by Keling » Jul 27, 2005 10:10 pm
Hi, I'm Sara. I'm 29 and 21 weeks pregnant with my second child. This is my second bout with HG.
During my first pregnancy (Tommy 6/11/02), I was extremely ill (nausea/vomitting) during the first 4 months and lost 25 lbs (I started at 202lbs). It ceased in my 5th month, but returned in my 7th month and I was hospitalized. The only reason the doctor let me return home was because my husband is a nurse and could administer the IM injections to keep me from vomitting. I ended my pregnancy at the exact same weight I started; the HG was never diagnosed, although I also had complications with kidney stones and mild preeclampsia. I knew I was pregnant because of the vomitting, which began at 4 weeks.
This is my second pregnancy and the HG started at about the same time. So far, I've lost 20 lbs (I started this pregnancy at 220lbs). The extreme nausea/vomitting subsided at about 12 weeks this time, but I still have bouts. Almost anything, from coughing to brushing my teeth, can set me off and I still vomit. My doctor diagnosed me with HG this time but it was not the OB/GYN who gave me any medication for it. Rather, my GP gave me Metoclopramide (10mg), which did nothing! I'm now experiencing kidney pain/stones for the last 2 weeks.
In addition to all of these problems, I also have Fibromyalgia, which, because I'm off of my medications during pregnancy, is exacerbated by all of these other pregnancy problems.
I'd love to find some answers and someone to talk to - a buddy. I live in Bermuda, so there's not much choice in the area of physicians/OBs, so switching is really difficult, especially when you feel you aren't getting the attention you need.
Sara
Sara Westhead