current BP (and ESPECIALLY the 210/164, though my guess is the machine was wrong) would probably concern them.
Anyway, my BP was a little high today too (134/82) and I had +1 protein. My OB had my blood drawn and gave me signs to look for, but didn't seem too worried about it.