Can you gain ten pounds the first month your pregnant

Can you gain ten pounds the first month your pregnant

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The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommends 2 to 4 pounds during the first trimester. Cha Cha!

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Is SVT ablation for me?

Q: I am 22, and have suffered from ‘panic attacks’ since I was about 16.These were often basically feeling like I can’t get air, tight chest or rib cage, feeling like too much adrenaline was being released, heart acting a little bit funny, sometimes feeling like I was going to faint, etc. But never any palpitations.Beginning of 2007 I was put on Celexa to combat the “anxiety”, I stayed on it feeling pretty ok for a few months, and then spent the rest of the year weaning off of it, since I gained about 40 pounds on it andknew it had alot more potential damage it could do.I was off it in early 2008 completely, after strong withdrawal symptoms.Beginning of 2008 I started taking a hormone mix for a ‘hypo-active pituitary gland’, hoping that this was the actual problem and would get rid of the anxiety attacks.For a large part it did, but two months later (while I had run out of pills and was off the ‘whole pituitary gland extract’ hormone pills for a week while waiting for the new batch to arrive) I had my first palpitations.I was a bit stressed, and bent over quickly to pick up a biting puppy, and basically ended up on the floor not knowing what was wrong.I thought that I was either really sick, or was having a new kind of panic attack.The palpitations made me dizzy and lasted about 5 minutes.After this I got pregnant. A couple weeks in I had another short episode of about 5 min from trying to stand up too fast.Then I can’t remember exactly. I believe the next one was another couple weeks later for a full blown hour.I really panicked after about ten minutes that this time it went too far.We were still assuming they were panick attacks.During the pregnancy I went on to have about 4 to 6 more episodes, some lasting 2 minutes, and some hours, and starting mainly through movements, like bending over and such, but also through anger and stress.I ended up going to the emergency room with a long episode and the doctor there said that it was most likely SVT.He did the massage on my neck, which felt quite bad, and had me cough and tighten my abdomen, through which it seemed to finally break, but it broke into an A-fib and I had to be medicated and stay over night.I believe that was the only time that it didn’t convert back into normal heartrate, but into a-fib. It was also the only time that anyone did anything to break it.During pregnancy I was considered highly symptomatic, and was suggested to have the ablation done.Since giving birth a month ago though, things have been a bit different.I am not quite sure what to do.I am not convinced that I have SVT. I wonder if it may be coming from a different source, like the hormones.And I read that you can try things like Yoga, biofeedback, and such to try to manage it.I am scheduled for an ablation next week, and am supposed to fly to europe with my son one week later.I am now strongly considering canceling the ablation.I was told that this is a highly succesful procedure, but was also told that succesful does not mean you are healed, but just means they found something to ablate, which may or may not take care of your problem.I was also told that if I am no longer highly symptomatic it is very unlikely for the docs to find the actual trouble spot, since it may be inactive for a while.I am also generally scared of the procedure, and I hate the thought of being awake for it.Why are there so many people with 2 or way more ablations.What should I do? I am so unsure.Any help will be greatly appreciated.Thank you.

A: I had an ablation for SVT done when i was 20 years old, my symptoms also started in my teens. The ablation is an easy, quick procedure. I went home the same day as my procedure, and was fine the next day. It depends on what type of ablation is done, but at the catheter entrance sights there may be some bruising. I would NOT advise you to fly a week after any type of surgery, minor as it may be, it ups the chance for blood clots. So make your appt. for after you come back. Also, the chances of SVT acting up while you are pregnant are very high, but it is also very dangerous for the baby if you are going into fib. I had my ablation done at an early age because i did not want to have my SVT while i was pregnant. It is honestly a simple procedure, i know it is dealing with your heart, but it is very rare (1%) that a problem will occur, and if it does a pacemaker would need to be put in to place to control your heart rhythm. I am now a healthy 24 year old, i had my son 8 months ago, the last four years i have been symptom free and getting my ablation was the best thing that could veer happen to me. Whether or not you have SVT, having the them explore with a catheter to see if it is it or not is worth it.