Having a baby is a wonderful
thing in a family
What could be
going on when so many moms have 'the blues?'
HEADACHE? FATIGUE? Depression?
Memory
Loss? Sleeplessness?
Per chance
could it be undiagnosed HELLP Syndrome?
What is used
for anesthesia? Anything with ethanol & butyl
chemicals?
Memory Loss
Memory Loss
Tired? But Blood
Tests OK?
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Should keep a copy or
your own blood work anyway -
for
women
Compare yourself to
yourself - What is normal range for YOU?
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HELLP
syndrome info
... there is a
comment about increasing headaches being a
part of it
Often one who develops
HELLP syndrome has already been followed up
for
pregnancy-induced hypertension (
gestational hypertension), or is
suspected to develop
pre-eclampsia
(high blood pressure and
proteinuria). Up to 8% of all cases
present after delivery.
There
is gradual but marked onset of
headaches
(30%), blurred vision,
malaise (90%),
nausea/vomiting (30%), "band pain"
around the upper
abdomen (65%) and tingling in the
extremities
HELLP syndrome
is a life-threatening complication of
pre-eclampsia.
Both conditions occur during the latter
stages of pregnancy, or sometimes after
childbirth.
HELLP is an
abbreviation of the main findings:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HELLP_syndrome
and
May Every Child be
born Healthy
A Christmas-time
wish ... an all the time wish
