16 weeks with pleuricy?!
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16 weeks with pleuricy?
Woke up 4:30am this morning and had extream cheast pain still had it this morning and went to docs and he said i have pleuricy, he checked my chest and said i have to use cold compacts and take pannadien, i did and still got pain he said if its still there tonight then i should go for an ECG scan and blood tests, just want to know if it can harm my baby and should i get a second appion. thanks
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It is always a balancing act when you get sick while pregnant. You worry about the tests and treatment harming the baby...and you worry about the illness harming the baby if you do nothing.
I'm not sure what you mean by "ECG scan." An ECG is not going to harm the baby at all, but it is not usually called a scan. A CT scan, however, has a lot of radiation, which is potentially a problem for the baby. Chest x-rays have a lot less radiation, but they don't give doctors as much information. An MRI scan should not be as much of a problem for the baby because there's no radiation, but the radiologist would know for sure. I don't know what kind of scan you are talking about, but I just thought I would mention the radiation issue so that you can talk to your doctor about it. If your doctor is in doubt about the effect of any test or treatment on your baby, you can always ask your obstetrician.
I hope your doctor is able to find out what is going on and I hope you feel better soon.