A little bit of good news

I went back to the doctor on Friday and had to have a non-stress test (NST) run on Peyton as well as some additional blood testing on me. The NST is basically just fetal monitors being connected for a while and tracking the baby's movement and heart rate (overly simplified explanation, I'm sure). That test went great. The bloodwork showed slightly elevated levels of uric acid, but the doctor let me go home for the weekend and ordered more rest. The good news is that by the time we left the hospital, after hours of laying in the bed on my left side, my blood pressure had returned to a normal 120/72.

I returned to the hospital today for the same tests and, although the blood work still showed elevated levels of uric acid, I have not gotten worse, which is very good. My initial blood pressure check was 114/72 (or something like that, I was just happy to hear a bottom number below 100) . The NST turned out great. When the doctor came in to see me he actually said that my face looked better, although I'm pretty sure he could have found a more tactful way of letting me know that my face was swollen last week and that it was cause for concern. He was relieved to see that I am doing better, although I can't return to life as normal. I am by no means "cured" though it seems that the bed rest is helping. So, it's back to the couch for me.

I will go back to the doctor on Thursday and update you then.

Thank you so much for all your thoughts and prayers! I appreciate all of the phone calls, emails and posts.