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Since I was a child I’ve had issues with my stomach and bowels. But in 2012 I was given a diagnosis of gastroparesis. Two years after that I was diagnosed with pre-diabetes. When my stomach is in a fit, my blood sugar goes way up, when it’s having a good
I am a 41 year old wife and mother of 3. I was diagnosed with Gastroparesis 6 years ago. I have had 27 surgeries due to my illness. I have been on Social Security Disability for 4 years. I was tube fed for 3 years and have recently just had
I suffer from gastrointestinal problems and have recently been diagnosed with gastroparesis but after only trying medications that did not work the idea was changed. Based on what sounded like very little knowledge. I am home and struggling because there isn’t enough research out there to help diagnose these things
Christine Savoy-Johnson I have this thing, it’s called gastroparesis. When I was first diagnosed I was hopeful. I set my sights on the road to my inevitable recovery; because “I am only 30ish, it’s not like I’m going to die or anything ! No, I am going to beat this,
Brittany Kendall I am 22 years old. I started nursing school in June of 2018. Nursing school is hard enough as a healthy person. I got a kidney infection in the end of November of 2018 for which I was hospitalized for. That began a severe struggle with my health.
Natasha Jones I suffer with Gastroparesis. A debilitating and destructive chronic condition that has ripped me apart. I have lost my sense of self, my ability to have a job, my brain function is slower, my body is in pain every minute of every day, I can’t be spontaneous, I
Stephanie Young So a little over 2 years ago I was diagnosed with gastroparesis. Before that I kept getting told it was acid reflux or effects from having my gallbladder removed. After I got the diagnosis we tried erythromycin and diet changes. This worked for about a month until I
Jennifer DePuydt-Saari January 21, 2018: What started off as a severe kidney infection (subsequently a diagnosis of Interstitial Cystitis), quickly became a much more serious issue. I started to lose some weight, was given several different antibiotics (all forms) as the infection was not going away, and then I started
Beverly Mello I was diagnosed when I was forty years old. They removed my large intestine, gallbladder and appendix. I lost my hearing, my job, my friends and almost my marriage. This isn’t a easy illness on a family. It isn’t like cancer because it isn’t well known so people
Missy Greer I have been fighting Gastroparesis for over 12 years. You wake up hoping you will have a good day be able to eat . Hoping I have energy. I try to eat then I have major blood sugar problem being 35! And trying not to throw up .