Not everyone is interested, Im sure, but I really want to make this post because this month has been ridiculously hard. Im ten weeks pregnant now, and Ive lost almost 10% of my body weight, which is not much in comparison to what some people lose. I have been diagnosed with hyperemesis gravidarum, which is extreme nausea and vomiting in pregnancy. It is to morning sickness what a migraine is to a headache. The last month I have been in hospital six times, tried 5 different medications in a few different combinations, and thrown out more ketones than I ever did when I did the paleo diet. I have lost all semblance of what it means to feel human; I havent been able to bathe, leave the house, play with my daughter... I havent even been able to have a relationship with my husband beyond him taking care of me, helping me move from the bed to the couch, and bringing me my computer charger for the times I felt okay. This week, the medication suddenly began to be effective, maybe my hormones have settled out, my digestion is becoming more effective at dealing with all the stomach acid, I dont know. Whatever has happened, Ive been able to keep down water, and the last two days Ive started to eat regularly. Im making this post to express just how lucky I feel, just to be living and healthy. These are such enormous, valuable things that are so easily taken for granted. I had weeks of delirious, obsessive thinking about food, lying in my bed in the dark, where I was literally unable to think about anything else, but nothing would stay in my stomach. Now I am finally on the road to recovery, hopefully a healthy pregnancy, and plenty of meals. I cant express how grateful I am to live in a country where I wasnt just left to die of dehydration, or told that I had an evil spirit in me. Where I was treated for what was happening, and was taken seriously. It is incredible what can be done for a mother and a baby these days. So, thats all I wanted to say. I am just *thankful* right now, that I CAN eat. Clean eating, toxins and other such nincompoopery is really highlighted as the bullshit it is when you are so ill you can barely raise your head. Heres to my friends who can appreciate just how much good health is worth.
Posted on: Sat, 23 Nov 2013 19:58:28 +0000
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