Hi, I wanted to give everyone an update from our “day at the hospital”. We did get to see a cardiologist today. He said that I have pulmonary hypertension, which means that the pressure between my heart and lungs is too high. Normal is 30, and mine is measuring 60. He did say that levels of 80-100 are dangerous- so thank goodness I am not there! Basically, now we are running a lot of tests to see what is causing this. Today, we were in the process of trying to rule out a blood clot. They did a doppler on my legs, and everything looked fine. They also initially wanted me to have a CT scan, but due to the fact that they have to give me some medication through an IV to check for blood clots in the heart, the radiologist decided that due to my pregnancy, that we should rule out all other options before we do a CT scan. So, they opted to do a blood test that is less accurate, but can give them some data. I will also be seeing a lung specialist to check out my lungs. If all of this is inconclusive, I will be doing another echo-cardiogram in three weeks to re-test. I will also be wearing a heart monitor for the next 48 hours to monitor any paliptations etc.

 

Dr. told me to take it easy- but I dont have to do bed rest. I also see my OBGYN next week.

 

So, we don’t have a lot of answers, but we are encouraged by the fact that nothing is showing up so far. Please continue to pray for us!

 

Thanks so much!

 

Jenn Crews