hyperemesis sufferers unite!

[teal]

Katy - I agree it's one less thing to think about. Are you waiting to take your mat leave at 36 weeks or do you have annual leave to use up first? xx

 

[Dream.A.Dream]

I'm not sure, I've asked my boss twice if she can let me know, but she's ignored me. So I have a sick note to cover me until 2nd Feb now, so if she doesn't let me know soon I'll just start maternity at 36 weeks. xx

 

[Dream.A.Dream]

Oh, and Kitty- I'm liking the sound of your virtual party. I love jeremy kyle too xx

 

[Dream.A.Dream]

Currently sitting here praying the pizza that baby just made me eat stays down because it makes such horrible puke *prays and crosses fingers* xx

 

[teal]

Hope it stays down Katy
I tried to have cereal this morning but made me sick ugh. Managed toast for dinner though. I miss pizza xx

 

[Dream.A.Dream]

I hate throwing up cereal. And bread. Blergh.

Pizza is staying down so far *touch wood* xx

 

[LeannieB]

Hi I have just noticed this thread and just wanted to say I know exactly how you are all feeling. I was so sick throughout my pregnancy, I ended up having to start my maternity around 32 weeks as I was so ill. The doctors prescribed me metroclopramide (not sure how to spell it!) I felt so crap throughout my pregnancy and I barely ate as had no appetite and I was so scared of eating as I didnt want to bring it back up. Its hard to describe to people just how rubbish u are feeling. My little boy is 15 months old now and I am currently in the early stages of my 2nd pregnancy and the dreaded sickness has returned!!!! I have not been able to move off the couch for the past three days. Family and friends think I have had a sickness bug as I am not telling anyone about this pregnancy until I have had first scan as we recently suffered a miscarriage a few months ago xx

 

[Dream.A.Dream]

Sending you lots of sticky

Sorry it looks like you're going to have the sickness this time around too though xx

 

[barking]

Oh Gosh, poor you x x x

Thinking of you, when is your first scan booked?

 

[barking]

Attempted the dentist this morning been putting apts off since first few weeks in pregnancy, but need work doing on a tooth that literally collapsed. I'm not in pain, but aware that I don't want to leave it too long before getting sorted.

Oh my god, has anyone actually managed the dentist whilst so ill, I couldn't cope, the dentist was so good, he was seconds just putting a patch up job on it as he knew I couldn't do it, I was positively green when I left.

Why has this wretched thing taken over our lives???

 

[Kitty23]

Hope everyone is ok today but we all know the answer lol.

Thought I'd start a little poll. I thought we could put all the medication we have tried and what if any effects it had on being sick? Might be helpful for giving a list of tablets we want to try to our Gp's?

Mine are

Cyclizine- I was on a low dose, though I think it worked the best, nasusea wasn't AS bad. Probably quite good on a higher dose

Metoclopramide- crappy for me, did nothing

Prochlorperazine- I am still on these at the moment, they do empty my stomach quickly so I can limit the amount of food I'm sick though has no effect on how much bile I vomit.

xxx

 

[Dream.A.Dream]

Good Idea

I've had:

Cyclizine: Hit and miss whether or not they work, often still sick after taking them. They have quite strong side effects of drowsiness for me and just generally feeling out of it, so they can be useful in terms of getting some sleep.

Buccastem (not sure the actual name of the medicine, think it could be stemitil): To be honest, I didn't take them for this sickness. The doctor who prescribed me them made a big deal about how she doesn't agree with medication in pregnancy and they don't know how safe they are. So, needless to say, I didn't feel comfortable taking them after that as I felt really judged. However, I took them for food poisoning a year or so ago and they really did stop me being sick. They dissolve between the top lip and the gum so you don't have to try and keep them down for them to work. I just don't feel comfortable taking them because of that damn doctor.

Ranitidine- Not strictly for the sickness, more to combat the heartburn/acid reflux. These do work to some extent but I still end up practically drinking gaviscon. They stop me waking up in the night choking on acid though.

