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.

Thanks TiredFeet - You have no idea how much I appreciate the sentiment. It's hideous, but we need every penny we can just now with us losing 2/3 of our income from end of Aug, and 2/3 of it by June 2014. Scary times ahead. Coping...you flatterer! I'm struggling through each day. I have to. Consultant may put me on bed rest if scan tomorrow doesn't show growth significantly, plus haem clinic on Friday could be awful. We'll see!

Lucinda Yes, red, have burst a few blood vessels and being on clexane (anticoagulant) means I bleed at least a few times a week. Looks epic on the dramatic scale though and scares those not in the loop!

Ketones +++ at check today, BP 100/60. Have successfully drunk 2l of water this evening, and managed to keep down some beans for an hour!

just checking back in after my appointment. there's one more blood test they can do, and a scan to check there's no scarring from the erpcs, so that's positive. also very happy to speak to the nurse who also does scans in the epu. she's hg sympathetic and very happy to do 2 weekly scans once I need them. I feel so much happier about being taken care of if I'm not in hospital now

Tallyra Oh good, I am glad particularly about those regular scans.
Nearly Just seen that about your positive test - great news, and I so admire women who go for it twice, I have so often said I regret not doing so. Hugs always on offer here!
RNJThose plus ketones, is that 3+++, Aagh, if so, shouldn't they be admitting you with that? Surely the union people didn't say you were 'pathetic' ?. I get so mad about this lack of understanding...
wavesandsmiles You poor thing, gentle pats, what a horrible day. I am crossing all my fingers and toes for you to have some wonderful news, say a lottery win of a million, and a good day with no puking. I don't understand how so many people on here are tidy pukers, and I am wondering if that makes people even less sympathetic as they must assume from that it's somehow 'controllable'? Tiredfeet It is so hard to be assertive when this kicks in and a GP is dismissive. I now wonder if everyone in that position should just be sick on the midwife or GP's shoes...
I hope Everyone has a better day today.
Lucinda
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Hi all. Sympathies to all still suffering. My good news is I am 17 weeks and feeling almost fine! No mediation, can eat anything but fish and nausea almost all but gone!! It's a total miracle and waiting for it to start up but for now I really feel I've turned a corner-phew. Not to gloat but hoping it offers some hope to others (I was hospitalised, on ondansetron and cyclizine for week 5 and bedridden weeks 5-12. Didn't leave house. Bad news, I can feel my hips/ pelvis playing up. Climbed over a stile this weekend and have not felt right since. I had spd moderately at end of last pregnancy but not this early. Bit nervous and trying to keep my knees together (?!?!) as much as possible. I'm seeing consultant tomorrow (though not sure why?!) hugs to you all and chin-up. In terms of bonding I think baby number two or more is never the same as baby number 1 when pregnant as you simply don't have time to sit day dreaming and viewing it all through rose tinted specs. We didn't even have a name chosen for DS2 when he turned up! And that was a non HG pregnancy! Once baby is here it is as special and amazing as the first.

Lucinda They dont admit me til i hit 4, being rechecked after my scan! and no, colleagues said it, not union. union apologised, bless them!

I printed out some info on HG and plonked it on head's desk today, with a note to get informed before making judgements, and to feel free to send it round staff as I was sick of the attitudes I was dealing with.

Got eyes rolled as I left work at lunch to get to hospital, yes, again, I have anywhere from 1-4 appts a week with all the different people I have to see!!! Here's hoping DS hasn't dropped off the bottom of the growth chart. Praying for some growth from him.

Thanks waves - poor you. Much sympathy from me, I've had one of those days. Looking forward to getting home to my bucket!!! Hoping I make it through the scan...but with the huge clexane haematomas, it's going to hurt!!

Hey, sorry to be dropping in and out. Life's been really busy and tiring. Still working and pregnancy really going ok now, but as I start to loose energy again (reaching 3rd trimester) I'm feeling so sicky in the evenings again
:-S

He grew!!!! I am winning the war. He's 97th centile for length, 50th for head size and around the 5th for abdominal circ. So no falling off the chart! Yay! So has gone up on the chart - if I can keep him growing at the same rate they're hopeful he'll be between 6&7lbs. Thank goodness!

