Hyperemesis Support

[LucindaE]

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 and Everyone who has given such invaluable support and advice on this and on previous threads.

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

hi all - just checking in as have nothing helpful to say. same old here - under control in am, nausea kicks in properly from lunchtime ish, evenings horrendous. bored of only drinking squash.
also really suffering with silly anxiety about everything and nothing.
hg is crap. it had better not ruin christmas

Was dreading today as had to travel for work and have had two sleepless nights with poorly ds. But so far have felt knackered but normal iyswim (barring usual foul taste in mouth, euw). I get knackered days, achy days (threatened pgp already so leg muscles are having to work extra hard to support wobbly pelvis), sicky days and sometimes a double or triple whammy combination of all the above. This too shall pass, this too shall pass...

The grey v colour is a very apt description. Hope the colour comes back for you more permanently soon.

Im getting lots of anxiety too ever since the hospital stay ... trying to tell myself to be sensible but not sure it's working

one for everyone with a good husband, it really tickles me 9gag.com/gag/awrMqnR

Eggy Meerka Hugs about anxiety. sicknSpan Those first good days are usually a good sign of the turnaround, as no doubt you know better than me, being a veteran.
MurderofGoths I had a mild version of that. Mine also went blue to match, which I gather is normal...Is it hormonal, I wonder?
Livingzuid Lol, you are a One Loo Woman, then - I was not a tidy puker, I don't know how people are, pavements and bins, floors and wardrobes my speciality (they didn't have tops on the ones in Ealing where we then lived).
Only1Scoop Oh dear, as so many suffer from ice cream, is that name wishful thinking? How did I manage to escape suffering terribly from strawberry? So agree with others - this does not last forever, it just seems like it the chances are much in your favour of it getting better between fourteen and twenty weeks. Seems forever, does pass. Thanks about Liverpool journey - it was icy, and snowing at Chirk, yuk.
MightilyOats Congratulations on going in fter two sleepless nights. How are you managing with the liquids?
Apologies to anyone rudely overlooked.
Hugs or gentle pats going in crate by the door, feel free to take some anyone feeling in need.
xx

gah, feeling blue blue blue this evening

Liquids ok, but frustratingly can't abide plain water unless it's bottled and sipped slowly. Did weightloss thru hypnosis earlier this year successfully and converted myself to drinking any old tap water - 2 litres a day - which saved me a fortune when out. Now back onto squash for the most part as can taste chlorine in the water, sometimes even when it's filtered. Not sure I'm managing 2 litres as wake up with horrible skanky dry mouth.

Not sure I ever had a blue fanjo, but then I didn't ever dare look

to be clear - i was talking about my blue mood! - did i miss something?!! (reads back through thread concentrating). in a better mood now though thanks to a good giggle!

Yes? MOG I have experienced that a few times too.

Feeling yuk here, still :-(
Dh is back Saturday!!!! I can't wait.

I've now lost all appetite and forcing myself to eat and drink. There is nothing at all I fancy, not even crisps!

Forced down a yoghurt for dinner and trying to sip some water. Evenings are dreadful yet again and I've had to come to my bed at about 5 for the past week. Just wish I could sleep some.
My poor cat is wondering what up as her routine has gone to pot. Dh usually feeds her and changes litter at a set time every day. Well her nightly feed is more like early afternoon and she just looks at me blankly. She's missing her dad too as he usually plays with her. Poor thing, she was my baby till I got pregnant :-)

Meerka, hoping the ME is not hitting you too badly, think mine has exasperated most of my pregnancy symptoms. Some report that pregnancy helps their ME? Wish mine would.

Hope you all a better night with not too much nausea xxx

Kind of reassured by that Lucinda and Sally.

Was saying to DH that this pregnancy has been far more complicated than the last. Looks like I'm going to have to resort to crutches with the SPD now, can barely get about. And had a bad day with the nausea, had to take all 3 ondasetron, when I'd managed to get it down to 1 a day.

Oh and how's this for bloody odd? Sat watching a DVD, suddenly felt shooting pain in my foot and it felt like my whole foot was curling up with muscle spasms. Turns out it wasn't even moving (in fact was stuck rigid). I assume a nerve got trapped? Was really weird though.

yes MOG, on another thread it was mentioned that feeling bruised there could be part of spd. too much crap all at once

Lucinda, bump is growing nicely thank you.

