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April 12, 2007, 11:45 pm PDT
 Quote From: survivinghg I know what Allison suffered from as I am surviving it now. I am currently 15 weeks and 2 days pregnant with our first child. I have been suffering from HG since week 6 when I was admitted to the ER for dehydration. Since having HG I've been limited to eating small portions of very bland food (noodles, toast, chicken broth, etc), with severe nausea and vomiting. As of today I've lost a total of 39 lbs because of HG. I take 4mg of Zofran every 4 hours so that the small portions of food and liquid I can eat/drink stay down - although I'm still vomiting once or twice a day. I also take Reglan, Pepcid, Unisom, and Tylenol for the nausea and constant headaches from being dehydrated. These medications have helped me to sustain my life to the point that I can go work as a teacher and then come home (although HG has already caused me to miss 10 days of work thus far). Yesterday was the first day I saw my nephews in 2 months, when I normally was able to visit them every weekend or so. This disease has taken my normal, active life and turned it upside down. Now, my husband does all of the housework, because I do not have the energy to do so. Showering and getting dressed are sometimes my biggest tasks for the day. Although my husband and I had decided that we would have two children in our family, HG has decided for us that our family will only be blessed with one.
Thank you Dr. Phil for exposing the public to this horrible disease. We need the public to be educated on Hyperemesis Gravidarum so that a cause and a cure can be found - so that our daughters will not have to suffer like we are today. Without public awareness on HG, women all over the world are suffering in silence. Let's change that today. Hey, You have all of my mental hugs and tears and sympathy. I am about 14 weeks right now and right there with you. I can't even hold my daughter 99 percent of the time because her slightest movement makes me ill or hot or makes my gag reflex too strong (!) Same thing with the husband doing it all, the bathing problems, etc. My response follows later in the queue here, but just wanted you to know you're not alone and that somebody listened. Jillofark |
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April 13, 2007, 1:49 pm PDT
Quote From: survivinghg I know what Allison suffered from as I am surviving it now. I am currently 15 weeks and 2 days pregnant with our first child. I have been suffering from HG since week 6 when I was admitted to the ER for dehydration. Since having HG I've been limited to eating small portions of very bland food (noodles, toast, chicken broth, etc), with severe nausea and vomiting. As of today I've lost a total of 39 lbs because of HG. I take 4mg of Zofran every 4 hours so that the small portions of food and liquid I can eat/drink stay down - although I'm still vomiting once or twice a day. I also take Reglan, Pepcid, Unisom, and Tylenol for the nausea and constant headaches from being dehydrated. These medications have helped me to sustain my life to the point that I can go work as a teacher and then come home (although HG has already caused me to miss 10 days of work thus far). Yesterday was the first day I saw my nephews in 2 months, when I normally was able to visit them every weekend or so. This disease has taken my normal, active life and turned it upside down. Now, my husband does all of the housework, because I do not have the energy to do so. Showering and getting dressed are sometimes my biggest tasks for the day. Although my husband and I had decided that we would have two children in our family, HG has decided for us that our family will only be blessed with one.
Thank you Dr. Phil for exposing the public to this horrible disease. We need the public to be educated on Hyperemesis Gravidarum so that a cause and a cure can be found - so that our daughters will not have to suffer like we are today. Without public awareness on HG, women all over the world are suffering in silence. Let's change that today. It breaks my heart reading all of these stories. And although it saddens me to see so many women who are or have gone through what I am going through it is also a comfort to know that I am not alone ( I am writing this and am barely able to see my computer screen because of tears).
