Green Child Magazine Winter 2015 | Page 61

Beyond Morning Sickness Understanding Hyperemesis Gravidarum |by Jessica Martin-Weber The Leaky Boob Being careful not to jostle me, my nurse expertly uncapped the extra port on my PICC line and screwed on the syringe with 4mg of Ondansetron (brand name, Zofran), a powerful antiemetic commonly used for cancer patients going through chemotherapy to help control their vomiting. The emesis basin next to me wasn’t even half full. I hadn’t had enough by mouth yet that day to fill anything, but after properly disposing of the syringe, she charted the little bit of bile and water in the basin before rinsing it and putting it back within my reach. She asked me if I thought I could eat yet, but she and I both knew that wasn’t likely. I told her I would try anyway. In an