24 hour urine test

[fionacat619]

hi everyone. i am 37+3 and my bp has been going up and my doc found some protein in m urine, so they had me do a 24 hr urine test yesterday. my doc said to collect all of my pee for 24 hrs so that is what i did. i ran out of space in the jug so i used a clean tupperware container for the remainder of the 24 hours. i looked online and that was what was suggested by most. anyway, when i get to the doc to drop off the lab technician said that i could have just stopped after the first jug was filled, that even that was too much. she dumped the second container. so i am confused, i don't want my levels to come out wrong because i did not send in the whole 24 hours. does anyone know about this? i also had to get blood work when i turned in my urine and the technician had a very had time figuring out what i needed and how to do it, and had to ask what to send in for. she is new and started last week, so i am afraid she might not be sure. i am going to ask my doctor, but will not be in there for a few days so wanted to clear my head about it. thanks!

 

[Duejan2012]

you need to tell your doc what they did. THey need the full urine output for 24 hours. Dumping the urine makes no sense therefore can result in a wrong reading. They told me if i fill the jug then call them and i can go get another. Honestly tell your doc and ask alot of questions