Understanding Hyperemesis Gravidarum (severe morning sickness)
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
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This is such an important topic! It’s debilitating to women that suffer through months of HG …. It’s not a normal dose of morning sickness, the only break you get is when you are asleep 😭😭😭😭 as soon as I woke up i was in trouble 😩😩 the constant nausea and vomiting and acid stomach pain fatigue, not able to eat or drink not even able to swallow your saliva .. loses of weight, thirst , dreaming of being normal again 😔.. it takes everything out of you .. I pushed through with support of my mum an amazing women and delivered a beautiful baby girl ..I wish the best for all women that have gone through this and are still going through this .. do not give up , push your doctors and medical people until u get the right help 🌹🌹
I am currently 25 weeks pregnant. When I was about 6 weeks pregnant I became extremely ill with non-stop vomiting I could not keep water down. My pregnancy symptoms were extremely bad causing me to go to the ER a total of 3 times between weeks 6-14 and I was admitted to the hospital twice because I kept losing weight and lost a total of 26 pounds. I tried various medications with no success and the suffering was unbearable. Aside from the pregnancy symptoms, I became extremely depressed and anxious. During my 2nd hospital admission, the doctor told me that I needed to reconsider hormone steroids (which I tried to avoid because it could have negative effects on the baby-more so during the 1st trimester). I felt completely hopeless so I decided to use hormone steroids. All medication I tried during pregnancy did not work and I had little hope for this but to my shock, the hormone steroids (a 21 day treatment) actually made me stop vomiting. I began the treatment by injection and then switched to pill form as I was being discharged from the hospital. I was in complete shock that this was working for me and during my darkest times, I was able to see the light. I prayed like I have never prayed before and am extremely grateful to God but also for the creation and the power of medicine that helped me with my extreme sickness. I was able to keep water down and slowly was able to eat. My symptoms did not completely go away but they are no where near what they were. I urge anyone out there diagnosed and suffering with severe hypremesis gravidarium like I was to talk to your doctor about hormone steroids treatment because it changed my pregnancy journey. Don’t get me wrong everyday is still a hit and miss but again no where near what my symptoms were. I pray for all the women suffering during what is supposed to be the most precious and miraculous times. Please do not lose faith, this too shall pass.
Hello I’m happy you were able to find some relief!! I am also suffering from HG do you know the name of the hormone steroid you was taking??
it was always referred to me by “steroids” or “steroid hormones.” The name is methylprednisolone 4mg and it was a 21 day treatment 4 doses a day and tapered down until completed. I still got some symptoms here and there but nothing compared to how it was.
All this things dont help my is extreme that have lost pregnacy more than 2...it is hell
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