Re: Ketones in urine (Docs what do you think?)

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I felt horrible after I left the doctor's office today. I dealt with 3 years of infertility before this miraculous occurance and now I feel like I'm failing because I can't even take care of my baby inutero. I am 25 weeks pregnant and at my wits end. I so desperately want a healthy baby, but feel like my chances diminsh every day I spend throwing up.

At Tue, 20 Jun 2000, Claudia Twisdale RN wrote: >
>The problem here is that plain and simple you are dehydrated! I do not
>understand with that much protein and ketones MD did not opt for a bag
>or 2 of IV fluid. Perhaps Docs here have other med ideas, as I said
>before, I have been in your shoes, did all typical nausea meds, none
>worked, 13 lb wt loss in 10 days... 6 days in hospital, 3 different
>meds, finally thorazine did some good, but need to get it under control,
>probably IM (shots) and get you hydrated. I think if you could get
>hydrated, it would help alot. Why MD not suggest some IV fluid??
>
>At Tue, 20 Jun 2000, Amy wrote:
>>
>>I've posted before about the problems I've been having with nausea and
>>vomiting and your insights have been very helpful. Thank you. I went
>>to my MFM doc today and tested positive for protein and large ketones in
>>my urine although I haven't lost any weight over the last week. I left
>>his office feeling extremely frustrated. None of the meds are working
>>and he essentially told me that my inability to keep foods down (I vomit
>>20+ times a day) is posing a tremendous risk to my baby, but he had no
>>solutions for me other than to try to eat and to try the new medicine
>>(Zofran, which is more than $25/pill. We don't have prescription
>>insurance and I have no idea how I am going to afford it--I can't). I
>>have to see him every week now, even though they can never do anything
>>for me when I'm there, except tell me to hang in there. Here are my
>>questions:
>>1. What's a normal course of treatment for someone like me? 2. What
>>are the risks to the baby of having ketones in my urine?
>>3. How long do they let a problem like this go without doing something
>>about it or isn't there anything they can do?

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