Hi Robin,
So glad to get your message. In this same forum under my other post ("Physician Help") there is information about a High Risk Pregnancy Program at Yale. Coincidentally, I just talked to them for the first time today and they seemed (from the Care Coordinator I talked to) very knowledgeable about HG and the many ways to try to combat it. They will see a non-pregnant woman for a "Pre-Conceptual Consult", or of course see you after you become pregnant. This group seems to be made up of Maternal-Fetal medicine specialists, and I was told that they can either manage your care completely, or co-manage with your own physician/OB. They do everything but regular GYN care.
I'm not sure how far you are from Yale (Danbury is far from me but maybe you're east of there?), but if the drive wouldn't be too much it could be worth a shot. I'm glad to hear you at least had someone who was willing to try things beyond entry-level morning sickness treatment. Hey, if you get pregnant I will for sure be your moral support buddy! Having had two, I can say it's harder the second time with worry about caring for your first child. I would definitely suggest having daycare/childcare lined up in advance. Also, though it will seem awful to have to be apart from your little one for days on end (if it comes to that--hopefully not), she will be fine! When you're well again they rush right back into your arms as if not a day had passed without you.
The link to the Yale Maternal-Fetal Medicine website is:
http://info.med.yale.edu/obgyn/mfm/risk.html
and you can get to the High Risk Pregnancy Program info., including contact phone numbers, via:
http://www.yalemds.org/ProgPage.asp?nam ... cy+Program
Feel free to email me back if you have any trouble getting to this information. I have all the phone numbers written down and can email them to you. The Care Coordinator, whose voice-mail I was directed to, is named Candace Kohn (sp? pronounced "cone"), and she was very willing to chat about my history, etc.
Best of luck to you and do keep in touch. It's good to know I'm not the only one in Conn. with this affliction.
Cecca