At my last appointment we had some scare. Because my swelling came on so fast we did a protein dip of my urine and it came back positive for +1. What that means is my kidney is leaking protein into my urine, which is usually a sign of preeclampsia. Preeclampsia can be extremely dangerous, especially for someone with my condition. The tricky thing about me is my blood pressure is so low naturally the Dr was nervous that I would have preeclampsia and we wouldn't know it due to my hidden BP. So we did blood work. Luckily my blood work came back normal! However the nurse did say "you don't have peeeclampsia yet" YET!?!?! I felt very comforted at that moment (can you sense my sarcasim?)
Now we are going to call my urologist and make sure my kidney is not getting damage due to the stent. I may not have preeclampsia (yet) but I could still be having some kidney issues. The Dr said if I test +3 or more he's taking the baby that day.
With that we set the date! C section is August 20th. Although Dr thinks we wont make it that long :D. He goes on vacation from August 11th to the 17th so I think he's hoping baby will hold out until then! We shall see. Of course if need be I have a team of Dr's who will step in and deliver Hunter.
I left the Dr's office that day and burst into tears! It was the fear that "holy crap I'm having a baby!" had kicked in! His room is done so I feel very ready for him! I'm more scared and nervous now about the entire birthing and stent removal process.
So that's pretty much it! I'm a full 36 weeks pregnant, 22 lb weight gain, oh and baby is 7.7 lbs, increase swelling, increase uncomfortability, and ready to meet my baby any day!
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