I was watching sky tv today and happened across an old Montel show, I think it was about 2001 or something like that, but it intrigued me because it was about "strange medical phenomenoms". Well there are all kinds of weird and wonderful guests on there who had overcome some pretty strange things, and then he brings this woman on stage.
She starts out by mentioning her pregnancy etc... How she figured she had m/s until she had to get IV's and a PICC etc.. I got a little excited because...well lets face it, we'd all think the same thing, THAT'S HG!! I figured "Yipeee..some recognition" I even turned the tv up to hear it better. Of course when she finishes talking Montel asks her what it was, and she said HG (in the full term name).
Then Montel turns to the camera and says "For those who've never heard of it, that baiscally means that your body is actually allergic to being pregnant" And that was it! He then went on to ask about whether baby was ok, and then they brought the kid out and she was about 4 years old by then.
I was just a little miffed that they never researched it more, and just blew it off as an ALLERGY
Am I the only one who thinks that was a bit blazé? I mean with it being downplayed as an allergy, is it any wonder that we don't get taken seriously when we go to the dr's?