hyperemesis sufferers unite!

[Stilletto_Sam]

Loiuse, I can only give you a virtual and I truly feel your dispair. Would you not consider acupuncture sessions if you were driven there and back? I believe that they were the turning point for me. Would you not try something? I'm distressed for you.

XXX

 

[NIfirsttimer]

yep louise i agree you have to try something new.. wonder if there is an accupuncturist local, or one who can make a home visit? it certainly seemed to help sam so really mght be worth considering. also.. i know the liquid thing is a total dilema too. you HAVE to drink but when you do you are so much worse.. i was the same. have you tried the ice chips? any fluid is good so just sip & sip as much as you can.

big virtual hugs from me too... i wish there was something i could do for you guys now that im over the worst of it.. but i know theres nothing anyone can do to take away the sickness or the despair that comes with it. just hang in there girls.

 

[Stilletto_Sam]

I know there's a clinic in Bangor if it's handier. I think it's listed in the Yellow Pages. Can't remember the name. My Hubs went there about 2 years ago and they're very good, I'll ask him the name. The one in Ards is run by Dr Jun Li in Dr Shi's Chinese Medical Clinic, £30 per session includes a full head massage too.


XXX

 

[craftymum]

thanks everyone I might consider it, I know where the one in Ards is. I've just had my first drink since 11 am so I'm sure it wont be long til I'm sick again, I've got really bad pains in my back and stomach it really hurts when I move. Don't know if they're worse cos I haven't been drinking. I'll try the ice chips too Kat. Will let you know how I get on. Have you's had a good day?

 

[NIfirsttimer]

im ok.. been sick 3 times today but was able to eat some dinner just now.. hope it stays down! im pretty tired (for a change lol) so just gonna have a bath then bed tonite.

 

[Stilletto_Sam]

I'm in me jammies already! I went to my youngest's sports day this afternoon, then came home and tackled a pile of ironing the size of Slieve Donard-three weeks' worth for 5 in our family, so I'm completely knackered. Sickness has eased considerably today, so I will be leaving you girls soon as I'd only be here under false pretences. I can hopefully say now that I'm not hyper emetic any more.I haven't been pysically sick since last Wednesday. I'm still taking the medication for another week and then I'll see how I go without my stabilisers! I'm 12 weeks tomorrow and nearly into the second tri, which when lying in my bed staring at the walls 7 weeks ago thought would never come!

I wish you girls were starting to feel better as well as me. I'll pop in from time to time to get updates and to lend my support.

Kat, you're nearly outta here as well!

Are we local girls going to meet up and have a laugh about this when we've had our wains or what?


Much, much love,

Sam.

 

[NIfirsttimer]

defo a meet up.. preferably somewhere where there is good food!!!!!!!!!!!
stick around sam, dont be leaving us totally!

 

[craftymum]

I'm never out of my jammies lol!! Just been really really sick, my bucket weighed a ton! Meeting up would be great, it's just a pity we've all been too ill to do it sooner but as you say we can all laugh about this some day. It's great that you're starting to feel better Sam, hopefully you continue to get better. I'm gonna be the only Norn Irn girl on here soon lol!!

 

[claire99991]

louise, im so sorry your having such a shitty day oh god this illness is absolutly awful i really hate that you feel so crap as i just know how deseperate you must feel (well i remember being 20 weeks with hollie and thinking i just want this baby out i dont care anymore) i agree with the ladies about the accupuncture anything is worth a try, also ice pops sumtimes are a bit better to get fluid down. I know this is so hard you just need to take it 1 day at a time you will feel normal again one day i promise.

been sick about 5 times today carnt think ive lost count, havent managed much food at all today and dont want to even try any tonight. sipping this orange squash is bad enough ergh.

Hope all you ladies are doing ok hugz to you all xxx

 

[craftymum]

claire I'm sorry you've had such a crap day, it really is horrible isn't it! I really feel for you, I don't know how you cope with a 3 year old as well, it must be so hard for you and for your daughter as she probably can't really understand why her Mummy is so ill. I really hope you manage to get a good nights sleep and hopefully tomorrow will be a better day for us all, like you say all we can do is take each day as it comes. Big

 

[Rebaby]

Big hugs to both louise and claire Sounds like you're both having the worst time of it right now.

My good day then bad day theory is totally out of the window as i've had two pretty bad days in a row now, threw up three times, and because i wasn't expecting it (it seemed to come on really suddenly) it was disgusting because i'd eaten all sorts of 'bad foods to be sick!" like chocolate cereal and garlic bread (Not together i must add!)

Today i have only been sick this morning, but still feeling grotty. We had to get up early for the midwife appointment as it was at our old GP surgery (we haven't registered with a new one yet since we moved) so we had to trek over there first thing.

It went really well though and we were able to hear LO's heartbeat for the first time and so far all my bloods have been okay and BP is currently stable. The one thing i am a bit mad at myself for is that i forgot my urine sample, and i really should have remembered as i wanted them to check i'm not getting too dehydrated, but with the getting up early and throwing up i forgot.

