I Continued To Lose Weight

Hi my name is Tiffany Kimsey, here is my story of being diagnosed with GP.

It started back in 2014 when my brother in law noticed I was losing weight like crazy. He said something to my sister. We thought it might be to the change that I went through. In September of 2013 I moved in with them. I continued to lose weight. My PCP decided to check me for diabetes by the grace of god that was negative. In January of 2016 I ended up in the emergency with horrible stomach pains. They couldn’t find anything wrong so they sent me home and told me that if it got worse to come back, so by that weekend I was worse. So back to the emergency room I went, they did find out that my colon was infected so I was put on antibiotics. Buy this time I was still loosing weight. My nurse practitioner told me that she wanted me to get tested for Gastroparsis, so I did. In April of 2017 I got the final diagnosis of GP.

This has not been an easy road for me. In the last five months I ended up having my galblabber removed. I am really blessed that I don’t have it bad. I don’t have any pics of me before the diagnosis to now.

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Gastritis And Chronic Slow Transit

Victoria Holland

I suffer with severe gastritis. I am on a very strong stomach tablet and 3 sickness tablets a day. My stomach is red raw
and has scars from where its been bleeding. I was told from the stomach samples took, it is severely burned.

I have tried all stomach tablets but my condition keeps getting worse. Anemia I have bad from bleeding in the stomach and bowel. I also have a chronic slow transit and my bowel stopped working too. Had major surgery 4 years ago, going in soon for another major bowel surgery.

Feeling sick no matter if I eat or don’t eat 24/7. I was told my stomach was covered in a thick cream looking. They asked had I been eating or took my pills before it, no. They told me after it is because my stomach is so severely burned and a nasty form of gastritis.

I have had a lot of different health problems and doctors have learned from me lots of things they didn’t before. Like they say I can never have something normal, it’s new to them or I have 3 problems going on at the same time. In all I live with 50 chronic and complex health problems. Admin on Facebook as well.

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GP Is Not Going To Win

Nathalie Gras-Monahan (Mom of Sydney)

I’m sharing my daughters post not only because I’m so incredibly proud of her but to show also that GP has not stopped her to follow her dreams and hopefully give hope to some others out there!! Diagnosed almost 3 years ago, has been through hell & back, is a tubie but has so much determination to not let this horrible disease control her life!!
#GPwarrior

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Having A Baby With Gastroparesis

Sara Nesti

My story is different but this time I hope to help some people. I had many problems with my stomach and after many times that I had nasogastric tube, I had my surgery Iatoplastic and fundoplication.

I had a baby but for me, having a baby is dangerous! In fact when my son was born, I had an intestinal infection that made me near death. I again had to have a nasogastric tube and I was in the hospital for a month. I want another baby despite all the difficulties because I don’t give up. After the birth of my son and having all the problems, I’m here! I’m a survivor and I want to help other people.

This picture for me means a lot. It’s a picture with my son when I was in the hospital when he was born. This is my different story but i want to help all people that have and had digestive desease as me because nobody is alone.

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Darlene’s Story

Darlene Gorgoretti

October 30, 2006 – Gastric bypass surgery

December 15, 2006 – Admitted to hospital since could not keep
anything down

December 28, 2006 (my birthday) – Vagotomy and had my GJ
feeding tube put in during surgery

April 17, 2007 – had gastric bypass revision

January 11, 2011 – had my gastric bypass reversed

I was in and out the hospital many times during this time – many
EGD’s

November 02, 2012 – Officially diagnosed with GP – at Temple

April 14, 2015 – Went on disability and had to switch insurance –
started to go to Johns Hopkins and have had good care so i still see several doctors

Can’t have the gastric stimulator since i get MRSA anytime something foreign is put in my body

No other surgeries can be done safely since i have a blood clotting disease, uncontrolled diabetes, and after last knee surgery i
went into respiratory failure

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