SPD is bloody horrible, actually, fuck it, pregnancy is bloody horrible.

Hey just checking in. Nothing new to report here, but I am here and seeing how you guys are. Big hugs to all sufferers, it is really crap and no fun at all.

Lol lucinda I think the thought of having to throw up elsewhere puts me off! I have a couple of times at work but that's it. Home loo or nothing. Nearly did vom in the car last night though.

murder and everyone hope you feel better soon. I don't have SPD but I notice that if I have spent all day at my desk including the 2 hours driving back and forth for work it feels uncomfortable. I try and walk around as much as possible which has helped. Not the same thing I know but I relate to your discomfort :(

Water does not taste good coming back up :( here I am sat in bed when I should get up and out the door. I have at least had a shower!

I can't decide these days whether it is vomit or diarrhea. At 1 am and 7 am it was the latter after I was convinced it was an mc starting it was so uncomfortable (not though phew!) and at 8 am a huge amount of gagging down the loo with some water coming back up. Sorry tmi again I'm just so fed up. Nauseous all day long although strangely enough sucking on a bit of Nutella in the afternoon took it away for about 3 hours. I'm not sure if the effectiveness of the tablets is wearing off - I guess that can happen?

My left ovary is really making itself known today. I was bemoaning that all had been quiet down there for a couple of days and now I'm scared the sensations mean something sinister. My poor body can't win!

And I'm terrified 1 week to go before scan.

On the upside I had another person tell me my skin was glowing. And someone at work who knows I am pg lent me some clothes as none of mine fit

Sorry for whingefest I think once I know all is OK I will be better! Have sick-free days everyone!

MightyOats and Eggy I'm glad it raise your spirits - I was fascinated by the blue tinge.
LivingzuidYou are very tidy to hold it in at work. Never worry about tmi on here Water can taste really nasty and sour as it reappears, though for sure not as bad as bile.

Sally and Murder SPD sounds dreadful - you poor things. Meerka I didn't realise you and Livingzuid Had ME too.
Tallyra Glad you are increasing and Jen Lovely to hear from you as ever. The countdown to your ML begins.
Sorry to anyone impolitely overlooked. Back soon.

xx

Ah no I don't have ME but I do have bipolar disorder. Commiserations to all who have to cope with their normal illness on top of this!

Couldn't face work today, stayed at home. As a reward i am going to London on Wednesday for work haha hope the plane crew are ready!

Hope everyone is okay (have read posts but brain not processing )

I have another fun symptom now - keep waking up in middle of the night and having trouble going to sleep too. MIL also driving me mad but that's another story

I'm also having a bit of a dilemma. I'm SO worried about going back to work next week as I'm not really feeling much better, though I haven't been sick for a few days which is progress think I'm just getting better at controlling it

My sick note runs until 25th so does that include Monday or is it up then? My boss isn't in today so I can't discuss it. The thought of getting on a train and doing my hour commute fills me with dread, as does staring at a screen all day, and I really don't feel ready, but I also feel really guilty at others having to pick up my work. Am I just being pathetic?

I really don't know what to do

Burst into tears at Drs today. Stand in locom looked about 20 years old....think he wanted to run away. I'm very embarrassed. Saw nurse practitioner who was fab but just feel so low. Feel like have to keep smiling in RW so great to have a good moan to all of you.

Hope you all staying as well as can be.

Ps this morn had to abandon trolley in Supermarket and sprint to toilet soooo sick. Feel like I'm gna end up back in bed every day again.

