Hyperemesis Support

[LucindaE]

We need a new thread.

I hope everyone suffering from the Horrors of Hyperemesis will find this thread useful as a source of support and information.

There's no TMI on here - can't be by definition - and nobody should feel ashamed of moaning as much as they feel the need to.

I used to include extracts from MOH's wonderful website
sites.google.com/site/pregnancysicknesssos/
but I think that makes this link less visible so am merely putting the link. The information on this site is invaluable for sufferers, with information about medications, coping strategies, hospital admissions, useful links, advice for family members, and much more.

I would like to thank MOH MOP Ovaltine bluebirdsunshine (I think she's changed her nickname) Fluffy, Horsey Kalidasa, Nannyl and Everyone who has given such invaluable support and advice on previous threads.

Remember when you are at your worst, 'This Too Shall Pass'. It really will.

Feeling awful still and no appetite which I know is makingf things worse. But it is lovely and sunny and listening to ds having a wonderful time playing in the paddling pool is lifting my mood a bit

Poor you tired. I had a really bad morning of being sick and unable to move. Have run out of ondansetron and GP says they don't prescribe it and can't get hold of Consultant. Will mean I end up in hospital as cyclizine alone does not work. Any advice on what I should do? Not really been able to drink today and have a cracking headache. Hope everyone else doing ok and that goosey you are on the mend and not HG ing it?

Honeymoon Surely your records at the hospital should state what the consultant says is needed, that is awful. When is s/he going to be available?
Tired Poor you too, it's horrible to feel ill in nice weather, it isn't so bad when there's snow and ice, somehow. That must be a lovely sheltered bit as up here there's too much of stiff chilly breeze to think in terms of paddling pools.
Flo Don't give up on the meds until you feel up to it.
wavesandsmiles How are things? Emmy and *Everyone??
Goosey How are you, I hope things are getting better and that wasn't Hyperemesis coming on suddenly?
Lucinda
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Spoke to ward I was admitted to and they said come to a and e then you will get meds. I just can't face it. I feel so ill. Hospital is a good 20 min drive and not prepared to sit in WR feeling like this. Going to ring GP in morning and demand rapid admission. So sick of this.

Oh honeymoon what a ridiculous situation to be in. How frustrating! I agree, waiting room is absolute worst place to be when you feel like this. I hope it gets sorted out for you soon

lucinda we're right on the south coast, ds spent an hour and a half in the paddling pool today!

Hey everyone, how are we doing?
I'm sorry your dh is being shouty with you. My dh seems to be a bit distant with me. Think he's fed up with "doing everything" but I do not have the energy to care really.
My mouth and throat feel like they're on fire right now, just been sick and it burned! Am sipping cold water. No idea what I'm gonna eat for dinner. Dh is cooking himself steak and noodles. My mum comes for a visit on thurs bless her. Am gonna ask if she do some housework as my house is a state right now and I can't stand it but I can't physically do it.

Hi all. Hope you get sorted tomorrow honeymoon. I am very glad that I never had to wait in a and e, other than the first admission when i was rushed in by ambulance. Even then, it was straight into a bay, and within an hour I reckon the obstetric consultant had reviewed me, and arranged a bed on a ward.

My PICC line started letting blood out today which wasn't so good. Then it wouldn't flush through so the anaesthetist had to come up to fix it. Risking a day off hospital tomorrow, so fingers crossed I manage ok, but half expecting to spend the day in bed as I doubt I'll be able to manage the oral ondansetron. At least the DCs are back at school.

I ordered glycerin suppositories off Amazon, so at least every few days I can get some relief. I hate self medicating, but it was getting impossible.

Hope the smell of food cooking is ok for you quiet. It sets me off badly, and is not so great since the lodgers moved in as they cook at different times, and the food is quite strong smelling - to me anyway.

quiet don't you worry about house. Ours too is pigsty I just try to do bits and bobs when I can. Poor you waves that cooking smell is unbearable. I made cheese on toast!!! Anyone seeing a theme here?! It's all I've eaten in two weeks! It somehow feels worse having HG when it's sunny outside. I look so bloody pale and ill but can't face sitting outside. Oh girls, we should all get together somewhere when babies are here and celebrate. This is too grim.

Oh waves that sounds like a difficult day. I hope tomorrow goes ok for you. Must be difficult with the lodgers, I know I am really struggling with smells. Our downstairs is all open plan so can't escape DH cooking smells.

quiet I am sure your mum will not mind helping out. I felt a lot happier after my parents in law had cleaned. Dh seems blind to certain things. And I struggle with smells of cleaning products etc, can manage laundry so that's all that's getting done!

