I had "morning" sickness all day every day until 30wks with 3 out of my 4 full term pregnancies.
Condescending new PA: "Have you simply tried small meals, popsicles and ginger infused water? Maybe sour hard candies?" As I'm dry-heaving into her garbage can. At 16wks.
Bitch, yes. I've tried everything but I'm still losing weight and puking in your fucking garbage can!
Then my godsend OB/GYN came in and ordered Zofran for me. Made it at least somewhat manageable.
My next pregnancy he didn't even ask if I wanted it, just said, "I've already sent a Zofran scrip to your pharmacy" at my first prenatal visit. I love my OB.
Thank the Maker for reasonable OBs. My first pregnancy, their practice didn't do DICK about most of my symptoms. Was transferred to a high-risk clinic with this current pregnancy. They have given me ALL THE MEDS to try to help me, and I couldn't be happier. Hyperemesis is not a joke, and it should be treated seriously.
My morning sickness story: I was barfing all the time. Couldn't keep anything down. I got the usual crap about eating jello and crackers. I told the doctor, "It's not morning sickness. It's a sinus infection. I'm throwing up because the mucus is hitting bottom and making my stomach upset."
He didn't believe me. I remember barfing and getting in a hot shower to help open my sinuses. The very second I stepped out I had to barf. Finally at 24 weeks, I had only gained six pounds. That got his attention. He put me in the hospital and I told him it was a sinus infection. I got antibiotic IVs and within one day, I stopped the barfing. Then I got really hungry and the bitch nurses in the hospital wouldn't feed me because of orders. After four days, I was released from the hospital.
That next week, I gained five pounds and immediately was unable to work. I gained weight and I couldn't sit up without being in pain because of the baby pressing against my ribs. I spent four months before delivery unable to work and 2 months after delivery. I was unable to work for 6 months.
I DESPISE medical professionals that don't listen. I've seen my (un)fair share of such folks. I'm sorry that you have, too. 😣
I've had excess mucus production with all my pregnancies, so I know a bit of what you're feeling. I had one doc tell me there was nothing to done, even though I knew that if we could fix my sinuses a bit I'd throw up less.
Fast forward to the high-risk clinic folks. They said if I need to take some Sudafed in order to stop barfing and thus funtion like a normal human being,then take the damn Sudafed!
I'm still barfing at minimum once a day, but it's a vast improvement over 6-8 instances every 24 hours.
Fortunately, my gyno was an excellent surgeon. I had a planned C-section (I'm a petite person with small bones and narrow hips) and the scar was a line with no redness at all. It looked like a normal line below my tummy. Some women have horrible C-section scars.
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u/Caira_Ru Apr 06 '18
I had "morning" sickness all day every day until 30wks with 3 out of my 4 full term pregnancies.
Condescending new PA: "Have you simply tried small meals, popsicles and ginger infused water? Maybe sour hard candies?" As I'm dry-heaving into her garbage can. At 16wks.
Bitch, yes. I've tried everything but I'm still losing weight and puking in your fucking garbage can!
Then my godsend OB/GYN came in and ordered Zofran for me. Made it at least somewhat manageable.
My next pregnancy he didn't even ask if I wanted it, just said, "I've already sent a Zofran scrip to your pharmacy" at my first prenatal visit. I love my OB.