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My story is a little different than most. I do not have diabetes. In 2000, I weighed 310 pounds and had gastric bypass surgery, then gall bladder, then colostomy a year later, but thank goodness it was able to be reversed. I did okay for about 5 years and lost
Hello, my name is Lakshmi, and I’m a 31-year-old female. I started to get sick at the age of 14 years old. I’ve been suffering over 17 years now with severe abdominal pain; nausea; vomiting; diarrhea; endometriosis, which causes me to bleed heavily, makes me very dizzy, and causes severe
We all have our own stories with gastroparesis; some may be different, but many are the same. We never know day by day, hour by hour, or even minute by minute what is going to happen. We may be fine and pain-free for just a second and then the next we’re
This is very long and may contain information/pictures that may make some people uncomfortable Shanna Harjo My name is Shanna. I am thirtysomething and I live in Staten Island, NY. Imagine you were told you had an incurable and almost untreatable disease that nobody has ever heard of and can
Kathy Gordon Gastroparesis has been being nice to me the last week. Nausea is like always … 24/7. However it’s been mild. I’m holding around 120 lbs right now. I say all this because just a handful of years ago it was really kicking my rear. In December of 2012 I
On 4/17/2015, I went in for a routine colonoscopy, the Md unknowingly ruptured my spleen. I was rushed to the ER where my spleen was removed. Long story short it took about a 6 months for the incision to heal. I could only drink liquids and went from 116 lbs
Melissa Adams VanHouten In February 2014, I spent a week in the hospital and was diagnosed with gastroparesis, and since that day, my life has changed in ways I could not have imagined – overnight. One day, I was eating at buffets, and the next day, I was unable to
Debbie Popp (Topping out at 297 when I first got sick) Debbie Popp (134 pounds down in less than 2 years) I am stepping out of my comfort zone, and going to share my personal story publicly. If I can help even one person by showing my vulnerable side, it
Manny Zuckerman (Before getting so sick) Manny Zuckerman (Now) I have suffered from what my mom would call a “sensitive stomach” since I was born. Certain foods through childhood would just throw my body into a funk and I would feel absolutely so sick. I had horrible abdominal pain. In
I’ve had gastroparesis since 2010. It’s changed my life dramatically. Surgery to remove my gallbladder because my stomach wouldn’t move food. It just sat there. Tons of nausea, weight loss, abdominal pain…daily. I had to change how I eat food to more liquids, smaller meals, which wouldn’t have been as