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[quote=Anonymous][quote=jindc]what do they look for if pre-e isn't based on protein in urine or the blood panel?  Just slightly elevated BP?  Even if it's below 140/90?

isn't pre-e swelling pretty dramatic?  how do you know the difference between mild pregnancy foot/hand swelling and pre-e?  I thought pre-e swelling was more all over (legs and face not just feet and hands?)[/quote]

I had pre-e, 3 times, the last time it was considered severe pre-e, but I had little to no swelling. My blood pressure was going up consistently and I had reached the maximum dose of labetalol (2400 mg/day)

So typically there is a lot of swelling, in my case there was not. But my blood pressure was consistently above 150/110, my reflexes were off, and I was seeing spots and had a headache. I only had magnesium during my last delivery (not fun!), 2 of the 3 deliveries were before 37 weeks, but all 3 times I started dilating and had contractions the day of the diagnosis. (I knew all 3 times that they would be born that day, it was a gut feeling)

My BP was checked every 15 mins, sometimes more than that. I did a total of 6 24 hour urine tests during my last pregnancy.

Needless to say, I got my tubes tied. ;) [/quote]

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