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.
