hello!
I am about 13 weeks pregnant. About 3 weeks ago, I was diagnosed with hyperemesis gravidarum. I had been on phenergan for some weeks before, which didn't help at all. When I was diagnosed, I had ketones in my urine (high... but she wouldn't tell me how high). At that point, I hadn't peed much in a few days, I was visibly dehydrated, along with the fact I was 8+ lbs down from my last visit a few weeks before. With my first pregnancy, I had morning sickness that was very severe... I would almost say this bad, but I had a family practice doc (who was very conservative and didn't want to intervene as long as I was coping semi-well - which I guess I understand), I didn't work outside the home, and I had a mom at home who stayed with me and pushed fluids on me during the "good times" of the day).
But the morning sickness with my first pregnancy lasted past the 6th month. I am so, so afraid that this will continue on with this pregnancy as well. So that is my first question... if I had morning sickness for a long time with my first pregnancy, are my chances of having it for not very long this time slim or is there a good chance this one will be different?
My next question: How can I have this and work? I have zofran, and now I am paying for it out of pocket because my insurance won't pay for much. It is the only way I have been able to even halfway function and even go to work. It is a wonderful drug, and it worked pretty well the first two weeks. But since last week, I am having a LOT of breakthrough n/v. I work twelves on a pedi unit (sometimes pp/nursery) and it is absolutely killing me that it is not working as well as it was... I try to push fluids at work when I am not actively sick, but sometimes I just don't have the time to drink what I need to. I can tell that it takes me at least 2-3 days to recover after working and not being able to eat and drink adequately.
In addition to the meds, I have tried preggie pops to decrease the n/v. I have tried only eating bland wet / dry foods separetly and hours apart. I have tried eating crackers before I get out of bed in the AM. What things have other people (nurses!) done to get through the day with this? I just really need some practical advice because I am not coping well... when I am not forced to go to work, I literally am in the bed for most of the day (between trips to my new home, the bathroom!).