hyperemesis sufferers unite!

[Rachelsam]

Oh, When I say it went at 13 weeks, the being sick every 15-20 mins 24/7 went at about 13 weeks and was still sick most days until my baby arrived!

 

[NIfirsttimer]

nothing worked for me... cyclazine was the drug i settled on for most of my pregnancy, but it only kept the vomitting at bay for an hr or so on a good day! Zofran worked a treat every time i was admitted, but they wouldnt ever give it to me outside of hospital, so within day or so of being discharged i was as bad as ever again......

oh... for you girls suffering badly with acid, ask your dr for altacite... works a treat and wayyyy better than gaviscon! (and not too bad to throw up again!)

 

[Kitty23]

for eveyone

Katy- well done on the meals!

I keep getting bombarded with texts and emails from work people asking how I am. Yeh I know its nice lol but I can't be bothered to respond the same to everyone, its not bloody morning sickness it isnt just going to disappear! And its the "oh your still ill?" comments that get me. Do they think I am off sick getting £70 a bloody week for fun!!! rah!

I'm off to the docs on Thursday and I'm going to ask for Zofran and then mention the steroids to her. No idea if she'll give it to me but its worth a try!

I was signing along to the tv today and the babies started kicking so hard lol, makes it worth all the pain and sickness Managed two yoghurts today so really chuffed.

Oh little tip though I doubt you all need it lol! I can't swallow tablets now without my gag reflex going mad, so I get a teaspoon of yoghurt and push the tablet into the middle. Makes it so much easier xxx

 

[Dream.A.Dream]

Well done on the yoghurts

for the everyone asking if you're still ill. No one from my work has even asked how I am But I can see why it would get annoying having to say the same thing over and over again to people who just don't understand.

Unfortunately my day of eating was apparently a one off, not kept anything down yesterday or today really xx

 

[teal]

Kitty - hope you get on ok at the doctors

Katy - that happens to me aswell. I'll maybe have a day or so of feeling ok-ish but then it's back to not keeping anything down.

It's frustrating getting asked how you are all the time. It gets to me the way people ask are you still sick? with that surprised tone in their voice

 

[Dream.A.Dream]

Kitty - hope you get on ok at the doctors

Katy - that happens to me aswell. I'll maybe have a day or so of feeling ok-ish but then it's back to not keeping anything down.

It's frustrating getting asked how you are all the time. It gets to me the way people ask are you still sick? with that surprised tone in their voice

I agree, I hate when people ask me how I am like everyday, because it's as if they don't believe I'm still ill. xx

 

[Kitty23]

Kitty - hope you get on ok at the doctors

Katy - that happens to me aswell. I'll maybe have a day or so of feeling ok-ish but then it's back to not keeping anything down.

It's frustrating getting asked how you are all the time. It gets to me the way people ask are you still sick? with that surprised tone in their voice

I agree, I hate when people ask me how I am like everyday, because it's as if they don't believe I'm still ill. xx

Completely. I do like that people are asking after me but its just the friggin suprise in their voices when I say yes I am still ill. Or now its gotten to asking how many times a day I am friggin sick!! Its laughable really lol. Or even the " oh it should have stopped by now" eugh I know I'm a grumpy mare lol! But being this ill as you all know is so bloody exhausting and I don't need people asking me in their disbelieving voices how I am. If I was better I would be at work.

Can't wait for maternity leave to start, I might stop feeling so guilty xxx

 

[Dream.A.Dream]

Kitty - hope you get on ok at the doctors

Katy - that happens to me aswell. I'll maybe have a day or so of feeling ok-ish but then it's back to not keeping anything down.

It's frustrating getting asked how you are all the time. It gets to me the way people ask are you still sick? with that surprised tone in their voice

I agree, I hate when people ask me how I am like everyday, because it's as if they don't believe I'm still ill. xx

Completely. I do like that people are asking after me but its just the friggin suprise in their voices when I say yes I am still ill. Or now its gotten to asking how many times a day I am friggin sick!! Its laughable really lol. Or even the " oh it should have stopped by now" eugh I know I'm a grumpy mare lol! But being this ill as you all know is so bloody exhausting and I don't need people asking me in their disbelieving voices how I am. If I was better I would be at work.