THANK YOU Dr Phil for making this debilitating DISEASE a part of one of your shows. Too often people think that the women who suffer are weak and pathetic and this is not the case. What I have to say to all of these women is you are not weak, you are strong, you are a HERO, and it is time we find a cure. |
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April 13, 2007, 10:11 pm PDT
Quote From: survivinghg I know what Allison suffered from as I am surviving it now. I am currently 15 weeks and 2 days pregnant with our first child. I have been suffering from HG since week 6 when I was admitted to the ER for dehydration. Since having HG I've been limited to eating small portions of very bland food (noodles, toast, chicken broth, etc), with severe nausea and vomiting. As of today I've lost a total of 39 lbs because of HG. I take 4mg of Zofran every 4 hours so that the small portions of food and liquid I can eat/drink stay down - although I'm still vomiting once or twice a day. I also take Reglan, Pepcid, Unisom, and Tylenol for the nausea and constant headaches from being dehydrated. These medications have helped me to sustain my life to the point that I can go work as a teacher and then come home (although HG has already caused me to miss 10 days of work thus far). Yesterday was the first day I saw my nephews in 2 months, when I normally was able to visit them every weekend or so. This disease has taken my normal, active life and turned it upside down. Now, my husband does all of the housework, because I do not have the energy to do so. Showering and getting dressed are sometimes my biggest tasks for the day. Although my husband and I had decided that we would have two children in our family, HG has decided for us that our family will only be blessed with one.
Thank you Dr. Phil for exposing the public to this horrible disease. We need the public to be educated on Hyperemesis Gravidarum so that a cause and a cure can be found - so that our daughters will not have to suffer like we are today. Without public awareness on HG, women all over the world are suffering in silence. Let's change that today. Dear SurvivingHG,
I feel for every single woman on this message board. I suffered with hg for 16 weeks during this pregnancy (I'm having twins and I'm 23 weeks now). I wanted to tell you that my doctor (finally) prescribed home treatment for me through a company called Matria. I had a home IV and a Zofran pump, which worked much better than the pill or even getting it through the IV every four hours because the Zofran was kept at a "constant" level in my body with the pump. The pump is small and easy to conceal if you have to go out. Also, your headaches might be being caused by the Zofran, too. It's one of the side effects.
God bless you and all of the other women that are suffering with this right now. This episode brought back terrible memories for me and it was only seven weeks ago that my hg finally passed. I thank God that my hg did not last throughout the whole pregnancy.
Take care, Bev Brown
P.S. Here is a copy of my thank you to the Dr. Phil show for airing yesterday's episode. It tells briefly my story:
Dear Dr. Phil, Thank you so much for airing your episode yesterday about hyperemesis. I can't tell you how validated I felt by watching your show after having so many people not take my "morning sickness" seriously, not even my ob/gyn. This condition IS very serious and it didn't take a doctor to tell me. There were days when I thought for sure I wasn't going to make it through the pregnancy if this continued for much longer. Fortunately, I was one of the "lucky" ones. My hyperemesis was completely gone by 16 weeks. But during that time I constantly felt guilty for not being able to care for my 16 month old son and for not being able to cook or clean or work. What was most amazing to me was how insensitive my ob/gyn was to this condition. At a time when even the emergency room doctor and nurse felt that it was time for me to receive a PIC line and to be admitted (I had lost 30 pounds in one month, was starting to see blood when I vomited, and hadn't kept anything down in almost a week), my doctor told him to send me home and that he would "handle it outpatient on Monday." And whenever I would call my ob he would tell me, "Well, your pregnant. You're sick" and then he proceed to try to get off of the phone as if I was a bother to him. I felt as though I was dying and nobody cared except for my husband. My favorite comments that I received from people were, "Oh it could be worse. You could have something terminal like cancer or lyme's disease" or "Yeah, I threw up everyday too. You'll get over it." Even after telling a friend today about the show and that one of the doctors said that it is a disease and that it can be fatal, her first response was to tell me that it's not a disease and that cancer is a disease, not hyperemesis. There just needs to be more education so that there can be more understanding and compassion.
So thank you! Thank you! Thank you! for airing your episode yesterday. If the rest of the world starts to learn about hyperemesis then hopefully women that have it in the future won't have to deal with such insensitivity and ignorance.
