This is my 2nd post of the day, not that anybody reads but this is kind of my journal so I need to blog about this. I went for my monthly check-up today and it was bad from the minute it started. I got weighed and the scale said I gained 12 pounds since last month. That can't be possible, maybe it was the winter gear I had on. I was feeling pretty good about watching what I have been eating. Then I went and had my blood pressure taken. It was HIGH, VERY HIGH. They took it a little while later and it had gone down a little bit, but still on the high side for me. Then we talked about my problems/concerns and last appt I had mentioned a vein in my leg that the dr was concerned about. So this appt I showed her and got myself a prescription for compression stockings. There is an inside joke in the family, we call these "sexy socks". My dad has been wearing them for about a year due to his blood clots, so that's what we named him. It looks like he will be able to take them off, but I will be wearing them the duration of my pregnancy. Last but not least it was time to take blood to test for pre-eclampsia, etc., to see what's going on. I have never ever had good veins for taking blood. About 3 years I had my tonsils out and had serious complications and spent 8 days in the hospital. Being in the hospital meant getting my blood drawn every few hours. Lets just say they blew most of my veins and I have a very little one left that is good for blood draws. The nurse was laughing cause she was getting frustrated with my veins and 20 minutes later she finally got a vein. I just want to cry. I forgot to mention that instead of going back in a month I get to go back in 2 weeks. Hopefully the blood results show nothing. Until then here is a 25 weeks shot. Please excuse the mirror, yes my bathroom needs to be cleaned. Any volunteers?
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YOU got sexy socks. Now I know what to get you for Christmas. I can get you a color in black. Then you can say you went tanning. Blood pressure high is from having kids and husband home when they should be in school/work.
I hope your next apt goes by better for you....It is so amazing what our bodies do to us when we get knocked up...lol Your picture is so cute and Yes I volunteer I will come clean for you. But only because I LOVE YOU..Miss you
Im sorry your appointment was no fun! I always gain a ton between 20-26 weeks. Like almost half my weight has been gained in those little six weeks with all my pregnancies.
Good luck with the blood pressure, I hope it was just the stress from the snow!
Sandy, you look great. I think you should play it all up and get off all major and minor house duty.
Hang in there girl! I HATE it when they keep poking around for veins. I have to have my blood drawn every six months and my veins are hard to find. Then, once they find one, it rolls... so every six months I have battle wounds and bruises. If a nurse ever laughed while doing that to me, she would have to go to the ER for puncture wounds (yes, I am that hostile). We'll be praying for you.
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