EDIT: Read the WARNINGS below! You will have to do a lot of WORK while sick getting around Dr. Grouse's office and dealing with stupid crackering from HER OWN STAFF!
I took Kristie's suggestion and switched to Dr. Grouse. She takes HG very seriously and is experienced (17 years) enough that I feel comfortable knowing she's seen pretty much everything. One doctor in this area I do not recommend is Dr. Karen Taylor. I *had* to switch because even though she knew I had HG, she never once mentioned it or addressed it. It was like the white elephant in the room. You'll know good care when you're receiving it!
EDIT:
Dr. Grouse is a good doctor for treatment of HG. However, now that I've delivered, I have to add a few important notes:
1) Her office "gatekeeper":JANET is the stupid woman who:
-told me nobody needs Zofran after 20 weeks and then refused to fax a pre-authorization to my insurance company even though I was still vomiting at 36 weeks.
-asked me: "how many times can you vomit in 12 hours? I mean, once you vomit the contents of your stomach, there's nothing left to go, right?"
-told me that sugar and carbs make HG worse.
-told me that Nystatin would work on my thrush infection that had already lasted 6 long, untreated months.
Read more about her in this post:
http://forums.helpher.org/viewtopic.php ... highlight=
Stupid Janet:
I complained to Dr. Grouse about this stupid woman, and how she was giving false and misleading medical information that could endanger the health of her patients, but the woman still works there. Dr. Grouse essentially told me that stupid Janet had been working there for over 20 years and now they're pretty much personal friends, so she's "not going anywhere." Absolutely ridiculous: she's dispensing false medical information and doesn't have any sort of medical training!
2) As my pregnancy progressed, I started to dislike how Dr. Grouse was rushed at all my appointments, and I had to routinely wait between 30-60 minutes to be seen at my appointments.
3) My delivery wasn't a very good experience; the room was filled with commotion and when I asked that the staff be a little quieter and calmer as baby crowned, Dr. G sort of laughed at me and told me that's how all delivery rooms are.
So, it was good that someone finally treated my HG, but there's a whole lot of work involved in being her patient.
P.S.: the Long Beach Hyperemesis program is now available at Hoag Hospital.