Hi there... I am a fortunate future mommy of our very first little blessin!!.However, I am also the unfortunate recipient of the Hyperemesis disease. I have been so so sick since week 5...The nausea/dry heaving/vomiting is HORRIFIC..even with drug assistance..I do not eat- I cannot drink- sleeping is a luxury at night..since my latest and greatest activityduring the day is SLEEP...i've already had a succession of visits to the ER (iv fluids & sent home)..week after overnight in hospital (again, iv fluids & sent home).. and 3 days after that admitted to hospital for a week long stay for a crazy amount of fluids-vitamins-drugs & monitoring :-( I was so dehydrated from being so sick for so long my kidneys were shutting down....ugh..I've even had to quit my job b/c the amount of time taken off...& I'm still not better...Needless to say it has been a terribly rough road!
Just wondering if anyone else out there is suffering (and I do not use that term lightly) with the same disease..maybe someone has some suggestion for day to day living with this monster?? Is there an end in sight??? I just can't get better!!
Please tell me there is someone else out there in "Bump" land that can relate??
Thanks for listening all...& best of luck to all the other mommies!!
Re: HYPERMESIS.. Help!
I am right there with you. I am 13 weeks with Hyperemesis, 2nd pregancy (had it with my 1st too). I've lost 30 lbs in 6 weeks and have went to ER 4 times and been hospitalized for at least 3 day stays 3 times. It's awful. My Dr. has given me everything under the sun and nothing helped all too much. But, we have found if I stick to Reglan and have a VERY low fat diet, I have been able to keep things down a little better. I am on day 3 of vomiting less than 5 times a day! I was getting sick 10-20 time a day.
Hang in there. It's rough and seems like it'll never come to an end, but I promise it does get better. Have your Dr. check your gallbladder as well to make sure all is ok with it. We just recently found problems with mine and my Dr. said thay may be why the Hyperemesis is so bad this time, which is why I have to have a little to no fat diet for the remainder of the pregnancy.
Hope you get to feeling better! Just do what your body tells you, make sure you keep eating and drinking even though we both know it'll all come back up, if you stop eating or get too hungry it only makes it worse and then it is a downward spiral from there.