sharp pain and flashing floating lights?

StarLiteKiss · December 2014

Has anyone experienced this? I had a sharp cramp/pain of what i thought was a contraction but it was in my upper right abdomen then a bunch of floating flashing bubbles/lights were all throughout my vision.

MusicFanatic · December 2014

I would call your OB.

Upper right pain in abdomen + floaters can = HELLP. I would want that checked.

StarLiteKiss · December 2014

I think i will call the dr on call. I feel like i am calling them a lot. Lol

MusicFanatic · December 2014

StarLiteKiss said:

I think i will call the dr on call. I feel like i am calling them a lot. Lol

Wouldn't worry about that

If you have HELLP, that's not something to be messed with (and you'd likely be induced ASAP). When I was in the hospital with pre-e they asked me every single day "does your upper right abdomen have pain?" and "are you seeing floaters?" because they are classic signs. If you have two of them, I would call. I mean, it could be unrelated and nothing. But I would still call and see what your doctor says.

Mrs_Bennett · December 2014

Yes, you should definitely call. Don't worry about calling too much; that's what they're there for! Hope everything is fine!

robsbabygirl08 · December 2014

Yes. Please call. And keep us updated!

StarLiteKiss · December 2014

Just heard back from the dr on call. Getting ready to head up to L&D to be evaluated. We gotta get my 2 boys over to my parents first. Hopefully its just a migrane or something that I need to just "suck it up". I know my last 24 hour urine test was just under the cutoff back in Oct.

NatureLovers · December 2014

I'm glad you're getting looked at, keep us updated!

luckylady18 · December 2014

I hope everything is ok. I'm
Glad you're going to get checked.

Bigboneded · December 2014

I'm glad you called.... flashing lights not a good sign to ignore....

mmooki · December 2014

Glad you called. Update us when you can. Better to be safe than sorry.

peggels24 · December 2014

Hoping everything is ok

StarLiteKiss · December 2014

Im in triage now waiting to start vitals. I will update as soon as I know something.

BackseatDriver · December 2014

Hope everything is okay.

I have had flashing lights. Check to see if you can still see the lights when your eyes are closed and whether it occurs in one eye or both eyes. I had to have a dilated eye exam to evaluate my retina (which was fine). The cause was determined to be retinal migraines without headache.

StarLiteKiss · December 2014

Im home now. BP was slightly elevated but dropped back down. Urine and blood work came back fine except my potassium level is low. They really couldn't explain why I had that spell. Hopefully it doesn't happen again.

BackseatDriver · December 2014

Sorry you didn't really get any answers, but glad it didn't seem to be anything serious.

mrsgoodday · December 2014

It kinda sounds like dehydration. Yuck! Hope you feel better

BriannaCaitlin · December 2014

Most definitely call! I experienced that along with my pre-e and they took my girls through a c-section at 32 weeks yesterday. Don't worry that you're calling too much- that's why they are there. I hope everything is okay, keep us updated!

honeybeee3 · December 2014

I'm so glad to hear you're back home and everything's okay.

Edvent · December 2014

Glad you're back home and labs came back ok!

StarLiteKiss · December 2014

Thank you!:-)

misslizzy82 · December 2014

I've gotten sharp pains in my right side and floating spots, but not at the same time. The sharp pains have been coming from dehydration and the spots are usually when I bend over and stand up too quickly. I'm glad everything is OK. Try to stay hydrated and take it easy for a while!