Just found this,i posted on this topic for advice and shall have a look through it.
For DiL not me btw

She has been so ill and doesn't get on with her Mum and i wondered what,if anything i can do to help.

Hi again flo and congrats on a good scan rnj my next growth scan is on Tuesday so hoping the luck continues with mine.

Welcome reeling, how kind of you to be thinking of your DiL. I'm unfortunate as I've been unwell right through (now 33 weeks) but many people experience respite at least. Has your DiL seen the GP? If she is very poorly then medication is really needed. In terms of practical help, I am sure she would appreciate any thing like cooking and cleaning. Those have been my massive struggles due to the smells that each generates.

Im still on a bad run of days, didn't get out of bed until 2 other than getting the DCs their breakfast and seein them out of the door to school. Back to being semi bed bound it appears. I'm in bed again now, and really pleased I've always insisted on reasonably early bedtimes for the children as it means I can collapse that much sooner.

She saw the GP today,DS told us he'd said it was HG,she hasn't been getting out of bed and has missed loads of work.
Cleaning yes,i can do that,DS has been doing it all from what i gather and he goes to work for 8am.

Welcome, Reelingintheyears, do get your daughter in law to come and join us on the thread nobody wants to need - it's very isolating, and particularly if one's mother hasn't suffered herself and isn't that sympathetic. My usual question - has your daughter got kesostix, available from chemists, to check that she isn't getting too dehydrated? What meds has the GP put her on ( I hope s/he has!)?
There's a wealth of information on MOH's website which I've linked at the beginning of this thread.
Hyper Lovely news that you are so much better, I am delighted, and I do hope you avoid spd. Keep those knees together as much as any Victorian miss , but it's not easy as your belly expands. Interesting you can't face fish - I had practically to live on it later on because of the heartburn, lol, along with boiled potatoes...
Flo Lovely to hear from you, you have been a trooper going in on that public transport, sorry you feel sick of an evening, fatique, I hope your ML comes up soon.
wavesandsmile Sorry about horrible days in bed, that is so depressing. are you up to reading, or the radio? Glad baby is growing.
RJN Great about scan - and I'm so glad you distributed that information and it wasn't the union who said that, my goodness. I'm surprised they don't admit you until you are as dehydrated as 4+ketones - you must feel unbelievably awful at the moment on 3++ ketones, did you say, or I hope it's gone down as you managed some liquids yesterday. I don't know how you keep going fo r sure. Did you get the info from MOH's site?
Lucinda
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Hey Lucinda - such a relief!! Given how small i am measuring, we were worried -Ii measured huge with my daughter, who was dinky!

I collected bits from all over, including a sheet from my consultant that started with 'Do not be fooled; Hyperemesis Gravidarum is NOT morning sickness, it is a serious and potentially life threatening condition for both mother and child and must be treated as such.'

Ketones dropped to 2++, so am feeling slightly less like keeling over. Utterly exhausted and shaking today. Haem clinic tomorrow, so no early wakeup for work. Hopefully it'll help a little.

Only been sick 5 times today, so that's an improvement.

LucindaE,thanks for that and i will ask what the DRs given her and advised.

I cannot possibly tell her to come on here,i'll need to name change BIG TIME.

well done RNJ if it even helps shift attitudes a bit that will be an improvement . and really glad about your baby's growth, that is wonderful news

hyper I am delighted you are doing so well!

waves sorry to hear you are stuck in bed, its miserable. how many weeks are you now? can't be too long left!

I made the massive mistake of trying to blow up a balloon for DS this morning. I only narrowly avoided filling it! I do not recommend it!!

I am feeling better in my head now the medications are reduced, I am a solicitor and trying to work when my head was a fog was so hard. with hindsight it would probably have been better not to struggle in on my 'good days' as I am not sure I have been doing a very good job.

Hi all. Back on the cyclizine tonight :( not so much sickness as constant acid indigestion and pain and feeling like I'm so full I will explode. GP told me it's excess acid and to take the meds. Felt really sick this morning too . Not quite fully recovered. Pelvis increasingly painful and I've been referred to physio. If its not one thing it's another! Poor you waves. Can't believe how soon your bubsy will be here though! Very exciting and keep that in mind! Glad u are feeling better tired. The meds really make me out of it do going to try taking at night only. Welcome newbies, this thread is the best when you are feeling at your worst.

