Protein in urine

[eburgmama]

I am 29 weeks. Friday was my glucose test and appt. I have anxiety so asked if I could wait to get Bp taken at end of appt. when the dr came in she told me I had 2+ protein in my urine and she was going to order a pre-e blood test. Then we had the regular appt and everything was good with weight gain, baby was measuring right on and hb was good. Then the nurse came in and took my blood pressure and it was 122/80. For me that is excellent at a dr office because of my anxiety. I take my own blood pressure at home twice a day and it usually is at 115-120/62-72 - around there. So then the doctor came back in and said she wasn't going to send in my blood work because my blood pressure was great and she wasn't concerned --- but now I am!!!!
So I asked her to send it in anyway. I called the office this morning and apparently they have my results but am still waiting on them to call me back to tell me. I have no major swelling, no blurred vision, no abdominal pain, etc. 


Also, over the past 2 weeks or so I have vomited 3x. My OB wasnt concerned and said I wouldnt just have minor single episodes of vomiting if it was due to pre-e and that my BP would be up. But I never even got 1st tri sickness so this is weird... unless its reflux which would make sense because I've been needing to reach for the tums a lot. 

Anyways, I was just looking for some input! 

[ericalee27]

I had pre-e with both of my pregnancies. Even if my BP was "normal," I would still want to know what is going on with the elevated protein. I think it was a good call to ask them to check it out. Keep us posted and hopefully all is well!

[mamasoup030]

I too had pre-e without the elevated BP. Glad it's being checked on to be safe. Wishing you all the best and good news!

[eburgmama]

So my Dr. called me yesterday and told me that all my blood work came back normal and I dont have GD either. I'm glad but will definitely continue checking my BP like crazy!

[eburgmama]

Mar 16, 2015 20:56:23 GMT -5 mamasoup030 said:

I too had pre-e without the elevated BP. Glad it's being checked on to be safe. Wishing you all the best and good news!

So what did they do? Did they treat it as pre-e? 

[ssm]

Elevated protein in an office dip test isn't 100% conclusive. You mentioned a blood test? What did they test for? ericalee27 (eta fix tag) correct me if I'm wrong, but the only thing blood tests will prove is the platelets not protein or kidney function?? Wouldn't a 24 hr urine sample be a better gauge at this point?
Op, personally, I would not be content with the way this is going. I would request a 24 hr urine sample and absolutely keep checking bp at home. While your readings might have been good for the dr office, if you consistently begin getting higher readings under any circumstances, please talk more to the dr.