I'm 17wks pregnant and have HG. I saw my GP at 9wks because I was beyond the point of being able to function. I have three other DC (who I didn't have HG with) and when I wasn't throwing up I was lying very, very still on the sofa as any sort of movement made me sick. DH was having to do their breakfasts before leaving for work, I was struggling to make their lunches as the sight/smell of food was triggering vomiting, and then DH was having to do dinner when he got home. I was utterly miserable, couldn't remember how it was to not throw up multiple times each day, and kept bursting into tears over being a shit mother to the DC. GP told me it was "just" morning sickness, that I've had enough pregnancies to know that's just how it is in the early days, and that it's better for me to not take medication so she wasn't going to prescribe any.
Next day I ended up at hospital. I'd been having repeated bleeds to went to pregnancy assessment unit. When they checked me over I was dehydrated with low blood pressure and the three drops worth of urine sample I managed to produce were brown. They thought the repeated pressure from the vomiting was causing the bleeding as I have a cervical erosion and that's where the bleeds were from. They diagnosed hyperemesis and gave me two weeks worth of cyclizine. They also sent a letter to my GP saying what they'd diagnosed and what I'd been prescribed.
Cyclizine worked great. I still felt sickly but not as bad and I could go a good 3-4 days without throwing up. The major difference was that when I did throw up, I only threw up once rather than continually and repeatedly.
The GP gave me a repeat prescription when it ran out, I just requested it via the receptionist and it was issued.
Last week I was running low (I take three a day) so put another repeat prescription in.
Have been to collect it today and it hasn't been issued. The GP has left a note at reception to say that I am "not allowed this medication for simple morning sickness and it is healthier to take no medications in pregnancy".
I am absolutely steaming. I am also dreading tomorrow as I've just taken my afternoon pill and have one pill left which I'm due to take this evening. Then I've got none and then the vomiting begins again.
AIBU to complain to the practice manager? It's only a small practice and they tend to take complaints personally so it would definitely make things awkward. I can't believe they're writing it off as "simple morning sickness" and saying I'm "not allowed it". Not allowed! Like I'm a fucking child incapable of making my own medical decisions.
Fucking fucks sake
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Bearfrills · 12/09/2016 12:31
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