Sunday, March 29, 2009

Arrgghhh to high blood pressure



So yesterday I started feeling bad at work and had my husband come bring me sum protein foods. Well after eating them I simple placed my feet on his legs and mentioned something about my socks being tight. He took off my socks and shoes and low and behold my feet and toes were little sausages! I then decided to call my midwife and she told me to go have my blood pressure taken at a local pharmacy. So when I finally got someone to cover my store (retail manager = can not leave unless another manager comes to take my place) I went down and the pharmacist took my blood pressure twice. 148/93 is what it read. So I called my midwife again and she decided it would be wise for us to come down and have me checked out. Argh. We went home found a sitter for our 3 yr old, threw the bag in the car then went over to the hospital. After being there for 4-5 hrs, peeing in the cup and having my blood drawn they reached a conclusion. The baby was doing GREAT, my placenta was nice and strong for the mild contractions i was randomly having. And I had a lot of white blood cells in my urine. So I went home with a prescription for antibiotics and a whole wasted night. (well the antibiotics were good but other than that....) Now today I went and had my blood pressure checked again. I walked from the car into the tiny pharmacy told them i wanted my pressure checked and went and sat down. He checked my pressure and it was 156/96. Argh. Anytime i move or get up for more than 20 mins i get swollen feet and apparently it raises my blood pressure. I have 9 days left till my DD and I dont know if i can lay down all day! Arrggghhhh.

p.s. Im drinking lots and lots of fluids!, taking it easy as much as I can with a three year old, and staying away from sodium