I've got it. Didn't have any of the risk factors for it, but I've got it. Was at work yesterday, as I had written previously, I was covering a Sunday shift for a friend, and a coworker said I looked more puffy than usual. Over the last two/three weeks, yes I have felt more puffy in my legs and feet. My toes look like little sausages sometimes and I haven't been wearing my ring for a long time. So, anyway, he said he could see it in my face and asked if I my blood pressure is high. Being the curious nurse I am, and when I finally got a chance to sit down that morning and check it, it was indeed high. 150/92. I was trying to be inconspicuous about it by going into an empty pt room but my high blood pressure set off the alarms and everyone at the desk saw it. lol! I think it made it worse everyone knowing because they're all nurses and they all know it's bad. Got my patient's covered, finished charting while I waited for my OB to call me back. Thank goodness he was the person on call and not someone I didn't know. He told me to come up to the L&D to have some tests done. I didn't know that meant being admitted for a short while! I don't like being the patient. (wah, wah, wah, right?) After four hours, all the tests came back okay which was good but even with just laying there, the blood pressure stayed up. So I was discharged home on modified bedrest and I guess I'll learn more after my appointment with the OB tomorrow.
Bedrest. Ugh.
At least you'll update your blog more often now. WHAT? look at the sunny side, right?! hehe
ReplyDeleteThink of all the baby message boards (and drama associated with them) you can read! LOL! I got puffy too, but thankfully never hit high blood pressure.
ReplyDeleteAww, boo! I'm sorry, girl! I hope that the bedrest helps and you are able to relax and the bp will come back down. I go nuts when I have to lay around. It's different than when you choooose to lay around. :)
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