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Stephanie Branch Stephanie Branch with family Stephanie Branch Rock Painting Stephanie Branch Stephanie Branch (Gastroparesis Awareness Month) Stephanie Branch Hi my name is Stephanie Branch, I’ve been fighting Gastroparesis since 2010. I. Had botox injections 4 times. I have good days and bad days. I would love to.have a cure.
Flora Santagata Hello, My name is Flora, I’m 55 years old & was diagnosed almost three years ago with GP. I was an LPN & it was never taught in nursing school. When I was diagnosed, I thought they were wrong & was in denial for over a year. But
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!
Jessica Poole Hello ? I’m Jessica Poole from San Antonio TX. I am 32 years old & I have Idiopathic GP. I was diagnosed in July of 2016. I currently feel I have somewhat of a balance & as much control as I could possibly have of my GP. I
Ashley Boman I was diagnosed with Gastroparesis in 2007 at the age of 17. My story, however, started long before I was diagnosed. One of my earliest memories is of being woken up by my parents in the middle of the night laying in puddle vomit. This happened very frequently
Melissa Murdock I’m Melissa, am 38, and have been diagnosed with GP since March 2017. I believe it all started after I was put on an antibiotic for an ear infection. Within a few days I started having issues. I’ve had 4 failed PICC lines/2 TPN rounds and a failed
Kristine Bishop My name is Kristine Bishop, I’m now 53 years old, live in Missouri, married, quit my corporate career to stay at home and raise my three daughters. It all began in April of 2015. I became so ill so quickly. From nausea, feeling full, extreme pain, the inability
Cristin McCraw Cristin McCraw Cristin McCraw Cristin McCraw I am Cristin McCraw. I’m 44 years old. I’m a survivor of idiopathic Gastroparesis. I was diagnosed in 2010, and had no idea what a wild ride I was in for! I began having symptoms in 2009, and my PCP Alison H. Nguyen, M.D. , actually
Diana Diana Diana I was diagnosed with GP in 2011 after inexplicably starting to lose weight my senior year of college in Washington, D.C.. Then, after returning home in Arizona, I started to get sick. After a year of testing with my Primary at the time, she finally said, “the last thing