I'll try to make a long story short. I am o/s visiting family for 3 months. I have nearly 3 weeks left until I come home. Shortly after arriving here I was eating lunch and got a sudden urge to vomit which I did. I knew I was preg so I POAS to confirm. I ended up at A&E for cramping and bleeding thinking I was having an ectopic and get a scan which said I was 7 weeks along with a normal pregnancy and there was a heartbeat. $500 bill if insurance decides not to cover which will more than likely be the case. So I know the nausea and voimiting started at 6 weeks, it came in force and is staying in force except for a wonderful 4 day break. I have red dots all over my eyes, I have lost 6 kgs, I feel bloody miserable, I can hardley keep anything down unless it is white and salty even then it is a struggle.
Things I have tried, seabands, b6, garlic, ginger, crackers (i am so over them), apples, bananas, toast, eggs and everything else under the sun. Nothing works!
Is it time to see a doctor or it is safe to hold out for another 3 1/2 weeks when I don't have to pay outrageous prices to get medical care?
Hi, I'm a sufferer of HG myself, I really feel for you right now, especially being o/s!
Can you keep anything down? Can you keep fluids down? How often are you vommiting?
If you're able to keep food down (even if its only one type of food) & keep your fluids up I'd leave it for at least a few days. If it gets worse & you cant eat or drink & continue to lose weight then I'd definately head to the docs.
Something you might like to ask the doc about if you're suffering unbearably is the medication "zofran zydis", its expensive (approx $10 per tablet) but it works for me. I took it from about 6 weeks with DD & took it from 7 weeks this PG. I have to take it until I give birth but some woman are able to stop taking them throughout the pregnancy & be fine.
Just a suggestion if you get really desperate.
I hope something works soon so you can start to enjoy your pregnancy.
Hmmmwhile I am sitting here typing I am eating a piece of french toast but I can taste the butter I used to cook it and now I don't think it will stay down. Everything and anything can set off the urge to vomit. If I move too much in a short space of time, smells, thoughts. It's enough to drive you bonkers!!!
To answer your questions Danielle, I on average am able to keep one meal down a day, and usually I snack a bit here and there and that stays down too. The 4 days of peace I had gave me a chance to gain a pound or 2 as well. I try to maintain fluids. I can only have a few sips at a time. I am probably not getting enough though because if I do drink any fluids I get really nauseated. I had a glass of water in bed with my prenatal last night and then spent the next hour crying myself to sleep because the urge to be sick was so strong. I fought it with all I had because the prenatal vitamin is the only for sure nutrition this baby is getting. I don't think there is much nutrition in regular potato chips or tortilla chips.
Thank you so much for replying to me, it is so easy to feel very alone when you suffer like this. My mother is so sick of me saying I am going to be sick that she said she doesn't want to hear it anymore. It is hard not to talk about when it consumes your every thought and movement though.
If it is still bad after my DP gets here in a few days I might have to head to the Dr for this zofran zydis stuff. I just had a read up and it sounds great. Anything to make the last few weeks visiting my family more enjoyable.
Hang in there, I know exactly how you feel. i'm 10 weeks and I'm with you on only being able to keep down on average one meal a day and that generally is only toast! this has been for the last 5 wks now and is starting to drive me batty. i can't remember the last time i had a nutritious meal and kept it down...i've even given up on trying to eat decent meals now.
anyway, the point of my post was to say that i'm of the mindset that the baby will be grabbing all the nutrients it needs from my stores and that basically i'll be the one feeling like crap and so far as i understand i don't think the baby goes without much. i think the biggest risk is us getting dehydrated and generally trying to make it through each day without being total wrecks
try and enjoy the last few weeks of your break and boo hoo to anyone who says they're sick of hearing about it....i'm sure i'd much rather hear about it than experience it
ps my mantra at the moment is that some people are this sick and are dying of cancer...at least i'm going through it to get a precious little baby!
can I assume that you're in Canada?? - well if you are go to the chemist and ask them for Restavit and Vitamin B6 - this is pretty much the only thing that worked for me during this pregnancy and research shows that in Canada this is pretty much the only thing they will prescribe for MS - I can buy it over the counter here in OZ so I'm hoping you can do the same over there.
I'm sure if you tell them what's going on they'll pull out the big guns - Oh I feel for you MS is is just awful
M/S or HG? When do I go to the DR?
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It's enough to drive you bonkers!!!
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