"Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso is one of six research centers tasked by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study how COVID-19 may have long-term effects on the stomach and other regions of the GI tract.
The goal is to determine if COVID-19 affects the stomach of patients who already have impaired stomach functions, specifically by a condition called #gastroparesis."
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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso is one of six research centers tasked by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study how COVID-19 may have long-term effects on the stomach an…
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Linda Inman
Posted 01/17/21
Getting a picc line tomorrow morning. What have you all found work best for covering for showers/ baths? Thanks! … See MoreSee Less
Calandra Rubin
Posted 01/15/21
Finally got my hands on this! It was a ridiculously long and complicated process. Why was it harder to get Mylanta and lidocaine than it is to get meds that hurt the stomach?
The medical system is broke. … See MoreSee Less
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Robin McNamara
Posted 01/13/21
My GI doc retired and I saw a new one last week. He refused to prescribe one med because he didn’t believe in it, said he had to look up another. When I asked how many gastroparesis patients he had I was told 15. He was then kind enough to tell me the different kinds of gastroparesis- diabetic, and ideopathic and that meant no known cause.
Needless to say, I have two doctor “interviews” in February.
I cannot tell you how upset I was leaving. I couldn’t decide if I wanted to go back in and say words I’d regret, or just cry.
I put my big girl pants on and started booking appointments.
I always hear how everyone is treated, but my doc was one in a million, and treated so many with gastroparesis, and had also told me how more and more cases were marching through the door. And now, since my first doc – I was treated like a child. Sorry doc – you are not the winner….. … See MoreSee Less
Calandra Rubin
Posted 01/11/21
I spent the past 4 days trying to get a script for a GI cocktail sent to my pharmacy. I’m well familiar with the gastritis that is happening and I know that will help, but I’ve only got them in the ER. Well, trying to avoid ER because covid and I really can handle this at home. Today I get a message from the nurse that she fixed the script, but if it is bad I should go to the ER.
I save ALL these messages, so when the ER docs roll their eyes at me, I can tell them to direct it at their peers. If I would have went to the ER on Friday when I asked for the script, I would have already been home for 3 days feeling better. Instead, my tummy is still on fire and I’m so irritated.
THIS is why we constantly debate whether or not to go to the ER. We are constantly passed off and then treated poorly by undereducated medical staff. I am trying desperately to do the right thing, work with my drs, and stay OUT of the ER.
I hate this. … See MoreSee Less
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