Hi, I am in my 39-40 week of pregnancy.
This is my 3rd pregnancy, 1st born 1998, 2nd 2001.
I am normally reasonably healthy, do not readily succumb to illness of infection.
I have had a couple of vaginal candida infections in the past but in other respects my reproductive system is stable and normal, I have normal regular menstruation cycles, other than at present of course.
I live in a tropical region (Indonesia)
For possibly 3 weeks I have been experiencing occasional fatigue, light headedness sufficient that I must sit or lie own for approximately 20 minutes then I am OK.
I have occasional 'shortness' of breath causing minor discomfort/uncomfortableness (not meaning pain when breathing)
I have been taking Vitamin B6 supplements and a 'pregnancy' targeted multivitamin.
Today I provided a blood and urine specimen for lab work.
Urine was passed at ~15:15, blood was drawn shortly after.
I hade a very light breakfast carbohydrate with strawberry jam at around 07:00-08:00 (that is not my normal diet, quite unusual for me) and some tea. (I did eat at around 16:00 immediately after the visit to the lab).
I have only detailed those results that are outside the 'normal' ranges per this lab.
The labs 'normal' range is indicated in (parenthesis)
HCB (hemoglobin) is 11 (11.7 - 15.5) [so maybe that explains the light-headeness]
HCT (hematocrit) is 33.2 (35 - 47) [the Multivitamin I am taking (1/at night before sleep) contains 30 mg Iron Polymaltose complex (IPC)]
(I have included results of these in the 'normal' range as well for context)
Eosinophils % 1.3* (2 - 4) (There is some additional stress - packing to temporarily relocate overseas)
Basophils % 0.2 (0-1)
Neutrophils % 66.2 (50-70)
Lyphocytes % 23.7* (25 - 40)
Moncytes % 8.7* (2- 8)
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) 80 (0-20) [mm/hour]
Chemistry;
Glucose 75 (
Urine:
Glucose Negative-normal (Negative)
Other results are also indicated in normal range or defined as Negative (Negative), Normal (Normal)
I am only listing abnormals below
Urine - Pale Yellow in colour
Urine - Slightly cloudy
Squamous epithelial cells 10-15/LPK
Bacteria - Positive (Negative)
I am assuming I have a urinary tract infection.
Perhaps one of the panel might have some comments on the these results that may assist me?
The OB I have seen a couple of times is away until Monday, I am hoping to see him on Monday night, that is around 4 days from now.
Then I need to depart overseas on Friday.
I would really appreciate your input on the above.
I am a little concerned the infection may have endured for a while, though I was not really aware of it.
What sort of interventions are appropriate (concerning the above) at my 39-40 week stage of pregnancy?