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How can I find a Doctor who will manage nerve pain medication in pregnancy?

NervePainMom — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:05:10 GMT

I am a 32 year old woman who is currently 15 weeks pregnant with my 3rd child. I have nerve pain in my epigastric area (any and all GI tests/scopes have been performed and nothing was ever found, save a hiatal hernia) which stems from a laproscopic cholysectomy I had done two years ago. My pain was managed completely on 600 mg of Lyrica prior to becoming pregnant. The lowest dose that I have still felt the pain well enough controlled on while I was being tapered down and off the Lyrica, was 300 mg (100 mg/3x daily). Since I have become pregnant, no one will treat the pain appropriately because they are fearful of possible side effects of the medication on the baby. Primary Dr's and Ob's keep throwing me back and forth between each other and the ER in an effort to put the "liability" on someone other than themselves and it is grossly unfair to me and my baby. I realize there may be a risk involved, but at this point I feel that the benefit clearly outweighs the risk because I am losing weight at the rate of several pounds a week because I am unable to eat or sleep because of the severity of my pain. The only thing I am being given is opiate narcotics, which quite honestly do nothing at all for my pain. Please, someone help me! I live in Broome County, NY, but would travel anywhere in the state to get this resolved!

Labour questions

mumakez — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 20:06:31 GMT

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10 months later, Doctors stumped. Getting concerned.

DavidGC — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 23:05:21 GMT

Hi all. First of all, this is on behalf of my sister, who's been having ongoing issues since having her first child 10 months ago.

Story started 30weeks into her pregnancy: she'd always been normo/mildly hypotensive. At 30 weeks she had a BP of 140/90ish. She was later diagnosed with pre-eclampsia and had a caesar ~4 weeks premmy. Her BP never normalised postpartum, with her diastolic BP hovering around the 100 mark ever since, despite being on ACE-inhibitors, losing weight (fluid and fat mass), and watching diet closely (sodium etc).

She's just had bloods taken: apparently, potassium levels "very high" and iron levels "very low". Doctor seemed hesitant about giving her iron supplements due to her blood pressure (?). None of them seem too sure about the next step.

If anyone has any ideas, we'd be hugely grateful! Any ideas on what could be causing the (ongoing) hypertension, the potassium or iron levels, and what could be linking them? Definitely something related to the pregnancy still, or possible that something else coincidentally struck at the same time? Also, any knowledge re: iron supplementation + hypertension? My uneducated mind says that yeh, if her iron (and haematocrit) is high, then further increasing it could cause issues, but would any increase in BP be found by just returning iron levels to healthy ranges?

A lot of info, and a lot of questions, I know. Any help would be immensely appreciated, though.

Thanks in advance.

Dave

Yutopar?or Ritodrine? exposed to unborn babies

pat1982 — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 03:53:35 GMT

If you or anyone you know has used these drugs while pregnant, between 1980-1990 the drug Yutopar aka Ritodrine and is having problems with there grown child, I would really like to hear about it. This drug was taken off the market by the FDA in 90 s.

No period after Mirena removed..... Pregnant?!?!

hatfield_hannah — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 14:22:34 GMT

Hi, I had my Mirena removed on December 6.. Had 3 day period the day after removal... Started feeling pregnant around Christmas and had 2 faintly positive ( first response 6 days before missed period kind) on December 29... Was supposed to start on Jan 4.. Took another HPT on Jan 6 and is said NO... Blood work was negative also... Today is the 12th and still no period! Kind of still feel pregnant!! Anyone else have this issue and was really pregnant?!? Thanks!!

Sudden back pain

Madelonium — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 09:23:01 GMT

Hey everyone, I'm 15 weeks pregnant, 19 years old, otherwise healthy. I was getting ready for college this morning and I suddenly got the most intense pain in my lower back - around the kidney region - on my right side. It felt as though the muscle had completely seized up and the pain was so bad it made me sick. I couldn't stand up straight, walk properly, or breathe properly. I lay down on my bed and when the pain got a little bit better I got into a hot bath and that helped slightly. Now I've been lying down for about an hour and the pain is getting steadily worse, and has spread to the centre the left side of my back. It feels similar to an extremely severe menstrual cramp, only on my back. I'm also quite nauseous and my abdomen is beginning to feel as it would during a period - slightly crampy and generally bloated.

I'm fairly sure it is not a kidney infection, as I went to the doctor a week ago suspecting I had a UTI and she analyzed my urine but couldn't find anything wrong with it.

Has anybody else experienced a similar pain? Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated!!

hypertension in pregnancy???

KellyH — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 22:09:17 GMT

I was distraught to learn at 5 months pregnant that I was suffering from hypertension--me, the healthy one! My husband lives off of cheeseburgers and Pepsi, and he has perfect blood pressure. No fair! Anyways, rather than fatten my HMO up with weekly co-pays, I have been getting my blood pressure checked with these guys. I have also been walking more and eating more leafy greens, and I'm happy to report a significant improvement, but I still need to do better. Any suggestions?

Pregnancy and hypertension?

KellyH — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 20:45:28 GMT

Hi everyone!

I was distraught to learn at 5 months pregnant that I was suffering from hypertension--me, the healthy one! My husband lives off of cheeseburgers and Pepsi, and he has perfect blood pressure. No fair! Anyways, rather than fatten my HMO up with weekly co-pays, I have been getting my blood pressure checked with these guys. I have also been walking more and eating more leafy greens, and I'm happy to report a significant improvement, but I still need to do better. Any suggestions?