Premature celebrations here. Got weighed at haem clinic and I have dropped 3lbs this week. My bloods are 'significantly abnormal', being sent for more tests, including liver/kidney function tests.

Seems I'm keeping DS going but my body is giving out. Only 29w. Starting to panic. Not kept anything down today. stress

RNJ Poor you, they don't sound as if they are being exactly reassuring, I think a lot on here have 'abnormal bloods' but I wonder, would they be normal when starving for weeks? Of course, the nourishment that you do manage to take in the baby gets, which makes the mother feel even worse. Hope you have some good days very soon!
Tired I don't know how anyone manages to struggle in to work at all with this.
wavesandsmiles How are things today? Even slightly better? I hope the lodgers do their own cooking and so on?
Hyper That acid is horrible - I do hope the meds help with it - it drove me to distraction, gaviscon didn't go near it and I found it did set off puking now and then. I think women on here have found Ranatadine (sp?) works if anything does...
Reelingintheyears I see your point, silly me! Anyway, do make sure DIL has kesostix to check on dehydration, can happen so quickly and you become confused and often don't seem to be able to accept that you need admission when it gets bad!
Hope Everyone is a tiny bit better soon!
Lucinda
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Quick update, slightly better couple of days thankfully, and I'm delighted as I put on 1 kg over the past month! I think that being very inactive has helped as I am conserving so much energy.

Rnj, I only trust weight measurements on the same set of scales at hospital! My consultants measure different to those so all my weight is done on the ward now. Hope your weekend is a little better for you.

Hoping that I have a good weekend, under 7 weeks to my due date and just over 4 til I reach term so the end is so very much closer now

wavesandsmiles So glad you are feeling slightly better, and of that weight gain. If you have managed to ocme through this,you can handle everything.
How is Everyone today?
Lucinda
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waves This was, sadly, the very same set of scales... Just having weight gain fail!! So I'm at more or less a 4 stone loss since January.

Attempting to take me nearly 4 y.o DD to a party in town today. Train and tube. packs emergency sick bags

Hello ladies, mind if I join you please? I'm not quite as bad as some of you, judging by some of the posts, but was in hospital on a drip for a day, nine days ago, and have been signed off for a fortnight by my GP.

After Metocloperamide gave me diarrhoea, and Stemetil did nothing, I have settled on Cyclizine 50mg, 3 times a day. I find they make me woozy, and very very sleepy, but at least I can nibble on snacks and sip fluids. Thought they'd knocked the sickness on the head, but didn't keep my (small) dinner down last night

Have been pretty much bed bound for ten days, and am finding my legs are now getting achey/numb/restless - does anyone have any tips to avoid it please?

Thanks for 'listening' ; my DH is the world's worst nurse, so no chance of any sympathy at home!

Good luck with the travels and party RNJ

Hi slinky. welcome.
I know exactly what you mean about the restless legs, is very annoying isn't it? I get it sometimes in the evenings. I don't have a solution though, sorry. I usually end up walking around the room and annoying dh. I'm glad you have found the meds that work for you though, that sometimes takes a while.
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How far along are you Tallyra? I'm only 8 + 3...am dreading the thought of feeling like this for weeks or months. Fingers crossed it's the first trimester only.

Slinky Welcome, sorry you are suffering. 'Slinky Malinki' used to be my favourite reading for my (then) LO at one time. I am not surprised you are not suffeirng as much as say, wavesandsmiles, she's the worst case we've had on this thread, . Before that I think it was Kalidasa who had that unenviable distinction. It is terribly hard on people who suffer throughout, it's bad enough to feel very ill for just a few weeks. Tallyra is giving non pregnant support at the moment, but I fully expect her to be pregnant soon! I'm a mother hen on this thread , clucking about. I have been on metroclopramide (I can never spell that)for violent puking with migraines, but I never found it any use. I'm glad cyclazine is helping a bit, but don't hesitate to demand additions or alternatives if the sickness comes back too badly. My invariable question: have you got kesostix? Sorry OH no good at symapthy, I don't think men can relate to this at all...
RNJ Goodness, you brave thing, train and tube. I do hope you make it without needing those sickbags. Four stone is a massive weight loss, my goodness.
wavesandsmiles I hope feeling a little better.
Tallyra Hugs as always.
Hope everyone is coping today.
Lucinda
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