Can't wait for maternity leave to start, I might stop feeling so guilty xxx

Same Not too long for me until maternity but it still feels awful. Especially when you have to go out because you NEED stuff that can't be got online and then you have to worry about someone seeing you and saying you aren't actually ill. I have to drag myself out soon because I need to buy my hospital bag stuff, and if I don't go to primark it'll cost me about 5 times more. But that means going out, which is an ordeal in itself. I always almost faint when I'm in a shop. xx

 

[Dream.A.Dream]

How is everyone today? xx

 

[teal]

I'm doing sort of ok. Only been sick a few times. How are you getting on today? xx

 

[Dream.A.Dream]

Same. Was really really sick this morning, so didn't try and eat until about 5pm. I had a pitta bread and a teaspoon of humous and wasn't sick so that's good. Just had a few sweet and sour noodles too so just waiting to see if they stay down xx

 

[teal]

It's always a plus when something manages to stay down!
I really am amazed that with all the sickness the baby is fine in there. I'm only measuring one week behind and my midwife thinks it's because I was so slim to begin with.
I have a night out with some family next week and I'm dreading it. It's easy to say only a few hours but a few hours is so much harder outside the house. Hopefully it will be one of my good days and I'll be able to eat something without running to the toilet.

 

[Dream.A.Dream]

It's always a plus when something manages to stay down!
I really am amazed that with all the sickness the baby is fine in there. I'm only measuring one week behind and my midwife thinks it's because I was so slim to begin with.
I have a night out with some family next week and I'm dreading it. It's easy to say only a few hours but a few hours is so much harder outside the house. Hopefully it will be one of my good days and I'll be able to eat something without running to the toilet.

I know how you feel. I hate being sick anywhere that isn't my own toilet, it grosses me out. And I wonder what people will think if they hear me being sick when I'm somewhere public. I know I shouldn't care but I do.

I agree, I find it almost impossible to believe that baby is fine and growing well when I am eating next to nothing. Apparently he is though so I guess I have to believe it. I'm also measuring a week behind, was a week ahead at 25 weeks though so I am a bit worried about having gone from ahead to behind, because it means rather than growing 3cm as he should have in 3 weeks I only grew 1 :S

Just seen your bump pic teal and can tell you were a super skinny minnie before preg, you literally just have a bump. I was slightly overweight before I got pregnant so I suppose the sickness probably hasn't done me too much harm. Think I'll still weigh less after I give birth than I did pre preg though, so I guess it is effecting my body, it's hard to tell what it's doing to us weight wise while we're pregnant ifykwim. xx

 

[Kitty23]

Kitty - hope you get on ok at the doctors

Katy - that happens to me aswell. I'll maybe have a day or so of feeling ok-ish but then it's back to not keeping anything down.

It's frustrating getting asked how you are all the time. It gets to me the way people ask are you still sick? with that surprised tone in their voice

I agree, I hate when people ask me how I am like everyday, because it's as if they don't believe I'm still ill. xx

Completely. I do like that people are asking after me but its just the friggin suprise in their voices when I say yes I am still ill. Or now its gotten to asking how many times a day I am friggin sick!! Its laughable really lol. Or even the " oh it should have stopped by now" eugh I know I'm a grumpy mare lol! But being this ill as you all know is so bloody exhausting and I don't need people asking me in their disbelieving voices how I am. If I was better I would be at work.

Can't wait for maternity leave to start, I might stop feeling so guilty xxx

Same Not too long for me until maternity but it still feels awful. Especially when you have to go out because you NEED stuff that can't be got online and then you have to worry about someone seeing you and saying you aren't actually ill. I have to drag myself out soon because I need to buy my hospital bag stuff, and if I don't go to primark it'll cost me about 5 times more. But that means going out, which is an ordeal in itself. I always almost faint when I'm in a shop. xx

Eugh yes! I only go out when really really neccisarry( cant spell it and cant be bothered to check lol) but I always am scared of seeing work people! I do look like shite the whole time but still lol. Like last week at the doctors saw one of the most gossipy evil cows at work and I could tell she was thinking why is she out if she's so sick!

Had an asthma attack last night about 3am, really scared myself. Then the attack was happening while I was being sick, which was closing off my air ways even more making me more panicky. Not fun. Then this morning managed to be sick all over the bed lol.

Does anyone else get stressed at having to go to appointments? I feel like a turd for hating going to the hospital every two weeks for scans etc ( I know I should be happy) but it is literally such an effort. Washing my hair is such an effort these days, and I usual end up having to pick out two outfits because I will usually end up barfing on one 10 mins before I have to leave.