Could I be pregnant?? Please respond!

jnp — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 16:44:24 GMT

Here's the situation--
I take birth control, Loestrin 24. I took my last pill on a Friday. Then the next two days (Sat. and Sun.) I had unprotected sex and he came inside me. On Monday I started my period, is it still possible I could have gotten pregnant? Thanks!!

HELP with diagnosis...possible Miscarriage??????

Titchy T — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 16:54:07 GMT

Hi I need some help as the doctors at the hospital could not explain to me what has gone on with my body. I am 24 years of age and currently on the contraceptive pill. I was expecting my period on the 17/7/2012 but it didnt come. I left it a little while before I became worried as I am not always very regular. On the 26/07/12 my partner noticed my breasts where slightly bigger and I had developed stretchmarks across them. I was also very moody and emotional and cried a lot over silly things. I took a home test on 28 and 29th of July both Negative. However my sypmtoms were pointing to pregnancy with stretch marks across breasts, larger breasts with a burning sensation on/in nipples, large brown nipples, feeling sick and not wanting food, needing to pee more and very emotional. I also felt different.
I took another pregnancy test on 31July and got a very faint positive so I tested again with a clear blue digital test on the 1/8/12 and got a pregnant 1-2 weeks. I took another test to confirm this on the 2/8/12 (another clear blue digital but from a seperate pack) and again received another positive 1-2 weeks.
I was delighted and told a few close family members. However on the 4/8/12 I had some heavy bleeding which was very sudden and I also had lower back pains and stomach pains. My sister in law said it may be nothing and not to worry, however the bleeding continued although became lighter through to sunday. On sunday evening i noticed some small black clots with the blood and went to the hospital.
They took some of my blood and tested it as well as my urine but it came back saying I was not pregnant and had no trace of any pregnancy hormones. I can't understand how this is possible as I had 3 possitive pregnancy tests, lots of obvious symptons and yety the doctor said I was not and had not been pregnant.
I need peoples help as I cannot understand how 3 possitive tests from 3 seperate packs as well as various sympoms could be 'wrong'. Has this happened to anyone else? I feel like I'm going mad, my partner and friend saw the possitive tests and I also have photos of them as well. Did I miscarry? It felt like I did yet the Drs said it was just my period however it didnt feel like a period and only lasted 2 days where my normal period lasts 4-6 days.
Someone please help me, I feel like I'm going mad. If you have any idea of what could have happened please get in touch I really need answers as I'm finding it hard to just move on with my life.
Thank you.

Chagas disease

rynanne — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 04:54:31 GMT

Hello, I'm not sure if this is the correct place to post this, but my sister-in-law contracted Chagas disease while on a missionary trip to Panama. She is now pregnant and worried that she might pass it on to her baby. Does anyone know what tests, if there are any, they can run pre-birth and post-birth to see if the baby has it? I know there is a high infant mortality rate if the baby has it and isn't treated. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Even if it is sending me to a different place to post this thread.

thanks

I've been diagnosed with Hyperemesis Gravidarum

KaraC — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 21:52:59 GMT

Help! I'm on my second medicine Zofran didn't help!

Trying to get pregnant! What do you think...

Lone — Wed, 30 May 2012 04:47:03 GMT

Hi there. I am ttc, I came off the pill in feb and my first cycle was 38 days, my second 33 days. The first day of my new cycle was may 4th. At around calendar day 18 (May 21) and for the following couple of days I had the egg white cervical mucus. My husband an I had sex almost each day for a week (to compensate for my long cycle previously). It has now been about 10 days and on two of the days my cervical mucus had a fleck of brownish blood (too much info sorry!!) only on one occasion each of the days. I am feeling slightly bloated and had very minor occasional cramp/twinges and have felt like ive had wind every morning for the last 5 days (working nightshift so after midnightish for about 4-5 hours) what do people think....??? Hoping to get a positive result but due to inconsistent cycles my next period will be due around June 6 ish.. Maybe lol

fingering leads to pregnancy? Please help! :(

trianalove — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:08:17 GMT

just less than 24 hours my bf fingered me.
He cummed on his shirt and he used a tissue to wipe it.
I'm not sure if he had some on his fingers.
He then fingered me again.
Is it possible to get pregnant from this?

whats the diff between pre-*** and ***? are there sperms in it?
Then do they die when exposed to oxygen?
What are the chances?

Pregnancy and Hypotriglyceridemia. Pancreatitis Risks

pancreatitispatient — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 20:37:24 GMT

I hadpancreatitis caused by high triglycerides one year ago; I spent 3 and a 1/2weeks in the hospital and months getting my body back to normal. My physicianhas diagnosed me with high triglycerides that must be controlled by a fibratemedication. Diet, exercise and fish oil treatments did not satisfactorilycontrol my triglycerides, I am wondering if anyone has any advice on becomingpregnant with an increased risk of pancreatitis or has become pregnant afterhaving pancreatitis caused by high triglycerides. My local physicians don'thave much info for me and originally told me pregnancy should not be consideredat all. I am 27 years old and only have one child. I would have liked to starttrying to get pregnant months ago but have followed the doctor�s advice to waituntil I have been out of the hospital for one year before consideringpregnancy. I currently take TRICOR 145mg/day and have been told that thismedication is not recommended during pregnancy. I am looking for some othertreatments that might work and be safe during pregnancy, and any pregnancystories from women who have had pancreatitis prior to or during theirpregnancies. Any information would be greatly appreciated.:confused: