Re-surfacing: Hyperemesis Gravidarum part 3

Re-surfacing: Hyperemesis Gravidarum part 3

by | 24th Mar 2019 | Grief

Sunday 13th I feel very odd at 6 a.m. Palpitations, pounding heart, very light headed and I am still lying flat. I mention it to the midwife who says that tests from last weekend show I have a thyroid problem. She gives me a temazepam.  I feel very shaky,...
Re-evaluating: Hyperemesis Gravidarum part 2

Re-evaluating: Hyperemesis Gravidarum part 2

by | 22nd Mar 2019 | Grief

Saturday 12th And so begins the worst day of my life. D returns from a nightshift and at nine o’ clock  a girl from F’s nursery arrives to look after her while he sleeps; I am unable to sit up without vomiting, let alone look after a nearly three year old. He...
Re-gurgitating: Hyperemesis Gravidarum part 1

Re-gurgitating: Hyperemesis Gravidarum part 1

by | 19th Mar 2019 | Grief

This is the first of three posts this week from a patient wanting to share her story from 15 years ago. We are very grateful for her honesty. As health care professionals we are really only spectators to snippets of our patients lives. The ten minutes or so of each...