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Gastric bypass was s breeze compared to what I'm going through.

I had 2 great days with very little nausea and today the HG is back and it's worse than ever. Crawling on the floor from bathroom to bed, I am so frustrated! There is little to no support, no wonder so many women terminate HG pregnancies-it feels like I'm dying a slow, painful death. Logically, I know the end result (baby) is worth all of the sickness and then some, but it is so damn depressing and overwhelming. If the nausea and vomiting weren't enough, the absolute fatigue inhibits functioning even on the most basic level.

All the while, I see the benefits of my one week hospital stay are dwindling. I know I'm headed toward dehydration again and I am powerless. My kids are traumatized at having me hospitalized for a week; my daughter won't let me out of her sight...not even to go to the bathroom. I have a high tolerance for pain and sickness, but seeing the toll it is taking on my kids and DH is the worst part for me. Pray, I just continue to pray. Only 6 more months, just 180 more days. There's a blessing in this somewhere, if I can just keep my head out of the toilet long enough....

I'm swimming against the current and feels like I'm getting nowhere.  Nauseous and vomiting all the time, dehydrated, sick and tired - oh so tired.  This isn't what I remembered from my two previous pregnancies.  Then it was given a title, a diagnosis of HYPEREMESIS.  Extreme morning sickness that causes malabsorption (got that all on my own, thanks to RNY), dehydration, depression and other challenges.

Knowledge is power, right?  So I'm learning all I can and reaching out to find other "survivors".  I'm working hard to function and not let this get the best of me.  I've been re-hydrated by IV several times and thanks to a combination of anti-nausea meds, I'm managing to keep food down.  I tell myself (over and over) that this too shall pass.  The end result is worth the struggle and when I'm finally holding my precious baby, all will be forgotten, or at least less important!

Click on http://www.hyperemesis.org/  to learn more.

One month post-op and despite using 2 forms of birth control, suddenly I am fertile Myrtle!  It was a shock and the timing was not the best.  I was handed a nasty case of Hyperemesis, along with the physical challenges of conceiving so close to RNY surgery.  BUT, this is a gift and I embrace it whole-heartedly.  My children are excited about having a new brother/sister and my DH has been nothing but loving and supportive. 

So is it my plan to stop the weight loss momentum and lose the rapid loss window of opportunity?  No.  But do all things happen for a reason....I have to believe so.  Life is life, regardless of the way it happens, so welcome baby #3.  We will be ready to greet you with open arms.