chronic hypertension - what should I expect?

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Hi all, I've got High blood pressure (high for me) it's usually 100/60-110/60, mw sent me to hospital yesterday bp was 145/95 and I have protein 2++ in my urine, horrendous swelling in my feet, legs and swelling in my fingers and face and my bloods came back with raised Urates. Was sent home to do a 24 hr urine sample to be taken back today and I have an app at 10am tomorrow to b monitored again. I dipped my 24 hr urine myself before taking it back and the protein was between 2++ and 3+++, everything is pointing towards pre eclampsia, tomorrow I will be 39+2 what is the chance of them taking me in for induction? Or do you think I will just b monitored until I go into labour? Thanx for any replies xx
 
Hi Vicky,

I would've thought there's a def chance they'll want to induce. I was booked in for induction on 39+2 due to chronic hypertension. I was eventually diagnosed with pre-eclampsia at 37+4 (you can see what happened during my preg in earlier posts in this thread!) and they moved the induction forward...Reuben was born at 38 weeks exactly. I would say that once you're past the 37 week mark and considered full-term they're much happier about getting baby out before the pre-e gets any worse. Of course all of this depends greatly on the individual docs I think- NHS never completely consistent!!! Good luck today xxx
 
newgirl79 said:
Hi Vicky,

I would've thought there's a def chance they'll want to induce. I was booked in for induction on 39+2 due to chronic hypertension. I was eventually diagnosed with pre-eclampsia at 37+4 (you can see what happened during my preg in earlier posts in this thread!) and they moved the induction forward...Reuben was born at 38 weeks exactly. I would say that once you're past the 37 week mark and considered full-term they're much happier about getting baby out before the pre-e gets any worse. Of course all of this depends greatly on the individual docs I think- NHS never completely consistent!!! Good luck today xxx
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Thank you, I am going to ask if I can be induced because I've been reading a lot online about pre e and it's actually quite scary how fast it can progress and what the outcome can be if not treated in time. Being 39+2, I think they would b being stupid to leave me any longer. Thank you for your reply xx
 
Hi Dinah, (and everyone new here that I haven't met!) I hadn't checked in forever, and I'm sorry to hear little Grace needed surgery :( Just wanted to say I'm thinking of you two (and everyone here) and hoping and praying you get to take her home healthy very soon.

Prayers for all of the women on this thread, I wish for you all health for the remaining weeks and months of your pregnancy.
 
Just wondering......is it pretty standard to have a c-section when you have high blood pressure? My gynae mentioned the dreaded word yesterday and as I am now 30 weeks and my medication seems to have the pressure under control at the moment, I was really hoping for a standard birth, allbeit by induction probably and certainly with drugs to stabilize the bp....? any thoughts?
 
My obstetrician was keen for me to have a natural birth, I just didnt get far enough to be induced.

Grace is back in her local hospital as of Monday. Tuesday I had to see an endocrinologist as it turn out one of the tests I had while pregnant came up positive. the test shows I have a tumour on my adrenal gland, so im back in hospital to be put on new medication, I've had to stop breastfeeding, and surgery will be in a few weeks. Won't know if it is cancerous or benign until after surgery. Its very scary and I can't help.feeling being a new parent shouldn't be like our little family is experiencing it.
 
Oh Dinah, My heart goes out to you that you have had so much to deal with of late. I wish you all the very best for your upcoming surgery and that Grace continues to make good progress in the local hospital.
 
More prayers for you Dinah, hoping for the best for you and your family

:hugs::hugs::hugs:
 
anne.hopeful said:
Just wondering......is it pretty standard to have a c-section when you have high blood pressure? My gynae mentioned the dreaded word yesterday and as I am now 30 weeks and my medication seems to have the pressure under control at the moment, I was really hoping for a standard birth, allbeit by induction probably and certainly with drugs to stabilize the bp....? any thoughts?
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I don't know about C sections being more common if your BP is under control. I have heard that they are likely to encourage an epidural even more than usual since those supposedly lower BP. I know there is a higher likelihood of cord accidents and things if your BP is actually running high, but I would think that if it's been under control AND you are going to be closely monitored during labor, they'd let you have a vaginal birth. :shrug: At least I hope so!

