Quote From: itsme_catI wondered the exact same thing.
I know not everyone has a great support system, but Allison did have a sister that we know of, and maybe more people to help her. I wonder where they all were too.
My mother moved right in with me for about 3 months after I had my son in 2003. I did not have HG, but I had congestive heart failure and nearly died right after he was born. I had and still have VERY high BP as a result of my pregnancy and needed a lot of help in the begining.
BTW, my son also needed surgery on his kidney when he was 2 months old, and that piled on top of my own illness, nearly did me in. I thank God for my husband, and my mother and the rest of my family. They really stepped up. My son was actually living with his godparents for the first week of his life while I was in the ICU!
I really hope Allison gets well, and some sort of justice can be found. It is a tough situation.
I have to tell you that many women have a great social support system before they develop HG. The problem is that many of these people do not understand the illness... and this support can fade away.
I am sure that even though you were very ill that you were probably able to function enough to have a conversation and handle someone being near you without feeling like thier smell or movements were making you more sick.
Even women who have partners also find themselves abandoned. How can you keep up a healthy relationship if you have to constantly beg the person not to come near you... not to eat food in front of you... not to talk about food... constantly ask them to shower and brush their teeth... only to tell them that it wasn't good enough... they still smell to you and it makes you vomit. How can you keep up a normal relationship if you can't even stand for your partner to sleep in the same room, or even let them hug you?
This is a very stressful disease for the families as well as the women going through it. You can hardly even begin to imagine even just the financial costs that can be incurred. If the insurance companies refuse to pay for your meds, the situation can be very stressful indeed.
Here is a link to walgreens for the cost of a prescription for Zofran.
http://www.walgreens.com/library/finddrug/druginfo1.jsp?particularDrug=Zofran&id=11006
A bottle of 12 pills (4 mg each) costs $354! That is over $29 per pill! This pill is taken every 8 hours. ... That would come close to $90 per day! (Some women only need 2 mg every 8 hours, some need up to 8 mg or more every 8 hours!). You can just imagine how much this can add up over say an 8 month period. We are talking thousands upon thousands of dollars. ...People usually think to put money away to buy a crib... but who thinks they may need over $20 000 for pills?
People just do not understand why you can not even call them to thank them for helping you. They may begin to feel unapreciated even though they are greatly appreciated and they are your lifeline. People also have an understandable tendancy to get caught up in their own lives too.
Another thing is that people think that once you deliver and you no longer vomit, that you are just fine. They do not understand that it also takes time post partum to recover from HG's effects.
Allison Quets made headlines around the world when she allegedly kidnapped her 17-month-old twins across the border into Canada this past Christmas. She had given them up for adoption, but did she do so under duress? She now says she suffered from a pregnancy disease called hyperemesis that left her malnourished and sleep deprived to the point of complete exhaustion. See an exclusive interview with Allison from behind bars where she awaits trial on two counts of international parental kidnapping, with a possible sentence of three years behind bars. Then, look inside the life of a woman who is only three-and-a-half months pregnant and so sick with hyperemesis she spends most of her day on the bathroom floor. Plus, find out what all women need to know about hyperemesis: How you get it, how to know you have it, and whether it could kill you or your unborn child. Join the discussion.