Anyway OH is out at work now and i'm in my pjs relaxing. Got a bit of a headache now actually on top of the queasiness so going to take it easy tonight- no more unpacking or sorting or tidying today methinks!

to everyone

 

[craftymum]

Hi rebaby, I'm sorry you're having it rough today def leave the packing and sorting to someone else for now. Great that you got to hear baby's heartbeat it's reassuring isn't it. I'm at a point where I don't view food as what it'll taste like but as to how it'll fare on the way back up again! I was very sick today again too so gonna do nothing tonight (as per norm lately) but slob out, I find I am getting so so tired it's unreal, I guess all the normal pregnancy symptoms on top of hyperemesis make it much worse. I'm hoping to go out for a bit on Sat morn, nothing exciting just to choose some vinyl for our kitchen floor, so I'll need to take it really gently tomorrow to ensure I can do it. I was downstairs today getting a drink and he door went well I couldn't not answer it as he saw me, it was parcel man but I was in my dressing gown and messy unwashed for a week hair and big grey eyes - the man must've thought I was a junkie or something!!

 

[claire99991]

well i had more blood in my sick today so i went to the walk in centre in despair they nagged me how i should be seing my GP about it or midwife (even thou i havent got one yet) then he confirmed i have hypermesis again (no shit sherlock) and did the usual checks urine shows dehydration and a water infection but he doesnt think bad enough to perscribe anything. My temp was up and so was my blood pressure, well im worrying a bit about my blood pressure cos over the past year or 2 its kind of tempremental sumtimes its ok and sumtimes its a bit high but all the docs including a cardio consultant dismiss it has white coat syndrome ok i know im not the doctor but is this sumthing to worry about being like 9 weeks preg and having blood pressure thats high? could it be from the constant sickness? arghhh im stressed now, so i have to make a appt at my GP tomorow, and im going to cos i carnt stand this anymore i was crying to the doc saying im never doing this again and he said yea yea if i had a pound for every time i heard that i felt like punching him!

 

[craftymum]

hi Claire, you should ask for some ketostix to keep an eye on your ketone levels, I only just got some at 22 weeks don't know why they weren't given to me earlier. When I was dehydrated I could only pee once a day and that was only a trickle and it was very dark in colour so if you notice anything like this instead of going to Docs you should just go straight to A&E that's what I did and then the gynae ward told me just to call them direct next time. If you need to go in for fluids please do as it's dangerous to you and your baby for you to be dehydrated, I know it's awful and we all hated being there but it really does help even if it's only for a while, as it can be so difficult to keep yourself hydrated, I couldn't even drink anything until my 3rd day in hospital the 2nd time I was in so they kept me in for 4 days it was horrible but I know I would've gotten much worse if I hadn't have went.
I don't think they worry too much about your BP at your stage though if it's excessively high they will keep a close eye on you, sometimes just the stress of being so ill and worrying about your baby can make it rocket, mine was high at 13 weeks but now it's too low. I have to ring up today for my blood test results, I hate it as it's so hard to get through and half the time the results are late back, one time I had blood tests and I had to have them repeated as the lab had sent them off to the wrong surgery!! Another time the Nurse was so busy that she put the wrong thing on my test meaning I was tested for something completely different, I wish I'd stayed at my old Docs but when I moved house I changed as the one here is closer to me - less than 5 min drive or 10 mins on bus if I'm stuck. I was in bed for 9:30 last night I just feel so exhausted all the time, I was throwing up all day again (what's new) and my back was and still is really killing me, I can't seem to get comfy as it hurts no matter how I sit, stand or lie. I don't sleep very well either so that doesn't really help. I read that my baby is now approx 11 inches long from head to heel I find that amazing as I am still tiny and don't really have a bump that you would notice, my belly still bloats a lot as I could wake up and I'm massive but it goes away very quickly again so I don't know if it's due to all the sickness or just whatever way baby is lying at the time. I ordered a couple of maternity tops size 8 from next and OMG they were huge they were like tents!! I just want something that will be comfy and flattering when I do start to get bigger, why do they assume that all pregnant ladies are huge and that we put weight on everywhere? Has anyone any ideas of where I could get some nice tops that are flattering?
Getting my hair cut tomorrow yay it hasn't been done since start of Feb so hopefully that will make me feel a bit more human again - just getting dry cut as don't want to be in too long with all the smells etc and I've never been to this girl before either so hopefully I don't end up in tears after!!

 

[claire99991]

hiya hun, asos website have sum nice maternity clothes, you could try there, i hope you get sumthing that is nice, sorry you have been so sick again i guess your used to it but it must be so difficult to deal with after so many months now. Its good your getting your hair cut tomorow that will be nice for you might make you feel more human again.

well im still in bed as my daughter is still asleep im on laptop have been sick once already without even getting out of bed.

i was soooo sick yesterday it was my worst day ever i was being sick every hour and god knows where it was all coming from to be honest cos i didnt manage no food or drink yesterday and there seemed to be loads coming up.

