How are you functioning w/ m/s & exhaustion?

bygwit · October 2009

I quit my job to go back for a doctorate and since I started having symptoms of being pregnant my grades have dropped. I worked so hard for As and now I'm down to Cs. I have missed more classes in 2 weeks than I ever missed in 2 complete semesters and I still have weeks to go for this semester. I am too tired or sick to study like I usually do.

I feel like women are strong and deal with this all the time but I feel so weak. They throw up and just keep going about their day. I don't want to leave my house while I'm sick. I just want to stay in the comfort of my home. Plus, I'm having a hard time adjusting to grades that really do not reflect the kind of student I am when I'm not feeling like my body is degrading from the inside out. I am having twins and my doctor said my hormone levels are very high and that my symptoms are worse than if it was a single pregnancy, but every week I get a new addition to the symptoms that makes it worse.

I just needed to share...I hope I get stronger and deal with this better b/c right now I feel like I can't do anything.

rohansmom · October 2009

barely

shanmoyer · October 2009

I've been sick with chest congestion for the past three days, so spent alot of time napping at home.

That being said, I could go for a nap right now and I don't think that's illness related.

I've been trying to go to bed at least an hour to two hours earlier, taking it easy through out the day, getting lots of fluids and taking my vitamins to help with my energy levels.

sweetbossom83 · October 2009

So sorry girl. praying for you! Hope it gets better.

bygwit · October 2009

Yeah, I also have had a cold for a week with nonstop coughing and a huge, lovely cold sore. I look like a slob at school, which is like a full-time job. I have full days. I'm lucky I even get myself there but I'm used to putting my makeup on, wearing decent clothes, doing my hair, etc. I have been going to school looking like I'm ready to go to sleep.

ac_in_dc · October 2009

Aww, stop being so hard on yourself. Drop a class if you can. Cut out anything optional in your life, and sleep a lot. The way you're feeling is totally normal.

Right now all I'm doing is going to my job most of the time (I've missed a few hours here and there to sleep in), walking the dog, and trying to be as nice as possible to my husband so that he doesn't mind picking up extra slack around the house.

bygwit · October 2009

I know I'm whining a bit but I'm scared at the consequences of trying to deal with my body being sick. Unfortunately, I can't drop a class. I'm almost halfway through the semester and we don't pick our classes. I am in a program where the entire class of 160 takes the same classes and we all graduate in 4 years as one class. We only choose extra classes--electives.

I know I'll get through it (with lower grades) but I just find it so upsetting that something so natural is so painful.

martini-time · October 2009

I'm so sorry you're having a hard time. I can totally empathize. Seems like I'm asking myself how I'm going to make it through this on a daily basis now. It's difficult to even be excited about being pregnant when you feel so awful. The only thing that keeps me going is the hope that this will be over after the 1st trimester. Fingers crossed.

ali_bl-nov05 · October 2009

Barely. I have no m/s, but I just want to sleep all the time. And this happens to be right when I'm not working full time like I usually did and when I have no more classes at school (but should be working on my thesis) so I indulge, but I'm afraid of life and PGCY once I go back to work.

konaboomom · October 2009

Doing our hair? LOL! Who has the energy for that anymore? I feel like I am just starting to come out of the first trimester fog. I told my boss early on that I was prego because I knew my work was suffering due to the concentration of not vomiting at my desk or on my co-workers. Not that some of them didn't deserve it. Stick out tongue

I say screw how we look our first weeks and just do the best we can. I have found that anything citrus has really been helping my m/s, but I think it's different for everyone.

KiwiJ · October 2009

I'm sorry you're having a hard time. I think you really need to look after yourself and do what you can to get through this stage. For me I feel nauseous most of the time (although at 8.5 weeks it seems to be starting to ease a bit - fingers crossed) but I haven't had to throw up. If I was constantly throwing up I don't think I could just go to work as normal either. I really, really hate throwing up and it hardly ever happens to me so it would be a shock if I had to go through that. The tiredness is another difficult thing, but (again) thankfully I haven't been so exhausted I can't get through the day without falling asleep at my desk like some people get.

Hopefully it will get better for you soon.

winomom22 · October 2009

Zofran and naps when you can-which is tough for me with a 3 year old. I have been going to bed earlier than usually. I am definitely not functioning at 100%. You just do what you can do. Zofran is a miracle drug though-it's the only way I feel semi-normal and can function.

Hibiscus2007 · October 2009

I am barely surviving. I have basically missed a few hours everyday this week because I have been throwing up. Last pregnancy I didn't get sick at all. This is terrible, I have no idea how I am going to manage if this does not get better. All I want to do is lay down after I throw up. I have no idea how people just go on about their day. I may have to look into this Zofran.

sucrets4 · October 2009

Remember, the saying is: B, B, B, phd. Your research and dissertation are far more important than the grades in your classes.

I've been wondering that, too. My m/s is getting worse and I feel like crap. Sadly, I feel the best when teaching because I'm distracted. The rest of the time I'm gross.

jborgia · October 2009

I am with you I just don't want to do anything. I cant seem to keep myself awake past 7 pm. That is after taking an hour nap after work

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