Dinah93 said:
Grace is back in her local hospital as of Monday. Tuesday I had to see an endocrinologist as it turn out one of the tests I had while pregnant came up positive. the test shows I have a tumour on my adrenal gland, so im back in hospital to be put on new medication, I've had to stop breastfeeding, and surgery will be in a few weeks. Won't know if it is cancerous or benign until after surgery. Its very scary and I can't help.feeling being a new parent shouldn't be like our little family is experiencing it.
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I'm so very sorry to hear that, Dinah :hugs: you have had so much to deal with...I am hopeful that you will come through and recover quickly, and you and your family can soon get back to enjoying each other without worrying about health issues. :hugs:
 
Thinking of you Dinah, (and Grace too) you really didn't need anything else to cope with at the moment, you must be absolutely exhausted. hope your family and friends are rallying round to support you and please keep in touch to let us know how you're both doing, lots of love to you xxx

Re- the C section issue I was told that it is just as stressful for your body overall to have a section so don't think they will necessarily push for that unless other reasons for it too x
 
Hello everyone. I haven't posted on here for a long time. I have read all the stories and you are all very brave and strong women by the sounds of things! My daughter is 2 now and was born after I discovered hypertension in pregnancy and pre e + allergic reations and obstetric cholestasis

I now find myself pregnant again. I was a jibbering wreck last time I was pregnant I suffer with anxiety. This time I am on BP meds from the word go as my hypertension was essential and also anti depressants. I also have a raised cholesterol level maybe high I dunno - sop anyway I'm about 6 weeks now - looking forward to sharing my journey with you all. xx
 
Hey ladies, a little Grace update for those of you who are interested. It's her due date today - 12 weeks old exactly. I've made a rainbow cake for the doctors and nurses to celebrate her 0 birthday. She's been to another hospital, but they don't think there is anything wrong a bit of growing won't cure, so she eventually made it back to our local (6 micro-preemies born in one night in a hospital only equipped to handle 15 babies in total!) and now they're pushing her quite hard to come down on the pressure she needs for the o2, % doesn't matter so much as they've already said she's coming home on oxygen. She's also finally been promoted to low dependency aka the feeding and growing room, so we should have her home in 2-3 weeks if she keeps up at this pace coming down from the o2. I'm one very happy mummy.

My repeat test for the pheo tumour was borderline, and my ct showed no tumour in the place where 90% of them are found, so we're going to reapeat the test again in another month, and if it's negative or borderline again then we're not going to look elsewhere for it, we're going to take it that my first test was actually misleading. In one way I'm over the moon that I don't possibly have cancer, and I won't spend the next year in and out of hospital, in another way this does mean there was no underlying cause, so any future pregnancies would be likely to come before 28 weeks too.

Not going to think of that at the moment though, just focus on the little miracle that we have and look forward to her coming home soon.
 
Hi All,

Imcompletely new to the site but read this entire thread! You have been through so much Dinah, I am glad that things are starting to look up for you.

Im am 7+5 weeks pregnant at the moment and had a difficult end of pregnancy with my son.

At 36 weeks I went into hospital with high blood pressure and protein but had no swelling at all. My liver became inflamed and was indued at 37 weeks. After the birth my bp soared and remained high for a few months. Ever since then I have never had completely normal bp, however it is usually very high when i go to the docs.

I saw the doctor this week because of extreme m.sickness and my bp was 135/100 and then my booking in bp with the midwife was 130/80 - which was great.
Midwife has siad that I will need to attend a bp clinic and have my liver monitored throughout. I think that I will just find it stressful as just hearing that bp monitor causes it to soar!

Would be good to keep in touch with you ladies throughout and be a support for each other x
 
Dinah - am so happy to hear that Grace is continuing to make steady progress and could be home so soon :-) and also to hear that you may be cancer free. I wish and hope for you both that everything continues to go from strength to strength!

I was at my 32 week appointment today and my meds are working well so my bp is normal, I was briefly scanned and LO has grown really well. So fingers crossed everything will continue to go as positively!

How is everyone else doing? X
 
turns out that giving birth actually raised my blood pressure (over 150's / over 100's ) So now for the first time, I am on blood pressure medicine. I was in the 130's / 80's throughout my pregnancy. Dealing with high blood pressure is not fun.
 
Dinah :hugs: so glad to hear that you and Grace are doing well. Congrats on your due date, and I hope you soon get the peaceful family time you so deserve!

Anne, great to hear that things are going well :thumbup:

Welcome Saffy, sorry about your complications and your high BP this time around. How old is your son? Do you have a monitor that you can use at home? I've read that white coat hypertension is still not considered normal, b/c it's a type of "labile" BP and that can precede or be a risk factor for BP that runs higher all the time. But during the course of your pregnancy it might help to know how it tends to run outside the doctor's office, so you don't end up on too much medication or something.

Deafgal, sorry about your newly high BP. What medication are you taking? And are you BFing?

AFM, just watchful waiting I'm happy to say...BP has become more variable but never high enough to cause concern. Very happy and grateful for every passing week. I did have a blood vessel burst in my retina a couple weeks ago, which was scary, but supposedly it can be related to chronic hypertension without being a sign of something more acute like PE. Will be having some growth scans throughout third tri just to make sure everything still looks ok. But, so far, so good!
 
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