Moanamission over....for now x

Super- I personally wouldn't go back until you know for sure it's not going to be too much. Can you call the GP surgery and ask for another note. I know Jen and a few others have struggled by with working and this still amazes me, I don't know how they cope xx

Only1- reading your post about the supermarket just makes me nauseas. I can't stand the smell as soon as I approach the doors. Poor you xx

I'm wrapped up in a duvet on the sofa. Dh is on his flight and I'm counting the hours till he's home. Dreading the drive in rush hour at 8am to pick him up from the airport though.

super don't feel bad about not working your health is way more important than any job, particularly now. I went back to work but it's in dribs and drabs. Today I did a bit from home which was good as I had my toilet handy and I needed it today. My tablets suppress the worst of the vomiting but not the nausea. It's really stressful thinking of the commute sometimes. My boss has been fab fortunately and I try and make hours up when I can. Any option for flexible working like working from home?

only I used to love supermarket shopping. Now I leg it through at lightening speed. DH says our food bill has halved cheeky sod I can't cope with the meat and the veg section
Did you manage to finish your shop?

sally I'm under the duvet too! DH is looking after me bless him. I am lucky :)

Living n Sally I'm now cocooned under duvet also....Oh not back until Tues so have nursery run in an hour ....Sally I'm glad to hear he's bk tmrw it's vile being on your own with this affliction
Living I'm afraid I didn't complete
the trolley dash....when Im sick now (soz tmi) I get nosebleed at same time....so I left store ASAP with rolled up tissue up left nostril and a general odour of vomeet

uff, having said I'm over the worst the last couple days have been increasingly nauseous again though not upchucking too much. yeah, have ME. its a total pain, makes everything harder. For a few weeks in the first preg I felt a lot more normal and energetic then the HG hit and wiped me out for ... well, a very long time. Am in a better position this preg but even so, it's uphill work even on not-so-sick days :s

sally glad to hear your husband nearly back. super ...what sally says. you need to be well enough to go back!

Only1Scoop That's awful - you poor thing about both things . Brave of you to attempt it. Dr's whether male and fifteen or not should really try and cultivate a reassuring air. It's meant to help as much as meds sometimes...
Superlambanana I so agree with others, I don't know how anyone keeps working with this, how Jen and others cope with teaching I will never know - don't try and go back too early, you are not being a wimp getting the sick note extended.
Livingzuid It must be so difficult about the meds for that, do you manage to take them orally? It is an anxious time waiting for the scan - but the chances are greatly on your side.
It was Meereka who has ME as well...
Sally I am your OH is back tommorow.
Hope Everybody is coping.
I hope at least people are cosy under their duvets, but poor Only1scoop has to go and collect son, that is not nice.
xx

Aw only you poor thing, and having to do nursery run as well :( are you back under the sofa yet?

meerka I hope you aren't going to regress! Fingers crossed.

lucinda fortunately I'm only on lithium and no anti psychotics. There's a 1:2,000 chance of a heart defect but by the time you find out you are pg it's too late anyway and my drs told me not to worry as the risk is so small. It was the incessant and insensitive scanning by a hospital which wasn't specialised in people like me that caused the problems! So I'm glad I go to see a specialist on Friday at least. Then we will know eek! I honestly would go a whole 9 months with no scan they freak me out so much and make me worse. DH has said that's not an option lol.

Thank you for your kind words :) I find it so hard to believe that with the huge boobs and stretches down there and raging sickness there's not something going on. I am tmi again but I have a huge amount of discharge which freaks me out. Not had that before but have found it copious since about six weeks to now! So it all looks good and DH is convinced it is OK. I just hover near the toilet, ms has been a blessing in that regard as I feel far too shit to worry about it!

They spread my medication out so I take it 3 times a day now which totals 600mg lithium. I was getting super sick taking it my normal one go at night. I also take 150mmg levothyroxine first thing, then the sickness tablet and my multivitamins just before bed. The problem is mainly in the morning as I have to wait to eat after I take the thyroid medicine. So I take that at around 6, then by 8 I am sick then I can eat and take my first lithium dose. If I'm feeling sick I'll hold off taking the lithium until I have vomited first so it stays down. I'm not sure how much the lithium has contributed to the whole sickness feeling tbh so it could be a combination of both.

God what a routine my main worry is not the lithium staying down as the thyroid. It would lead to far many more complications if I wasn't controlling my thyroid properly. So in terms of sickness priority that takes first place!

to everyone X here nibbling on a wispa realising I have only had 1/2 glass water today, am so crap at drinking it makes me feel sicker.
why!! it's so anti-survival.

Living- that is one confusing and stressful routine. Don't know how you remember while suffering with this sickness.
Hope all goes well for you xx