Well, because of my discharge prior my preggie, my gynae felt that I should go for a blood test and see if my Prolactin level is exceptionally high, she does not rule out that it could be Prolactinoma, which is a type of brain tumour!! If I really have it, then I cannot breast feed my baby and has to start treatment immediately I deliver but good news is, this is usually not life threathening and most of the time, oral medication can get it fix.
I felt like my world is tumbling down when I heard this...all sorts of silly thoughts flashes in front of me.. what if I could not get to see my baby, what if...I could not stop crying for days.. sob sob... hubby consoled that it could be nothing, apart from my quite-frequent migraine, I am still standing up strong, no fainting or any of the sort.
My blood test came back a few days later.. it was high, usually in the case of preggie women in 3rd trimester but I was only in my 2nd~
I was advised to go for a MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) but the radiologist from Mt Alvernia advised to wait till I deliver to do it because I will need to take injections to dilate my blood vessel (so as to see clearer) which is not appropriate since I am preggie. And so the long wait.. of hoping.. of wishing that I am fine.
For more read-up:
http://womenshealth.aetna.com/WH/ihtWH/r.WSIHW000/st.36127/t.35996.html
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/prolactinoma/DS00532/DSECTION=symptoms
http://www.mritutor.org/mritutor/WhatisMR.html
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