hyperemesis sufferers unite!

[puppycat]

Wow haven't posted here for a while.

Am now on Metaclopramide and Ondansetron. Cyclizine didn't work for me after all.

Been in hospital twice but this drug combination seems to be working. Yay!

 

[jl.]

Glad it's working for you.

Cyc didn't work for me either - I was on 9 tablets a day from about 6 months onwards.

before that just the cyclizine.
tried many - nothing worked for me

i had my little Leo on boxing day and was still sick all the way up till that point - puked up my entire christmas dinner.

 

[Sideways 8]

hey yall, return poster to this thread again. Just found out I'm pregnant with number 2. I found out after going to the ER 2 days in a row for fluids when they finally decided to do a pregnancy test. So they diagnosed me with HG.

I was given phenergan. I'm going to take one here in a bit and hope I get some relief.

hugs to you all.

 

[hopefulmama2b]

hi Sideways!! Congrats!!! I didn't know you had hg with #1. Good luck and keep the end prize in mind. Having just gone through it I imagine it's a little more fresh in my mind than yours- or is that a nightmare that never goes away?!? so I'm sending you all the well wishes I possibly can.

Good luck and congrats again! I hope the phenergan brings you some relief.

 

[puppycat]

There's a good group of girls on FB too:

clicky

 

[Sideways 8]

hopefulmama

I had HG until about 15 weeks then one day it just stopped. I'm hoping the same thing happens this time, or sooner! I can't imagine going through a whole pregnancy like this.

 

[MissFortune]

i had hyperemesis for the first 7-8 months of my first pregnancy... instead of gaining, by the second trimester i had lost almost 20lb... it's so miserable. and i'm terrified of getting it again, as i just found out i'm pregnant a week ago and the nausea is starting up. last time i went through seasickness bands and OTC nausea pills with NO result, i vomited in the middle of the drugstore while trying to open the bottle to take a pill... so i was put on zofran, metoclopromide, and phenergan. with my first sometimes i'd have to take all 3 scripts multiples times a day, throw the meds back up and do it again.. i landed in the hospital several times, once vomiting blood.

as it is i've gotten by with just half a phenergan a couple of times. i'm not sure exactly how likely i am to have the same severity of sickness this time, but i'm really scared of having HG again. i've read that i'm likely to get it again.

have any of you ladies had terrible sickness with your first (or second, or third...) and then not had it with subsequent pregnancies?

 

[Micha2]

Hi everyone
This is my first time posting. I have been reading this thread ALL weekend! At times I had tears in my eyes remembering the pain of what I went through, and what you all go through.

I would like to share my story with you and will try keep it short (though probably won't succeed).

In 2000 I had my son after TTC for 12 months. Was incredibly ill, probably HG but being my first & being young I just thought it must be normal!
In 2003 I had my daughter and was even sicker. Had to quit my job and my poor son had to take care of himself! Tried every drug/remedy known to man and nothing worked.
A few years later, I entered a new relationship with a WONDERFUL man.
A few years later, we decided to have a baby. I got pregnant fairly quickly but this time the sickness was worse than anything I could have ever imagined. By 10weeks I was no longer pregnant.
It took me about 2 more years to build up the courage to go through that again, but we really wanted another baby especially as my man did not have any of his own.
I did some research and found a glimmer of hope, that if you take odansetron from AS SOON AS you get pregnant, there is a good chance HG will be drastically reduced. I figured it was worth a shot. Got pregnant quite quickly and was sick so started the odanz. It seemed to be working (I could actually keep some liquids down!) but then suddenly everything stopped and the pregnancy was gone.
We then started TTC again and I found I was not getting periods. At the beginning of this year I had a range of blood tests (about 5 million!) and a scan showed I have PCOS. I then went to see a private specialist and she started me on clomid.
I am now on my 2nd round of clomid and hoping like hell this will be my month!

