Looking for UU'ers with missing kidney (pg related post)

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Hi all!!

Am looking for anyone who has only one kidney who is/has been pg. I

am currently 21w2d, and have been having blood pressure trouble

since about 18w. I was put on modified bedrest (am allowed up 8

hours a day and the other 16 hours I have to lay on my side). The dr

said that the high BP is a result of fluid retention....that my one

kidney is not able to keep up with the extra fluids. This past week

I have had ALOT of retention, mostly in my hands and feet. My feet

have swollen up that it actually hurts to stand on them because the

skin is so tight. Anyhoo, I have only been up and around 2-3 hours a

day, at most, for the past week trying to take care of the wtaer

retention.

My question is this: What else can I do to help this situation?? I

am afraid of being put on complete bedrest and having it not be

enough to keep the fluid retention down. I was put on BP meds to

help with that, but I know that if the fluid retention isn't taken

care of, it will just make matters worse. What do they do if

complete bedrest doesn't do the trick?? Wehave come so far in this

pg, and I am scared to death of having something happen as a result

of the BP. I have been trying to find info on PIH and renal

abnormalities, but can't seem to find anything. Has anyone had any

experience with this?? I would love to get any info that I can!

Thanks all!

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21w2d

4 angels

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