Personal stories of GP patients
My name is Michelle Bryce, I’m from Georgia in the USA. I was diagnosed with GP in 2014, I also have diabetes, fibromyalgia,
Rheumatoid arthritis. I am married to the love of my life and have three children 30, 28 and 21 and two grandchildren ages 7 and 5.
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.
But until then I will spread awareness and tell folks what Gastroparesis is. My hobbies when I’m well, I love painting rocks. I do green ribbons and I love to do different colors for different awareness.
Pic is from a few months ago on a string of okay days! LOL
Fighting GP over 10 yrs. Been seen in Philly, Mayo Clinic in MN
& Hershey. Currently symptom management by a local GI, who I
love right now! Wish he could help with more than just GI. My
management includes: IV home meds, currently via Broviac
central line. Past 2 medi-ports gone due to infections. IV meds
include: Zofran Q 6hr alternating with Benadryl & Phenergan Q
6hr and IVF prn.
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 came up with the idea of me possibly having idiopathic GP. These symptoms included nausea, vomiting, severe weight loss, malnutrition, abdominal pain, bloating, severe constipation, night sweats, fainting, fatigue, trouble concentrating, and so forth. We can all go on for hours about our symptoms.
At that time, I was working on E2 ICU at Stanford Hospital as an RN. This was my dream job of course.
