This morning was a long appointment. I had to drink a solution made entirely of liquified sugar and wait an hour for the nurse to draw blood, so that they could test my glucose levels and ability to process sugar; aka whether or not I have formed gestational diabetes. How fun is that?!
Well, at the beginning of the appointment, my blood pressure was high. Over the past week or so, I've had several folks who don't see me on a regular basis tell me that I look "puffy". Not fat, which to me is a joke as of late, but "puffy". So Dr. Banks (the coolest doctor on the block; love her) told me to lay on my side for a bit and they'd come back in to take my blood pressure again. I've only gained 1 lb. in the past month, so the puffiness is not coming from weight gain. But again, about 20 minutes later, blood pressure taken: still high.
My instructions: to take home a gigantic orange jug, and every time I pee over the next 24 hours, it has to go into this jug. Return the jug tomorrow, and they will test all of my urine for protein. Another sign of preeclampsia: protein in the urine. If I didn't already feel weird and awkward and uncomfortable all of the time, now I get to carry a giant orange jug into the bathroom all day, and store it in the fridge in between bathroom breaks. Careful, Matt! ;)
Will update again when I get the results... but prayers are welcome! Preeclampsia can mean a lot of different things, but most likely bed rest. Which will result in one LONG summer until Parker decides to arrive!
http://www.preeclampsia.org/ --> more information for those interested
my pee jug! woo!
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