I have a appt at GP at 10.40am its with a doc i havent seen before so it could go either way to be honest as most of the docs at my surgery are arseholes. I actually want to go into hospital for a couple of days i want to feel normal again i want sum meds to help with this sickness cos i really carnt take anymore. I dont know if they will send me in to be honest as its friday and they hate ppl in there on a weekend they discharge everyone unless your on your death bed on a friday. They dont do anything at my hosp that they dont HAVE to do the doc even said last night he doesnt think they will admit me even with dehydration, im still weeing so i dont know if i am that dehydrated my lips are cracking though and i feel thirsty but i still seem to be going to the loo and throwing up water from sumwhere god knows where. Well i just really hope this doc takes pity on me

 

[claire99991]

well been to docs, didnt even get out of the door before i started crying she was absolutly useless she said its ok to vomit a few times a day when your pregnant took no notice of the fact my lips are cracking i carnt keep any fluids down let alone food she gave me a tablet called PROMETHAZINE TEOCLATE to be taken 1 at night she said its not safe in pregnancy and the pharmasist will probs go mad if i tell them im pregnant but the pros outweigh the cons she also gave me sumthing for heartbun even though i dont have heartburn and said once the heartburn stops the sickness will stop, she said to take these sickness tablets for a few days only then stop them and hopefully ill be cured. Didnt do any other checks didnt check my urine for dehydration i told her i had lower backache she said take paracetamol i said i carnt even keep water down let alone paracetamol she didnt listen i said could the backache be from cos im not drinking she said yea it could be that was it. I dont know what to do i dont know weather to try these tablets or not, i carnt even take one till tonight so i have to suffer all day and night again. Im just sat here crying my eyes out cos i feel like im more confused now than when i went and my lips are cracking and i have a headache its just awful

 

[claire99991]

ive decided im going to keep going till i drop down NO ONE will help me so fuck them i carnt be arsed fighting for sumone to help me i have no energy left

 

[NIfirsttimer]

god what is wrong with these bloody doctors! they think just becasuse you are pregnant its ok to be so ill.. if you went there this ill but not pregnant i bet they would take more notice. if it gets really bad hun just go straight to your a&e.
the first time i got admitted i rang my maternity unit first, and the woman there was useless, she basically said the same thing, that it was 'normal' and even said not to come to hosp as there was a big going about and they didnt want me to 'infect' everyone else! i ended up at a&e that night and they just took me straight in. When you get to the point that your at now, where hospital actually sounds like a good idea then you know you need it!
i googled your tablets.. they sound much like cyclizine, in that they are firstly an antihistamine, with anti sickness properties, sometimes used in travel sickness..it doesnt say they are unsafe in pregnancy so dont worry, just says that they should only be given if the dr sees it essential.. same as any drug in pregnancy..
here is the link if u want to read some more..
https://emc.medicines.org.uk/medicine/1079/SPC/Avomine+Tablets+25mg/#PREGNANCY

like louise said, keep an eye on ur pee.. if its dark, reduced in quantity or very cloudy just take urself to A&E.. they will do something for you hun.

louise.. hope the haircut went ok... i got mine done last night, almost killed me sitting there for 2 hours as i got my colour done too, but i feel way better for it now!

im seeing the community midwife at 2 so will let you all know how it goes

 

[NIfirsttimer]

just re read your post hun.. the headache is a big sign of dehydration, i cant beleive they didnt check your urine. does your maternity have a day unit or anything you can call.. i think that if ur urine was tested it would show that you are very dehydrated

 

[Rebaby]

Oh claire i'm so sorry Really i can't believe how ignorant most people seem to be of hyperemesis. All i get told is "It's normal" and "It will pass" I hope that the tablets help a little (if you manage to keep them down) Please don't just give up. I know it's not fair you have to fight for someone to notice you, but do keep pestering your doctors, or midwife, or local early pregnancy unit, or anyone, and hopefully you'll get the care you need. It sounds like you're terribly dehydrated already

I am starting to feel a little bit bullimic Like this morning, i got up with OH and decided that when he walked to the bus stop to head off to work i'd walk with him and call in at the local GP surgery to get us both registered, so i ate some toast thinking it would be a good idea to have eaten a little something before heading out. I hadn't even finished it when i started feeling ill. I gave the rest of it to the dog and rushed up the stairs. I thought i could probably manage not to be sick if i just sat still or went back to bed but i couldn't bear the thought of sitting/lying around feeling like crap all bloody day so i brushed my teeth (which always makes me gag now i'm pregnant) and sure enough it triggered the vomiting so i could get it all up and feel a bit better afterwards.

Suffice to say i haven't made it out to the doctors yet. I was still sitting on the bathroom floor retching when OH was leaving But whereas before this all started i hated to be sick and would do anything to stop it, i now almost look forward to it as it gives me temporary relief from the nausea. I think this sickness lark has sent me mad!

I had been considering going back to work on monday when my sick note runs out as i have been feeling guilty and i'm aware that i am on a course at the minute alongside work (which they're paying for) and i am missing a lot of it, and obviously i need to pass it. But the past three days have been really crap and i don't think i am ready