Sicksmellymess Welcome. Don't call yourself names!
Nine weeks is often the worst time for most people. As you will see in my normal spiel below, things get a lot better for most sufferers. It isn't true that there aren't other meds, unless there's some medical reason that you can't take them. For instance, there is Xonvea, and also, Ondansetron, though they are more expensive, I believe, and you need a laxative with Ondansetron. Do get another sick note. You are certainly not well enough to go back for a long while yet. Here is my normal spiel, which I hope will help. Ignore the irrelevant bits: Sufferers find that they improve a lot at some point between weeks 14 and 20, or sometimes later. Even those who are unlucky enough to suffer throughout generally are not as ill later on as they are in the first part. A good anti acid can make a surprising difference to the sickness. Kesostix are worth buying online or from a chemists, as while they aren't they best test of dehydration, hospitals take them seriously. When reporting on the vomiting to doctors, remember to emphasize the number of heaves in each vomiting session, as doctors tend to count these as 'vomits' and this can lead to their underestimating the severity of your symptoms. Besides drinking through a straw, here are some drinks that have helped others: full sugar flat coke (if you don't find it too acid), ice lollies, the juice of tinned fruit, Lucozade, apple juice, Ribina, Dr Pepper, soda water, Elderflower water, tonic water, ice cubes, Iron Bru, lemonade, lemon squash, orange squash, orange juice (if not too acid), fizzy orange, 7Up, isotonic drinks, sips of chocolate milkshake (maybe soya), fizzy water, apple juice, Robinson's fruit drinks, Rubicon sparkling mango drink , raspberry Lucozade sport and frozen ice cubes of flat Lucozade sport. Also, pink lemonade , cloudy lemonade and Sprite. Foods of a sort include tinned fruit, cuppa soup, nibbles of crisps and chips, cheap ice cream, Scotch pancakes, bagels and biscuits, potato smileys, minature salty Yorkshire Puddings , dry cereals and slices of melon and mango. Protein drinks have also been mentioned.
Melleebacca Sorry you are stil nauseated. I'm glad OH is one the mend.
abbs1 Fine advice for MyOtherCarIsAPorcshe from you and everyone.
rainbowzebra05 Definitely don't rush back to work.
ChloeHel I am glad that the Cyclizine is helping.
Great news about Lindsan and nice of her to come back to leave that message; so encouraging for current sufferers.
We haven't heard from SkaterChick in a little while.