Whatever the injection that they give at the hospital is....fab stuff. That combined with the fluid drip made me feel amazing for a good 24 hours. Unfortunately I dunno what it is, and it's not available ongoing. Plus, still felt a bit sick, just wasn't physically vomiting.

xx

 

[LeannieB]

Oh Gosh, poor you x x x

Thinking of you, when is your first scan booked?

Hi thank you. Im not sure on my dates yet and its going to sound really silly but I cant face going to see the midwife yet. I am a little anxious and have felt so bad I have hardly left the house this week or been to work xx

 

[barking]

Not silly at all. My midwife came to the house to see me in between me dashing to be sick every few minutes lol! Really hope you're doing ok x x x

Feel terrible today unfortunately, I walked to the shops yesterday, probably ten minute walk, went to one shop and walked back and I now feel horrendous today how on earth can we carry on with life like this it's just crazy isn't it?

Just been so upset this morning, as I've already been off work since October and I just don't know when or if I can get back there, but I have not only terrible guilt, but feel like because people don't realise what we go through they may think we're just having a ball at home. Do you guys feel the same?

Big hugs to all you HG sufferers x

 

[teal]

Barking - I feel guilty when I'm off work aswell. It's frustrating because people keep commenting on it being morning sickness and don't really understand how bad it is.

Sending you hugs

I was up sick all last night and this morning - I hadn't been that bad for a while Been too scared to eat anything so far today.

 

[Dream.A.Dream]

Barking, Teal and Leannie.

I feel bad now because I actually have a mini celebration, yesterday I ate lunch and dinner and didn't puke. I felt so nauseas but I managed to keep it down. They were my first meals in 26 weeks

However, today the sickness is back with a vengeance. But still.

I agree with the feeling guilty for being off work. It really does feel like no one understands and they think we're not really ill. Yesterday I went out for the first time that wasn't docs or whatever in about a month, to buy OH's christmas presents and hospital bag stuff for me. In every single shop I had to go and find a seat or just sit on the floor while my mum paid for me because I kept almost fainting. I bumped into 2 people who haven't seen me for a couple of weeks and both took no time in telling me how awful I looked. It's true though, my eyes are red from burst blood vessels, I'm white a sheet and have huge black circles under my eyes. My skin is awful. I just look like poo. I should have put make up on as god knows what people in shops though of me, I look like someone with a drug problem, but I didn't have the energy to even put any on.

Sorry, that turned into a real rant. xx

 

[teal]

I'm glad you had a good day where you could manage two meals!

I find when I manage to keep something down it's like a battle against the nausea.

I used to get that when I had to go into work to give my manager my sickline. My eyes are all red too from the burst blood vessels and I have the black circles from not sleeping well and generally being drained.

If I'm not feeling guilty about work I'm feeling guilty about feeling down

Just need to keep telling myself February is getting closer xx

 

[Dream.A.Dream]

It is. We are almost there now. Almost three quarters of the way through so the end is in sight even if it doesn't always feel like it. I have days/weeks where I feel really down too, but i think it's normal when you're so run down and mostly housebound xx

 

[LeannieB]

Evening everyone. I have been sick all day today!! Feel so rubbish. xx

 

[Rachelsam]

I would just like to say "Hello!" I suffered with Hyperemesis during my Pregnancy, My little girl is now 3 weeks old and the way I felt during the awful sickness times in Pregnancy will haunt me forever! I also have a 2 year old little boy, I was sick quite a lot when pregnant with him but nothing compared to when Pregnant with my 3 week old daughter, I spent all of April in hospital on a drip

The sickness started at 5 weeks and luckily for me - went around 13 weeks, During that time I spent 4 weeks in hospital and had to take quite a vast amount of tablets to help.

I started off on Bucastem, Then Metaclopramide, Then Phenegan (sp?) then Cyclazine (had a bad reaction to) then Ondansetron then finally Pregnicalone (steroids) Awful, Awful time!


I'm not sure why I'm posting this, I said during that time I would never have another child due to how ill I was, I do stick to this although it does seem a shame, I'm guessing I would only get it next time and probably worse?



I just wanted to let you all know who are suffering that the moment you hold your baby it is all so so worth it and all those sicky nasty feelings disappear instantly. Hope things improve for you all each day x