It's ironic that I need drugs to ovulate and then when I do get pregnant, the chances are I will be so sick that I'll need drugs just to function half normal!

I'm hoping I'll be joining you all in pregnancy soon (although I'm sure I won't be so thrilled when the HG sets in!)

FYI I have done A LOT of research on HG. One thing I read that sparked my interest is that it peaks in your 3rd pregnancy & then gets a bit better. Well that was definitely true for me as my 3rd preg was by far the worst.

Thanks so much everyone for sharing your stories, I can't tell you how much it has inspired me.

 

[Micha2]

Wow no ones been on here since me! Hope you're not all too sick!
well this morning, I got my + hpt!!
So far not sick just not as hungry and a bad headache. So trying to just enjoy it while I can. I'm only just over 4 weeks.

 

[puppycat]

Congrats on your BFP here's hoping you escape HG this time around and have an enjoyable and healthy pregnancy x

 

[kirst76]

Congrats on your BFP micha! FX HG doesn't get you this time around. With DD's 2 and 3 I was sick right up to when I gave birth but with DD4 it stopped at around week 17 but I still needed to take ondansetron to keep the nausea under control.

 

[Micha2]

6 weeks tomorrow & still no hg! I thought it started yesterday morning i felt nauseous & that all familiar heightened sense of smell! But then it went away & hasnt come back! Its actually a bit unnerving being pregnant & not sick but hopefully everythings ok. Maybe its cause i started taking zofran & b6 as soon as i got my bfp. Time will tell i guess! Hope youre all doing ok.

 

[Sweedot]

Rejoining this thread, just found out I'm pregnant again, felt nauseous today, tested and positive!

I had hg in my last pregnancy, which ended only 7 months ago....very nervous about hg returning! Hit me at 5 weeks last time.

 

[Micha2]

Hi lovely ladies!
I'm 9weeks 4 days now. In my 4th week off work. All I do is sit on the couch all day, don't even read or watch tv most of the time just sit there. But feeling moderately better today so thought id say hello!
I'm on ondansetron (zofran) I take 4mg about every 5hrs, max 12mg a day. Then half a restavit (unisom) & B6 at night. I'm scared as I haven't been taking my prenatals but too scared they'll make me sicker.
If I get cold, like when I have to leave the house which I only do if I can't avoid, I gag & puke constantly. Yesterday driving home from dropping my kids at school I had to pull over to puke into a bucket 5x and it's a 5min drive!
In saying all of that I'm actually heaps better than I have been with other pregnancies. I can eat but drinking anything is a major problem.
Oh and the hospital were useless. They gave me 2days worth of meds to last me till November! Gee thanks! You're right, they just don't get it. Lucky I have a wonderful GP who will prescribe me as much as I need. I just have to fork out big bucks for it but oh we'll it's worth it.
Not sure if this is as bad as I'll get or the worst is yet to come. When did you all 'peak' and is anyone feeling any relief yet?
Thoughts & prayers with all you amazing ladies. XO

 

[mpg1502]

Hello girls,

Can I join you? Suffering such terrible morning sickness, am on week 9 now. I haven't even bothered to go to the doctors as they just don't want to know. I had this with my last pregnancy right up to 5 months or so really badly (ie having to lie down most of the day to avoid being sick). This pregnancy I have no choice but to be up and about looking after my 20 month old.

I am beyond tears and really cannot even think about that I might have another few months of this.

I force myself to eat something every day, just something. Today it was some marmite on bread and a plain biscuit. I can't drink flat water but can take fizzy water and occasionally a bit of coca cola (it is apparently good for nausea in small amounts and pref a bit flat).

Literally everything makes me wretch, the dogs, my toddler, the smell of someone mowing their lawn, soap, I daren't open the fridge without some sort of makeshift mask. And feeding my toddler is, well it is almost unbearable. There is the occasional respite when I get an hour or two once every few days where I'm able to have a conversation but the rest of the time I only open my mouth to dribble a bit (attractive I know!).

