I am feeling pretty relieved tonight!
I saw the Cardiologist this morning and after reviewing all my symptoms and doing some basic blood pressure / pulse / EKG testing, he said that he doesn't feel that there's anything sinister going on. He wants me to come back next week for an echocardiogram to make sure of this, but he thinks that this is all to do with being 35 and pregnant. He says the strain on my body as I'm a little older means my body is complaining a little about it but that the heart rate isn't super fast alarming, and the swelling is mild and not super swelling, so we shouldn't get too worried.
He said I will definitely feel very tired with it in the 100's all the time (which I do) because my body feels as though I'm taking a run around the block all day every day. He's given me a new beta blocker medication to try and see how I get on with it. Will review when I see him in a week or so.
It's weird that age 35, that magic age where you're considered 'OLD' to be having a baby, means your body starts to fall apart all of a sudden. 2 and a half years ago I was pregnant with Harry and my body coped with it - so why in those two years have I gone that much downhill, especially as I've been going regularly to the gym? Weird. I suppose my weight is not at it's optimum but even so.
Anyway, I feel alot better about things. I am going to try to stop worrying, and try to enjoy this pregnancy a bit more.
Posted by katie at February 27, 2007 08:49 PMNow there's a promise I bet you can't keep.... you not worrying about your health is like me not worrying about Carolyne's!
Glad to hear all's well though, hopefully the new Beta blockers will work better and you'll get to feel less knackered :)
Posted by: Aka at February 28, 2007 04:32 AM