Friday, February 08, 2008

Eventful morning
It's been a whirlwind of activity this morning. As I was getting ready for another OB appointment, I got a call from the VP of The Insurance Company we're attempting to sue/have investigative reporter interrogate. Nothing really happened in the conversation except for an apology, assurance on a resolution & me crying on the phone about how this whole situation has effected our family. However, I hope things do move forward. It's kind of a big deal when you get a phone call from the VP of a multi-million dollar heath care system. So, I'm taking that as a good sign.

After the phone call, I dropped Logan off at massage friends' house while I went to a follow up appointment from last week. I'm down another 5 pounds for a total of 10 pounds lost in 2 weeks. They were pretty concerned about that. I'm taking 8mg of zofran every 4 hours & I guess that's the max my OB wants me to be on. I'm still having a terrible time at night (not eating dinner, nauseous at the smell of what Bill's cooking himself for dinner, glued to the couch), so she prescribed compazine to take at night. I agreed & then came home to look up the information. I'm not sure I want to take it anymore.

It sounds kind of scary. I'm almost thinking starvation at night & dealing with HG with just the zofran (as much as it's not working at night) might be a better option. This stuff sounds serious. More so than zofran. I'm doing more research on it & other medication options (phenergan is not an option for me) to see what else I can do. It looks like my insurance company isn't going to cover the compazine anyway seeing as though the prescription was delayed & they have to call the insurance company.

This time it might be a good thing.

4 comments:

Erin said...

Wow that sounds like a pretty serious drug...I'm with you, I would be really weary of taking it! Phenergan never worked a bit for my nausea.

Liz said...

As heavy duty as it sounds, compazine is pretty standard anti-nausea meds in most hospitals and urgent care...
It might just work for you?

Anonymous said...

Yep...compazine is pretty standard. I was on it with all three kids. Plus, it's REALLY cheap. So, if your insurance won't cover it, it's totally affordable out of pocket.

Anonymous said...

I wish you luck with this... it's never easy to decide which medicines to take/not take when you're pregnant. Go with your gut here.