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What a difference!

nobody@vox.com(silver) — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 08:43:41 -0600

So with my last pregnancy I threw up 2-15 times a day. I lost 15% of my body weight and had to get IV fluids for hydration three times. My insurance company was stingy with the only drug that worked to help (Zofran). My prescription was written for me to take 3-4 pills daily. Insurance would cover 12 pills per copay and had a cap on how many I could get. So I only took them on "special occasions" (long car rides, holiday dinners, or if I hadn't kept anything down for 24 hours).

I'm in my 7th week right now, and I'm throwing up 1-3 times a day. This last Wednesday, I called up the new clinic I'm going to for this pregnancy to let them know my history and where I'm at. I don't have my first appointment for a few weeks, and didn't want to wait that long to find out what the plan would be this time around. I explained to them that I'm keeping food down, but having a hard time getting enough fluids, because plain water comes back up immediately. Well, because of my history, they said that they won't wait until I'm actually dehydrated before giving me medication and they faxed a prescription for Zofran over to my pharmacy.

And the good news is that now Zofran is a generic! Instead of rationing 12 pills, I got 30 pills for a $10 co-pay! I was able to eat a normal breakfast this morning. And drink water in the middle of the night when I woke up thirsty! I'll probably never get so bad this pregnancy that I feel like walking death!

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You have got to be kidding me

nobody@vox.com(silver) — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 17:01:10 -0600

So I thought the vomiting was done. It had been about a month since I threw up because of the pregnancy. Last week I threw up once or twice. But it was at work, and they were painting the building, so I blamed it on the paint fumes. But they finished painting last week, and I threw up today right before lunch. So I guess it's come back just when I was counting myself as done.

And then I get a phone call from a nurse at my clinic. I failed the 1-hour glucose test last week. So now I have to take the 3-hour this week. That would just be great. The first half of the pregnancy is hyperemesis gravidum, the last third might be gestational diabetes. If I wind up having that, I'm going to adopt any future kids.

I hate being pregnant.

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stupid coworkers

nobody@vox.com(silver) — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 11:22:39 -0500

I was about to go throw up at work and a coworker stops me in the hallway to ask how the morning sickness is. I tell her that it's bad. The following conversation happens:

her: You should try vitamin B6, 25mg a day.
me: I have, I threw it up.
her: Take it at night.
me: I have, I threw it up then, too.
her: Well, you need to take it for a few days in a row, and then it will work.
*I stare at her blankly*
her: When I did it during my pregnancy, it worked like a charm.
*she smiles and walks away*

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not doing well physically

nobody@vox.com(silver) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 11:16:03 -0500

I told the husband yesterday that I don't think I can raise a child and be pregnant at the same time. For example, I'm going to go in for IV fluids today, just what would I do with a kid while I get that done?

I couldn't keep anything down this weekend except a few Popsicles. I lost count of the number of times I puked. I'm dehydrated. I'm always dizzy and woozy. My heart races when I stand up, when I puke, pretty much when I do anything. I'm really scared for my health.

Because I'm pregnant, I'm on an accelerated course of starvation. My body needs more calories, but it's getting less. I've lost 10+ lbs in the last month from not keeping food down and not eating enough when I can.

I feel like walking death.

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There's a name for it

nobody@vox.com(silver) — Thu, 21 Sep 2006 17:19:06 -0500

There's a name for what I have: Hyperemesis Gravidarum.

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new meds

nobody@vox.com(silver) — Wed, 13 Sep 2006 11:14:10 -0500

Went to the doctor yesterday. Got another IV of fluids and a new anti-nausea prescription. It's a suppository.

That's right, I'm going to be putting stuff in the exit to prevent stuff from exiting the entrance.

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not doing well

nobody@vox.com(silver) — Mon, 11 Sep 2006 11:19:24 -0500

I'm having a hard time keeping food down lately. I can do fine sometimes, and other times it just come up or I puke without even eating. I've tried all sorts of foods to see if anything will sit better with no luck. I even got the doctor to prescribe some anti-nausea medicine, and it doesn't seem to do too much as I still puke after taking it.

Because of all of this, I'm losing weight. Well, I don't know that for sure, as I don't own a scale, but I do know that my pants are getting looser at a time when they should be getting tighter. And I can't imagine this is very good for my teeth. I've been rinsing my mouth with water and then using a fluoride rinse (if I'm at home, just water if I'm at work). Speaking of work, it's very hard to work when I have to worry about running to throw up all the time. I just came home from work at 11am today. I'm going to have to either take 5 hours of vacation or I'll have to work late this week to make it up.

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back from urgent care

nobody@vox.com(silver) — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 21:57:51 -0500

They gave me a liter of fluids via IV. The anti-nausea medicine was also given through the IV.

I felt kind of silly at first, because it seems that everyone was asking me "is this your first pregnancy"? as if to imply that, because it is my first, I'm worrying over nothing. It was validating that the doctor just came in, looked at my vitals, looked in my mouth (too see mucus membranes?) and declared that he was going to have me get an IV.

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"morning" sickness, ha!

nobody@vox.com(silver) — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 19:46:17 -0500

I haven't been able to keep anything down today, not even small sips of water.

I'm going to urgent care in a few minutes to see what they can do for me. The nurse that made the appointment didn't think they could do much beyond prescribing anti-nausea medicine. And then, how am I supposed to keep that down?

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Ick

nobody@vox.com(silver) — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 09:54:35 -0500

I puked for the first time in this pregnancy. I had gone to bed at about 9:30. Around 11pm, I woke up, hiccuped, and ran to the bathroom. It was very unpleasant because it was mostly dry heaving.

I had just been feeling nauseous. I'm worried about going to work now, because I'm nowhere near enough to the bathroom to make it in time. I'll have to puke in a trashcan or a sink instead. I so don't want to puke at work in my cube where everyone can hear me.

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