Life is hard enough

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 let alone treat and maybe cure. I have suffered since I was a child with the same problems, now age makes it difficult to handle. I have a daughter who just turned 12 years old. I have a life to return to. I’d rather be worrying about my daughter than fighting and getting frustrated and depressed because I am afraid I may pass before she turns 18. I cannot afford a life change life is hard enough without the uncertainty of life.. please raise more awareness, look more into it. Spread all these stories. I’m broken from having to watch my daughter shed tears every time I return from the hospital as if she’s expecting me not to return one day. She’s scared and she’s young. Please.

Submitted by:  Zujeily Sanchez

 

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Fighting for my life while being treated like a guinea pig

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 to have an NJ tube inserted . I am fighting for my life while being treated like a guinea pig and yet there is no hope around this disease. While I was tube fed I had to have 15 surgeries to either change feeding tubes or because of complications from the tubes themselves. I honestly felt like the feeding tubes were going to kill me faster than my actual disease. I made the choice to have my feeding tubes removed. Now social security is saying I am basically cured because I made the choice to have the tubes removed. I am on the verge of loosing my disability benefits and my medicare because of this and yet I just had to have a NJ tube inserted because I was unable to maintain weight and nutrition after my last surgery in May which replaced my 3rd Gastric pacemaker. I cannot work and I am now tube fed again. Life is traumatic and hard. I now have a home health nurse and dietitian along with 6 other specialists and yet I am nowhere near cured or healthy. Depression has overwhelmed my mind and body as I have tried to navigate through this disease with what seems like no help or support from my doctors or the government. Please help me!

Submitted by:  Tyanna Sanders

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