My poor husband knows what to expect but I think he even feels sorry for me this time. Worst of all I have no one to help. My parents live 8 hours away and are in their late 70's so don't really have the stamina (nor the inclination it seems) to come and help me.

I just get from weekend to weekend when my husband is home and I can lie in peace and feel sorry for myself.

Sorry for such a long moan but I'm having a bit of a bad day.. pathetic I know but I know everyone on here is always willing to lend an ear and words of sympathy.

I hope you girls are feeling better and getting through this.

Best wishes to all and thank you for reading my long moan!!!

xxx

 

[Micha2]

@mpg1502 im sooo sorry youre going through this too hun.
I know the doctors and hospitals dont get it but infound a brilliant GP who prescribes me as much as i want. Highly recommend seeking someone who will help you to get hold of zofran (ondansetron). In the meantime u should be able to get unisom (restavit) & B6 without a prescription. Take at nght before bed.
I have suffered through it in previous pregnancies & been in the hell you are in now. This time im getting the help i need & its making a difference! Still cant work or really leave the house at 11weeks. But i can eat, i can drink a little, and in the mornings i can sometimes even wash the breakfast dishes & do a load of washing! Wow huh?
Anyway hun i am here for you anytime youve got the strength to vent/talk.
For me i usually start to improve 14 weeks so im counting the days. If it doesnt happen i ight just die

 

[mpg1502]

Thank you Micha2, I will go and see the doctors when I can summon up the energy. Its so difficult just to do anything isn't it, I feel totally pathetic. With the energy I do have it is just enough to barely take care of my toddler but I'm finding it increasingly difficult to prepare food for her as the nausea gets worse. If I didn't have my toddler I would literally just be lying in a cold dark room like last time. I find lying flat helped as I also have a sort of pressure round my throat all the time to that is worse when I sit up, feels like slowly being strangled. I had it last time too. Bizarre and really wearing me out. Hey ho, its good to talk about it and know that not the only one and I know there is light at the end of the tunnel, at some point it will get better. Will look into Zofran.

Thanks again! x

 

[Beccaboop]

hi girls,

So im 18 weeks today and just got out of hospital for the 5th time this morning!! After being sick about 17 times by 9pm and i couldnt even keep my own stomach acid down let alone any water!! Im so fed up with it now!

All i keep thinking is how much longer is this going to last? how many more times am i going to end up in hospital in the next 22/24 weeks another 5,6, 10?? My doctor doesnt give a crap when i phoned him yesterday all he said was 'oh youll have to go back to hospital again then!' All they do at the hospital is keep me in over night on a drip and give me antisickness drugs in an iv then send me home again!!

Its ruining my life! Ive lost my job, missed my best friends hen night and been demoted from being her bridesmaid cos shes worried im going to be sick at the wedding, i havent seen my 6 year old niece in ages cos i just dont think i can look after her alone!!

I dont think i ever want to get pregnant again!! I dont know how people do this more than once!! I wish i could just sleep for the next 5 months!!

 

[puppycat]

As a HG graduate i just wanted to pop by and give you all big hugs

HG is bloody hard, i had the same as you, fridge smells, bins, farts, even thoughts did it. I threw up until 22wks and then it was just nausea. Ondansetron and metoclopromide were my saving grace and coca cola is awesome, as well as lemonade.

It does end ladies, and then you have a gorgeous baby to look at.

Don't be afraid to ask for help. If anyone says do you need/want anything then utilise them. Shop online, sleep when possible, speak to people - your mw, gp, join a hg group on fb or mumsnet etc.

Here's a reminder of why we do it

https://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j369/puppycat72/IMAG1727.jpg

 

[shocker]

Has anyone used stemetil? Was it any good? I was taking cyclizine but its just not working anymore so they started me on stemetil and if that doesnt work I have to go back and try another, its my OH's birthday in two weeks and theres a big family dinner planned and im just dreading ruining it by being sick