Just dashing on to say Quiet I found sucking ice cubes helped with that burny throat, often it bleeds from violent retching, horrible.
wavesandsmiles Feel for you about cooking smells, I didn't realise you had more than one lodger. You were so enterprising to find them. I suppose burying your nose in a lavender satchet doesn't help? Some people don't like the smell of herbs either, I found them nice.
Have to go off to Welsh class but back pm.
Lucinda
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Sorry, Honeymoon I meant to ask, how are things this am? How were you overnight? Poor you, fancy having that horrible choice., no meds or sitting in A and E when your meds have been prescribed already.
Tired Cross posted!
Lucinda
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Hi all, not too bad this am will get on to consultant. Have had a wholly unpleasant attack on another thread (I very rarely post on MN but the subject line was so desperate I looked) I stupidly posted that one poster might not be helpful with speculative posts and have been receiving a barrage of public abuse on the thread ever since including totally belittling and ridiculing me and insulting me and saying I had posted bad PM's, when I merely asked them to stop insulting me. So unpleasant and really really upset. Main poster is SO angry and aggressive and seems a it unbalanced to be honest. I'm not coming on for a while in the hope they leave me alone and get on with interfering with someone else's life. Nasty experience.

you poor thing honeymoon that's nasty! could you name change? I think there are some very angry people on here and they forget that there are real people at the receiving end of their comments. take care

Everyone I am shocked that people have been so awful. Honeymoon has taken Tireds good advice. Am I right in thinking you can report vicious posts?
I have encountered it on Amazon, for instance, for daring to criticise books and films that romanticise sexual abuse of women and 'Stockholm Syndrome' type situations, but to attack someone who has a debilitating illness is really low.

Lucinda
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hello all, i dont have hyperemesis but am currently on buccastem for the horrible nausea and have been in bed since sunday, having to take two days off of work. i was invited to join this thread so thought i would give it a go

Sprite Me again, how do you find ice lollies, flat coke, flat Lucozade, and nibbles of crisps? Jelly or the juice of tinned fruit, too, or sips of tepid water. All unhealthy, save the last, but it seems to be the unhealthy stuff that stays down.
Sorry to bore on about the dehydration - watch out for dark, scanty urine and headache, dry skin if you haven't got kesostix, dehydration can creep up on you very quickly.
Lucinda
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hi honey. I have had similar things where I stood up for an op and been absolutely slated. I ended up hiding the thread and not looking at any pms. Some people on here don't use the thread for support, they are either bored or angry and make other peoples lives worse and they are not worth reading. don't leave us. we're all still nice!!!

Just to say I think Honeymoonmum is very lucky to have all your support and I might join this thread as you are all angels and what MN should be about xxx

Hi hyper

Hyper come and join us, . My family would dispute that I am one of the angels, lol.
How is everybody?
Lucinda
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Well I'm much happier to have my ondansetron prescription even if it was a bloody nightmare getting it and relieved I did not have to be admitted. Have managed .... Wait for it..... Cheese on toast!!! and a 7 up with fizz! Horray! Hope everyone else ok.

Well had a rather good afternoon of pretty much no nausea then I started to get hungry so had a little dry dinner now starting to not feel so good :( I know tiredness makes the feeling worse and I do feel very tired right now, but as im due back at work tomorrow morning id rather make sure I get a good nights sleep. I'm wondering whether to try another buccastemm as I feel so uncomfortable and starting to get the panicking feeling of expecting the nausea to start up again

Hi all. Had a really bad day yesterday and called NHS Direct and doctor as was concerned about dehydration. They weren't too concerned as at that point I hadn't thrown up for about 4 hours. Managed to keep down some ginger biscuits and plain crisps throughout today but feel absolutely wiped out. Also now have a nasty cold and cough which doesn't help!

Emmylou do you have ketostix? I am finding it much easier to know if I am doing ok or not on the dehydration front now I have some. sprite I know how hard even nausea is, not fun at all. I found buccastem awful by the way, if it works for you that's great, but the two doctors at the hospital weren't surprised when I said buccastem was worse than hopeless for me. I hated the awful taste it left in my mouth. just thought I'd say so you know there's other options.

'welcome' hyper , glad the cheese on toast is still working! and very pleased you got your prescription

I had sort of ok afternoon today, managed a trip to the park with DS and then set in garden while he played in sandpit / paddling pool and only had a few really dodgy moments. and eaten a mini pizza too! praying it stays down! I can see on my arms that I have lost a little weight over the past few weeks . am sure I will pile it all on soon enough when the sickness goes though - does anyone else weirdly in amongst the nausea have moments when they fantasise about eating amazing meals. most of the time I can even look at food, but every now and then I start day dreaming about it. weird!

Hmm that's what im worried about, that they won't work as im onto trying just the 2nd one right now. I feel literally panicked at the thought of going to work tomorrow I know it sounds silly but it will be the first time since Friday that I've had to leave the house for a long period of time