In Other News
Jul. 24th, 2008 09:40 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
pantryslutI am the proud owner of a shiny new diagnosis of Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension (PIH). In other words, the twins are *already* giving me high blood pressure, and they haven't even done anything yet. ;)
Many thanks to![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
goodbadgirl for giving me a ride to the hospital and then sitting with me through an appointment that turned out to be much, much longer than expected. It meant we had all afternoon to talk! And admire the very competent and friendly nurse.
Then they put me on drugs. Labetalol, for those playing along at home.
I'm feeling fine, the babies are fine (kicking the heart monitor!). I'm ready to see more of my couch and less of the inside of a medical office, though.
ETA: I am noticing that several online resources discussing PIH state that it's synonymous with preeclampsia. This is not the case here. I do not have preeclampsia (at the moment) -- there's no protein in my urine. Just high blood pressure.
Many thanks to
goodbadgirl for giving me a ride to the hospital and then sitting with me through an appointment that turned out to be much, much longer than expected. It meant we had all afternoon to talk! And admire the very competent and friendly nurse.Then they put me on drugs. Labetalol, for those playing along at home.
I'm feeling fine, the babies are fine (kicking the heart monitor!). I'm ready to see more of my couch and less of the inside of a medical office, though.
ETA: I am noticing that several online resources discussing PIH state that it's synonymous with preeclampsia. This is not the case here. I do not have preeclampsia (at the moment) -- there's no protein in my urine. Just high blood pressure.
