I was diagnosed after gastric abdominal surgery. Surgery was going to save my life; I am now on long-term disability. My former employer required that I apply for SSDI to continue with their benefits. Due to my medication sensitivities the only treatment options I have is a form of therapy to help me “learn that the pain will not hurt me”. I need IV hydration multiple times a week just to survive. Doctors have said if the therapy doesn’t work and allow me to learn to eat, I will need hospice soon. We need a cure. I’m fighting to survive; tests show motility issues in my entire GI tract and the best treatment option I have is psychiatric. It feels barbaric and totally dismissive. My life should matter.