Wednesday, June 11, 2008

She's not ready yet!

I just got back from my OBGYN appt. My BP was still 170/100, which is considered "severe" hypertension even on the medication and bedrest for the past two days. I did the 24-hour urine collection thing, and the results should be coming back tomorrow. Also, I have an ultrasound tomorrow because they want to see how big the baby is because PIH is known to cause IUGR (intrauterine growth restriction).

I asked my doctor for best and worst case scenarios just so I know what I'm dealing with, and he has three scenarios which we may be dealing with.
1. Worst case is that my 24-hour urine comes back showing more than 1 g of protein, which means I have preeclampsia. If that is the case, then it is immediately delivery of the baby. TOMORROW! I'm only going to be 30 weeks tomorrow! She's not ready yet.
2. Middle scenario is that I have the early stages of pre-clampsia, which means I will be visiting with him every 2 to 3 days to be checked and be on "strict" bedrest (as opposed to moderate) because he thinks toxemia is a very strong possibility in the near future. As soon as that develops, then delivery.
3. Best case scenario. That I may have underlying chronic hypertension (even though I never had signs of it before, my dad and brother do have high blood pressure) that is now coming out due to the pregnancy. If that is the case, I will still visit with him every 2 to 3 days and be on strict bedrest, and the latest he will let this pregnancy go at this rate is 34 weeks. That's it. 34 weeks!

I just got off the phone with DH, and I was so hard not to break down telling him all of this. I did anyways. He is so strong, he is my rock. I know that he has got to be freaking out about this too. Argh... sucks! sucks! sucks!!!

30 weeks is so early... I'm so upset. Even 34 weeks is not enough, and that is the best case scenario!

1 comment:

Eleanor said...

If you have more time (not being delivered)...you might ask your doc what they think about steroid shots...it's controversial, but I had them with Isabelle and think it really helped with lung maturity.