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Journals
Endoscopy results
- By RosieDay · Posted September 12, 2009
- 2 replies
- The results are in. No Celiac, No HPylori, No tumors, No ulcers, and no Esophagus damage or Esophagus disease. Took a tissue sample of my Esophagus for a test. It came back negative. All diarreah samples ...
Hope
- By nanascorner · Posted September 12, 2009
- 2 replies
- Hope When all about you is black with gloom, And all you feel is pending doom. When your bones are racked with grim despair - When every breath is a gasp for air. Keep on going, though you need to grope ...
Lean on me
- By JulieKC · Posted September 11, 2009
- 5 replies
- What a blessing it is to have this site on which to share and sympathize, to cuss and discuss, and to inspire and support. Each one of us has a different story. Some have been sick for many years, some ...
Under the weather
- By nanascorner · Posted September 9, 2009
- 8 replies
- I had to thank my husband for the bug he brought home from work. Having a cold or flu is bad enough when you are a healthy and strong person. Add a cold bug when you have fibro, and a common achy becomes ...
Grandchild
- By gruff · Posted September 9, 2009
- 1 reply
- Hi all my grandchild is facing some stomach intestine challenges. She has cystic fibrosis and now has a gtube. Due to a 2 week hospital stay, she may be getting a g/j tube. I am trying to find out some ...
This is a cruel joke
- By BlueSue · Posted September 6, 2009
- 7 replies
- I'm just venting because lately things just seem so unfair. I'm a middle age single woman who devoted the last nine years of my life to caring for my aging mother and aunt. It's cost me a job, friends ...
The Loss of My Only Daughter, Tierney Nicole Eggert
- By Mom2Tierney · Posted September 5, 2009
- 28 replies
- I wish I had been aware of the C.A.R.E. group while my beautiful daughter, Tierney, was still alive. Unfortunately, I lost her to Cardiac Arrhythmia/Congenital Heart Disease on March 21, 2009. For a 19-year-old ...
My zebra doctor
- By JulieKC · Posted September 5, 2009
- 9 replies
- Well, I had my appointment with my new "zebra doctor". It was really quite funky and very "zebra-like"! Her office is in her home, you drive up a long gravel driveway, it's kind of on the outskirts of ...
New to gastroparesis
- By jjf5jf · Posted September 5, 2009
- 5 replies
- I can't believe this is happening to me. I'm 50 years old and thought I would be enjoying my new career as a massage therapist. But I am feeling sick and fatigue and can't eat. I don't know how I'm suppose ...
When life's problems seem overwhelming
- By shamrockmom · Posted September 2, 2009
- 5 replies
- Someone sent this to me today and I thought I would share. Today was a really bad tummy day and this helped me thru it and I hope it will help others also. "When life's problems seem overwhelming, it ...
ANYONE...?
- By margamouse · Posted September 1, 2009
- 20 replies
- Quick question...I'm having a terrible time with dizziness and weakness. Started yesterday afternoon. Anyone else dealing with this? Is this normal for GP? Thanks ...
Blender recommmendations?
- By Regi · Posted September 1, 2009
- 11 replies
- Hi, I think I'd like to start making smoothies. Can anyone recommend a blender? I'd only use it for smoothies and just I will be drinking them. So I was wondering if a small one would be good. We also ...
on my way to Shands
- By jessconk · Posted August 31, 2009
- 4 replies
- I hope some good comes from this appointment. Anyone else been to Shands ...
Had a Great Day!
- By margamouse · Posted August 31, 2009
- 4 replies
- Wow, was yesterday different from the last few weeks! I felt really good and finally managed to meet our son at an amusement park (Knoebel's Grove) to spend the day together. It's free admittance which ...
today
- By lilteesunshine · Posted August 30, 2009
- 3 replies
- I have gastroparesis. Have had a feeding tube placed in May 2008 it was in for 3 months came out on its own and the Dr's gave me the choice to put it back in or leave it out. I left it out. My days are ...
My happy day journal
- By JaneR · Posted August 29, 2009
- 20 replies
- Today the sun was shining and it was nice and warm. No matter the pain and the problems I still made time to help others and ove my family . God is always so good to me and gives me the strength to go ...
Gastroparesis & Autoimmune Disorders
- By Maxxtout · Posted August 29, 2009
- 5 replies
- I am new to this site and was wondering if anyone has any information on the connection of GP and autoimmune diseases. I have various markers which lead toward an autoimmune disease and was Dx. with GP ...
Finally go an appointment at Mayo
- By Annie15 · Posted August 28, 2009
- 12 replies
- After just a little over a month's wait, I've finally got an appointment with the GI doc at Mayo. I'm relieved that I may get more help with the GP and finally get some sort of a diagnosis for my chronic ...
domperidone update
- By jessconk · Posted August 26, 2009
- 6 replies
- Well, I've been on Dom for a few days now, finding some positive options in tofu or soy... I feel awful, counting down the days until I go to Shands and can talk to a motility specialist. My weight is ...
comedy of errors
- By margamouse · Posted August 24, 2009
- 7 replies
- Saturday was a bit weird. Went to take lettuce and tomato out of the bottom drawer of the frig to make my husband a stuffed tomato. There is a 12 pack of soda two shelves higher. of course, just like ...
