I know what you mean about the hospital hon. They only time I had any attention was when my drip needed changing or when it was medication time, otherwise I was ignored. I actually overheard the staff talking about me as "the Hyperemesis". Hateful. One would think that there would be some form of counselling or someone even vaguely interested to chat to, but no. Left until my urine was clear then sent home again.

I hope the maternity wing is more use!

to all you ladies today. Louise, I hope the crisps are nice and that they stay down. I had a takeaway curry last night (of all things!) and I enjoyed every bit of it PLUS it stayed down! I'm paying for it today though. I feel rotten but haven't been sick. That's always a bonus I suppose.


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lol at the curry staying down! its amazing that there seems to be no rhyme or reason to what stays down and what doesnt! i was able to keep random things down too, yet things like bread were straight back again!

neely was exactly the same for me. they kept opening my curtains and it was really annoying me, i was throwing up and retching constantly and i wanted some privacy, on my bay were 2 elderly ladies, one with alzheimers, who kept asking me if the baby was dead (not her fault but REALLY not what i needed to hear!) and a young girl with gynae issues who didnt say much. plus, they tell u to leave ur pee sample in the loo each time, and every time id hunt someone down to tell them it was there, and yet next time i went back it would still be there, usually along with someone elses i took to wandering around with it and handing it to someone. the last time i was in the dr put the drip in a really weird place, so every time my arm was slightly bent, the drip thing would start beeping and back up, they were having to come every flipping 5 mins to reset it, so i just watched to see what they were doing (was just pressing a button like) so i could do it myself. well, i only did it about 3 times before a very scary ward sister came and ate the face off me for it! i was only trying to save them the bother of coming to do it every 5 mins! i started crying and barked at her to move the bloody drip then, which they duely did lol! the food thing cracked me up too. having to lie there throwing up while everyone was eating smelly mince pie and veg... BLEEEUUGHGHGHGHGH. plus, sometimes i got soo hungry and really needed some toast, and it was such an effort to get any, usually involved asking about 5 people about 10 times. then when i asked for toast on the menu card, they would arrive with a full plate of food.. arghghghghhg id forgotten how bad it was!

ive not been too bad today, we went a drive to donaghadee with the dog, had a wee walk on the beach. its pretty much wrecked me but i felt ok while we were out, and even managed a milkshake on the way home! gonna just have a bath & chill tonight. the weather here this week is meant to be fab so im going to make the best of it and do nothing all week! (it will probably rain, and ill have to bloody do housework lol)

wow that's great that curry stayed down, I can't even face hot food, haven't had any since I was 6 weeks. Fed up eating white bread too I normally hate the stuff.
Unfortunately my crisps came straight back up again and I feel awful again.

I hated that in Neely too, I could never find someone to tell them my sample was there and I remember one young nurse yapping at me one night cos I couldn't give her a sample - hello dehydration does not make this easy!! When I eventually did go I told her, then I told another nurse as it still hadn't been collected then in the morning I went to the loo and there it was just sitting there, I told the same nurse again and she just laughed and said we're bad!! They then swapped shifts and it was still there and another nurse was raging as she said that's really dangerous and how mix ups etc happen, I ended up having to write my name on it and there were a couple of student nurses so I just told them from then on as they always went and got them straight away.
The food was awful. I remember asking for toast and she bought me one slice this was at about 5:30 on my first day and I hadn't eaten since 7am that morning so I felt really hungry, a couple of hours later I asked for some more toast the same nurse said 'more!! You'll turn into a loaf at this rate' How one slice of toast made her thin this, I do not know!! They seem to forget that although we are being sick, we still need to eat to feed our babies and to try to ward off the nausea - really stupid when they tell you to eat little and often but then don't provide you with any food apart from ridiculous meals. I found it hard as being a vegetarian anyway the choices weren't exactly great, it was usually salad, omelettes or curry. I usually just asked for toast or for a cheese sandwich.
Hope when I'm in maternity ward I'm not there long enough to have to worry about meals as even if I was feeling great the food choices aren't great I hate hospitals. We have medical insurance through Stephen's work and I have stayed in the Ulster independant after an op before and it was great, I didn't want to go home! Unfortunately they don't cover hyperemesis they only cover certain complications of pregnancy which is rubbish or I'd have been straight up there instead of going to Neely.

Your hospital experiences sound horrendous I am still able to keep fluids down even if food is a bit of a "no go" so i am hoping i will be able to keep the dehydration at bay and not need an admission.

My GP practice doesn't prescribe anti-emetics in pregnancy so i'm just doing my best to muddle through without medication.

I am doing okay today though, i've had lucozade, a cuppa soup and 2 slices of toast throughout the day and haven't actually vomited once- it's a miracle!

I am feeling pretty rough now though- the evenings always seem to be worse and the later it gets the more sick i feel. I know i should just go to bed early sometimes but OH works until 9pm so i feel bad if i'm already asleep when he gets in and we basically don't get to see each other all day so i normally just try to stay awake at least for a little bit so we can catch up.

how's everyone doing today? I feel really sick today, had a really bad day yesterday, was sick twice in the afternoon and 3 times last night. Have been sick this morning too.
On top of all that I have people making judgements on how sick I am and saying I should basically get up off my a@&e and get out and stop lying around feeling sorry for myself! If only it were that easy....I'd have been cured weeks ago, some people just really p@*s me off!

What ignorant moron made those comments, Hen?


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My Aunt said it to my Mum, I know I should let it wash over me, but it's hard when you're feeling so crap to think that other people just think you're being lazy. I haven't even seen the woman in about a year. She claims to be a christian too!! Some people are just so ignorant.

I hope your Mum put her right in order that she could pray for you!!!!


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Girls, what are your thoughts on acupuncture for MS/Hyperemesis?

I know I haven't suffered anywhere as long as you girls, but I am fed up waking every single morning feeling exactly the same way. I managed to throw up straight after breakfast and I have felt terrible so far all day. I'm actually starting to feel depressed and have resorted to just going to bed in order to sleep just to get some temporary relief from the relentless nausea.

I have made an appointment with the new Chinese Medical Centre in Ards. I spoke to Dr Shi and I am seeing her tomorrow. I have never tried complimentary medicine before and I'm a bit sceptical, but at the moment I would give anything a go. I asked about success rate for MS and she said it was about 50/50, so really, I dunno. £30 a pop is a lot for nothing, but on the otherhand....


How is everyone bearing up today?

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Aww that's awful No one has said anything negative to me so far but a lot of people have rather unhelpfully pointed out that this could last all the way through now...not what you want to hear at all!

I had another terrible night sunday into monday. I managed to wait up for OH sunday night, he walked through the door at 10.30pm and i just literally had chance to give him a quick kiss before i had to sprint up the stairs to the toilet where i spent the next half an hour bringing everything back up that i'd eaten during the day (not much, but i'd had a cuppa soup and toast etc and had been feeling pretty pleased with myself up until then!)

So had a rough night again but then yesterday had an amazing day, a whole 24 hours with no vomiting and we had fajitas for tea and i managed to keep them down!!!!! It was incredible, i kept thinking "any minute now i am going to regret eating these" but i took it slow and it was a huge success. Threw up this morning first thing and we had to go out and collect the keys to the new place. The estate agents kept us waiting for ages to get the paperwork sorted and i kept thinking "if you don't hurry i am going to vomit all over your shiny office!" Luckily i didn't and i'm now safely back at home!

Hope everyone is having an okay day?