Katy - well done on the noodles I hope they stay down
Teal- Fingers crossed for a good day on your night off, nothing worse than having to worry about where the toilet is when your with people

xxxx

 

[Dream.A.Dream]

Kitty- for the asthma attack while being sick. That must have been awful.

I don't like going to appointments either, mainly because they're at set times so I have to get myself to them regardless of how crap I feel. Whereas at least if I choose to go out I only do it if I'm feeling okayish.

Had a bad day today, lots and lots of very acidic, burny sick My insides feel scorched with acid and heartburn.

 

[Kitty23]

Katy - eugh I know, I've only just devolped asthma aswell so its all a new and scary thing for me.

Yeh and you feel so bad if you can't make it to an appointment dont you. One of my consultants gets a bit hmm with me for not getting my blood tests done on time. I explain everytime thats it such an effort and some days I physically cannot get out of the house long enough to stop being sick.

Eugh I hate the acidic sick the throat burning and bleeding is terrible isnt it. Are your doctors giving you anything for the heartburn? xxx

 

[Dream.A.Dream]

Katy - eugh I know, I've only just devolped asthma aswell so its all a new and scary thing for me.

Yeh and you feel so bad if you can't make it to an appointment dont you. One of my consultants gets a bit hmm with me for not getting my blood tests done on time. I explain everytime thats it such an effort and some days I physically cannot get out of the house long enough to stop being sick.

Eugh I hate the acidic sick the throat burning and bleeding is terrible isnt it. Are your doctors giving you anything for the heartburn? xxx

Gaviscon and ranitidine but I'm still suffering with it

I would have thought your consultant would be more understand xx

 

[barking]

Hey girls

Do you know I've just read all your posts and I think you all need a big hug x x x

It's incredibly testing times and you're all doing so very well you should be proud of yourself.

This last week has been horrendous, but yesterday I felt not too bad.

I had my m/w apt which went well and heard sprouts heartbeat which is reassuring.

Doc signed me off for another month, and I have spoken to work about whether I could work my hours flexibly to at least try and get in and regain some normality! But of course I won't know if that's possible until I see how I progress over the next month.

Then it was onto see the consultant who couldn't have been more wonderful, spent ages on google looking through medical sites trying to find other bits to give me. I've come back with Vit B1, B6, Domperidone and Ranitidine. This is all very good, but, I don't want to come off Ondansetron!! It makes me feel safe and although I'm still occassionally sick, I'm nothing like I was, so think I'll try with the vitamins and the tummy settler and see how I'm doing then. He scanned me too which was a pleasant surprise as he wasn't meant to, but sprout is doing great and actually has turned into an alien from a baby lol!!!

Wishing you all no up chuck days everyone x

 

[Kitty23]

Went to the gp today not good

I've been told I need to be admitted to hospital today though I'm going tomorrow I am so scared. I have a huge needle phobia and god its going to be horrendous.

My gp isnt happy I've got high ketone levels in my urine and she thinks I'm far too dehyrated not to mention I'm getting heart pains and high pulse and bp.

I am petrified. Someone tell me its fine. xxx

 

[Dream.A.Dream]

Huge massive

I also have a huge needle phobia but I managed okay with the drip. I was terrified at first but it will make you feel better. Once the actual cannula thingy is in they don't touch it again, they change the fluid bags from the top. The only thing I would recommend is if possible depending on where they put it in try and keep moving/bending your arm and flexing your hand. I didn't and my hand ended up really swollen. Also, they will probably give you an injection to stop you being sick which is amazing stuff. It might be worth taking some snack foods with you because you might feel well enough to eat but they only have food at set meal times.

What were your ketone levels? Did the Dr say? The other thing to maybe expect which I hated was that they have to keep monitoring your ketone levels everytime you wee. So they give you liner things that go inside the the toilet seat and you have to wee into them and then ring the buzzer thing for a nurse to come and get it to test it. (Although this might not be every hospital.)

If you are feeling that ill and the doctor wants you in hospital you may be better going in today hun and then you'll be better and home much quicker. Also, if you want somebody to text while you're there to keep you company then PM me and either give me your number or I'll reply with mine. Sorry you've got to be admitted but I hope you're feeling better soon. xx