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mandiey
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 Posted - 11/03/2009 : 7:46:27 PM
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| I am new to the site and appreciate any help I can get. My first child was born at 29 weeks due to eclampsia. I never had high blood pressure or protein in my urine but I did have alot of swelling. A week after a doctors appointment, I started seizing in the doctors office. Even though I went through that, I know almost nothing about preclampsia. I am currently 12 weeks pregnent and my urine is at 300. Did a 24 hour test. My blood pressure is fine. I am just wanting some advice on what having protein in my urine means because I am really feeling freaked out. |
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Trish
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Posted - 11/04/2009 : 09:13:16 AM
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Welcome! Your Dr. would be the best person to ask about why you are spilling protein already. I'm not a Dr. & don't know your history but it's possible that you have some underlying kidney issue and/or damage that is causing you to spill more protein than "normal". But that's why they do an early 24 hour test so that they can establish a baseline for you. Now they will know that your "normal" is 300 & probably won't worry unless it goes higher than that.
Here is a recent discussion on it: http://preeclampsia.org/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=36013&SearchTerms=,protein,before,20,weeks
I hope this helps! |
Trish: Mommy to 3 little Princesses
Elizabeth 11/6/03, 6 lbs 13 oz @ 37 weeks for PE
Katie 4/14/05, 6 lbs 6 oz @ 38 weeks for PIH only!
Allison Nicole 12/27/07, 5 lbs 9 oz. @ 36 weeks for PE, still dealing with BP issues from PP PE |
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Caryn
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Posted - 11/04/2009 : 11:47:54 AM
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Just seconding Trish -- it's not unusual for young women to have an underlying kidney issue that only causes them problems when they're pregnant, which is how they find out about it.
It's good that they've run a baseline and that they're watching you closely. Are you being seen concurrently by a maternal-fetal medicine specialist, just in case things go sideways again? Our Experts have said anyone with a history of preeclampsia would be best served by a consult with an MFM, so that a specialist is already familiar with your case if specialist care is needed later in the pregnancy. Here's a link to help you find one in your area (search by state.)
No panicking. :-) |
Science is getting us closer to finding a cause, and even a cure. The articles you don't want to miss:
The Preeclampsia Puzzle (New Yorker) and Silent Struggle: A New Theory of Pregnancy (New York Times)
Looking for recent articles and studies?
Caryn, who is not a doctor and who talks about science stuff *way* too much
DS Oscar born by emergent C-section at 34 weeks for fetal indicators, due to severe PE |
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Amanda
Pregnant Again Moderator
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Posted - 11/04/2009 : 12:15:57 PM
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Hi Mandeily -
Everyone else has given great advice but I also wanted to share my story. I have chronic kidney disease and my 'baseline' going into pregnancy was a little over 500 - which was just the way my body was working. If you are spilling protein going in and your doctor is like mine they would compare the values against the baseline. 300 wasn't a cut off for me - the cutoff was the change against baseline. For that reason I had monthly 24 hour tests to check and make sure that things were roughly the same. I too recommend being followed by an MFM. One thing I might suggest is to request serial tests - that will give an idea if the 300 was a 'fluke' or something that was truly a baseline.
I had a good pregnancy although my daughter was born early. I credit that to the care that I got.
Hope that this helps! |
Amanda
Mom to: Samantha, Sydney & Anna Grace 33 weeks 2pds/13oz
Superimposed PE due to: Lupus, Chronic Kidney Disease, Chronic Hypertension |
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