*Please Read* Obstetric Cholestasis

[sar35]

Hi Guys, i have been diagnosed with OC My level started at 19 which they said was slightly raised then went to 113 which they said was VERY high and it is now 23. Does any body know what the actual level should be??

hi, i seem to remember seeing on here that 8 was the higher side of 'normal'. I may be wrong so please dont be alarmed!

 

[ShanandBoc]

Yeh mine was 8 which they said was 'borderline' as they like it under 8. I have read about women much higher than yours tho Amynatasha and their babies were born fine

 

[Becky123]

Got to go back to the maternity ward for more bloods as my previous 2 tests came back high Does anyone know if they keep you in hospital for tests if the bloods come back again high, or do they see you in outpatients and give you tablets

 

[~x~Insonst~x~]

I'm phoning my mw tommorow as lastnight my legs started itching badly... thought nothing off it (thought maybe leg hair coming through and itching each other iykwim)

very annoying lastnight but for the first time in a while i managed to sleep (terrible pregnancy insomnia )

Woke up this morning and i itch all over... it was still my legs... then my arms then my face (including eyelids) my back my boobs my hands... my feet dont itch though lol and my bump hasnt started till tonight

Ive never been this itchy in my life i wanna cry its so bad, I have tried hydrocortazone (which has NEVER failed me before in my life for an itch) and piriton... i cleaned my living room incase something was bothering me but then when i went out i was just as bad

I feel like i could scratch my skin off i'm 37 weeks had a nightmare pregnancy and this is just the icing on the cake right now... obviously im hoping by the time i get up tommorow it will of gone cause by the time the mw phones me back tommorow it will be getting on and then theres the wait of days for blood tests and i cant absolutly bloody cant go days feeling like this!

 

[~x~Insonst~x~]

Im guessing it isnt this now thhough im still itchy its only mild this morning though slowly spreading im guessing this would be extreame straight away in the morning

atm it was just like my feet and inbetween my toes then my arm and no my ear and neck

 

[mrs_km]

Im guessing it isnt this now thhough im still itchy its only mild this morning though slowly spreading im guessing this would be extreame straight away in the morning

atm it was just like my feet and inbetween my toes then my arm and no my ear and neck

With OC, the itching occurs mainly in the evening.. I'd still get it checked out.. x x x

 

[MRSRICHRS2K]

i had Oc with my daughter at 29wks...i had a blood test and was admitted to hospital the same day i had regular ctg's, bloodpressure cgecks and urine checks and a liver scan all was ok so i was sent home after being given steriod injection in my bum cheek for baby's lungs incase they are born early. i itched day and night and my bile acids were always in the 100's until i was prescribed urso tablets at 33wks which stopped the itching and brought my bile acids down, i was induced at 37+2weeks but wen they broke my waters i was already 2cm dilated my lil girlie wanted to meet mummy anyway

 

[GoogilyBear]

Ooo... i thought the itching on my arms that has increased and the sleepyness in the day was just cos of baby... so its something getting checked then? i see my midwife in two weeks.. but i will give them a ring this afternoon and see what they say x

 

[~x~Insonst~x~]

my itching stopped pretty much im still having some mild itchy periods but not what i would call sever or anything

 

[sar35]

i had itchy hands and feet last night for a couple of hours, mw said on my last visit that if i get it again to ring her but because it was only for a little while should i still ring, she said that i would need a blood test! wwyd?

 

[cuteboots]

Hi, I had OC with both my daughter and son. I knew nothing about OC. I had sever itching to the point I thought I was going mad, I actual came across this site at the time when I put in my symptons and it had mentioned you should ask your MW about it. So when I saw my MW I explained my symptons, said It could be something it could be nothing dont be worrying about it its prob only the heat! The itching got worse and on a hospital visit my OH mentioned to the doctors about my symptons because I wouldn't I didn't want them thinking id been stupid because my MW said not to worry about it. The took some blood and said they'd ring if there was anything up.
Two days later I was in work when I got a call asking me to come for a scan, I went up to the hospital where I was told I had OC my liver function levels were over 500! I also had PE, I wasn't allowed out of hospital, I was put on medication and monitored, I was in hospital for 2 weeks they also were giving me steroids to develop baby's lungs. The medication didn't work and my LF continued to rise, they decided I had to deliver asap though I had actually gone into labour. My daughter arrived safely but I keep thinking how badly it could have gone if my OH hadn't informed the doctors at the hospital at that time.
When I had it with my son, my LFT weren't as high but still high enough, the were only over 300, they didn't give me medication as they thought it wouldnt have any effect again, I was more aware what to look out for this time, I delivered my son at 36 weeks, he also arrived perfectly.
Just make sure you are all monitored closely.

 

[abstersmum]

Does anyone know how long it takes for your test results to come back

 

[poppykat]

Does anyone know how long it takes for your test results to come back

Each of mine came back within 12 hours x

 

[abstersmum]

thanks i got my lft results but still waiting on the acids so going to hospital on monday for a scan

 

[poppykat]

Were your LFT raised? Actually the first test I had I had to wait about 24 hours for the bile acids as it was a bank holiday but they diagnosed OC because of the raised LFT.

Hope everything goes well for you. x

 

[abstersmum]

Yeh 614 I have to go in on Monday for a scan of my liver

 

[Becky123]

I got raised ALT results, the doctors are not sure if its OC or liver damage from an over dose I took years ago.

Have had a bit of itching but not too bad, have to go back every 2 weeks for blood tests

If it does turn out to be OC whats the treatments and what do they do for it??

 

[Jchihuahua]

I got raised ALT results, the doctors are not sure if its OC or liver damage from an over dose I took years ago.

Have had a bit of itching but not too bad, have to go back every 2 weeks for blood tests

If it does turn out to be OC whats the treatments and what do they do for it??

I had to take ursodeoxycholic acid, vit K and piraton. I had to go to be monitored every 2 days and I had a few scans including a liver scan. Bloods were taken frequently and I was induced at 38 weeks.

 

[ShanandBoc]

I got raised ALT results, the doctors are not sure if its OC or liver damage from an over dose I took years ago.

Have had a bit of itching but not too bad, have to go back every 2 weeks for blood tests

If it does turn out to be OC whats the treatments and what do they do for it??

If it is OC they give u meds if ur before 37 weeks to help with the itching. Once u reach 37 weeks they look at inducing u asap

 

[poppykat]

I got raised ALT results, the doctors are not sure if its OC or liver damage from an over dose I took years ago.

Have had a bit of itching but not too bad, have to go back every 2 weeks for blood tests

If it does turn out to be OC whats the treatments and what do they do for it??

I had twice weekly CTG's, a weekly blood test and weekly scan to check growth and placental function. I was also on urso, vitamin K and piriton.

I had steriod injections incase of early delivery and the plan was to inducee at 37 weeks, unfortunatley my baby had other plans and arrived early (nothing to do with OC though).