Plz help us…Drs dont know whats wrong and we could lose her.?

Ok so my sister in law is in her 20s has fluid on lungs, high blood pressure, 40 pounds of fluid retention over her whole body, low kidney function and fluid around her heart. She was 8 months pregnant nearly 3 wks ago and lost baby Shane when the placenta detatched and has been sick [...]

Am I a defective human being?

Hello, I am substantially light for my age and height. I am currently 19 years of age, 5’8 & 115 pounds. I have a very petite body, so I don’t appear to be as thin as my weight would actually suggest. I’ve tried seemingly everything to gain weight, including various diets and exercise. Nothing seems [...]

Help paying for a tummy tuck or lipo?

I am a single mom of 2. I have a 5 month old and a 4 year old. I was 120 when I got pregnant with my oldest and 165 when I had her. I was 130 when I got pregnant with my youngest and 175 when I had him. I developed toxemia with my [...]

Am I at risk for toxemia, given my mom had it with me?

ok well, when my mom was pregnant with me she had toxemia..does that mean that if i ever get pregnant will i be at risk as well. i have 3 siblings but i was the only one that she had toxemia with. i dont plan on having sex until marriage, but i was just curious. [...]

What is toxemia and what are the symtoms?

I'm worried about my blood pressure… ?

i’m 23+5 weeks pregnant.I had a check up with my gp on wednesday and my blood pressure was 145. i’ve to go back in tomoro(friday) to check it again. i’ve been very stressed the past few days and also there is toxemia on my mums side of the family (mum, nan cousin and aunt had [...]

Severe swelling of legs and feet after giving birth?

I just had a baby girl 4 days ago, I was induced because of possible signs of toxemia, during the last month of my pregnancy my feet ankles and legs were swollen really bad..to the point that it was difficult to walk at times, I assumed that after delivery all this would go away as [...]

Side Effects to Magnesium Sulfate?

A doctor gave me Magnesium Sulfate when I was about 30-32weeks pregnant,I read that Magnesium Sulfate was used for Moderate to Severe Toxemia and/or Pre-Term Labor….Are there any SERIOUS side effects to the mother and/or baby due to using Magnesium Sulfate when not needed? On 9/21/09 I was told I needed to have labor induced [...]

What is the difference between Toxemia and Spilling Ketones?