Sincerely,
Beverly Brown
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April 15, 2007, 7:09 pm PDT
Quote From: survivinghg I know what Allison suffered from as I am surviving it now. I am currently 15 weeks and 2 days pregnant with our first child. I have been suffering from HG since week 6 when I was admitted to the ER for dehydration. Since having HG I've been limited to eating small portions of very bland food (noodles, toast, chicken broth, etc), with severe nausea and vomiting. As of today I've lost a total of 39 lbs because of HG. I take 4mg of Zofran every 4 hours so that the small portions of food and liquid I can eat/drink stay down - although I'm still vomiting once or twice a day. I also take Reglan, Pepcid, Unisom, and Tylenol for the nausea and constant headaches from being dehydrated. These medications have helped me to sustain my life to the point that I can go work as a teacher and then come home (although HG has already caused me to miss 10 days of work thus far). Yesterday was the first day I saw my nephews in 2 months, when I normally was able to visit them every weekend or so. This disease has taken my normal, active life and turned it upside down. Now, my husband does all of the housework, because I do not have the energy to do so. Showering and getting dressed are sometimes my biggest tasks for the day. Although my husband and I had decided that we would have two children in our family, HG has decided for us that our family will only be blessed with one.
Thank you Dr. Phil for exposing the public to this horrible disease. We need the public to be educated on Hyperemesis Gravidarum so that a cause and a cure can be found - so that our daughters will not have to suffer like we are today. Without public awareness on HG, women all over the world are suffering in silence. Let's change that today. Hey girl,
I hope you are feeling better today! I have been there. I know what you are going through. I am not a doctor, just a friend. If you ever need anyone to talk to email me at badboyharley@earthlink.net any time ok? Brigette |
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April 24, 2007, 5:44 pm PDT
Quote From: survivinghg I know what Allison suffered from as I am surviving it now. I am currently 15 weeks and 2 days pregnant with our first child. I have been suffering from HG since week 6 when I was admitted to the ER for dehydration. Since having HG I've been limited to eating small portions of very bland food (noodles, toast, chicken broth, etc), with severe nausea and vomiting. As of today I've lost a total of 39 lbs because of HG. I take 4mg of Zofran every 4 hours so that the small portions of food and liquid I can eat/drink stay down - although I'm still vomiting once or twice a day. I also take Reglan, Pepcid, Unisom, and Tylenol for the nausea and constant headaches from being dehydrated. These medications have helped me to sustain my life to the point that I can go work as a teacher and then come home (although HG has already caused me to miss 10 days of work thus far). Yesterday was the first day I saw my nephews in 2 months, when I normally was able to visit them every weekend or so. This disease has taken my normal, active life and turned it upside down. Now, my husband does all of the housework, because I do not have the energy to do so. Showering and getting dressed are sometimes my biggest tasks for the day. Although my husband and I had decided that we would have two children in our family, HG has decided for us that our family will only be blessed with one.
Thank you Dr. Phil for exposing the public to this horrible disease. We need the public to be educated on Hyperemesis Gravidarum so that a cause and a cure can be found - so that our daughters will not have to suffer like we are today. Without public awareness on HG, women all over the world are suffering in silence. Let's change that today. I feel your pain. I had HG while pregnant with our son. He is now 15 months old and we are both happy and healthy. Zofran did not cut it for me as a drug. My OB suffered with HG herself, and she perscribed Kytril for me. It is the only thing that worked, and helped me get out of bed and back up and around. It also got rid of the nausea for me. With Zofran I was still nauseous and still vomited. Have you talked to your doctor about Kytril? I truly think it is the only thing that helped me survive the pregnancy. My husband and I will try for another child, but only with knowing that the Kytril got me through. Just thought this might help. I am a teacher as well, and I just couldn't go back to work during the pregnancy. Please know I am praying for you and all those others who are suffering out there.
Thank you Dr. Phil for doing this show. It just made me cry to see that this disease was finally getting some attention. |
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