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The medications you take and the side effects Drs ignore
- By audrey · Posted April 4, 2009
- Discussion in Open discussion · 1 recommendation
- I was at deaths door in 2007 and I blamed it on the medications I was on and the ignorounce of Drs Because they didn't listen to me . Sometimes the side effects are worse then the illness. I'm not saying ...
Chronic Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction Discussion
- By mary-angela · Posted March 27, 2009
- Discussion in Open discussion · 1 recommendation
- The Association of Gastrointestinal Motility Disorders, Inc. (AGMD) will be holding an online Chat Room on Sunday, March 29, 2009 from 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. (e.s.t.). If you are a patient with chronic intestinal ...
Hi I am back.
- By caletham28 · Posted March 2, 2009
- Journal · 1 recommendation
- I know it has been along time since I have posted! I wish i was coming back with a good report. I found out today after 2 years of trying to diagnosis and resolve my GI issues it has some to an temporary/permanent ...
Reglan in the national news
- By mphotographer · Posted February 27, 2009
- Discussion in Open discussion · 1 recommendation
- Hi everyone- This was on MSNBC.com this a.m. and I thought I'd share it with you all. It's not new info. to most of us, but it was nice to see that more focus is being placed on the possible side effects ...
Gastroparesis nutrition & diet articles
- By JoAllison · Posted January 4, 2009
- Journal · 1 recommendation
- Someone referenced articles I had posted before in one of the discussions. I found them and posted them again, in the discussion. Since this is the second or third time that's happened, I'm going to post ...
For the New year, a healing prayer (borrowed)
- By JoAllison · Posted January 1, 2009
- Journal · 1 recommendation
- For the New Year A Healing Variation of the Serenity Prayer - by W.S. Harpham God, grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the ...
mucos question/ Jake
- By shan789 · Posted December 4, 2008
- Journal · 1 recommendation
- The last 4 nights Jake has had white mucos on his undies. This hasn't happened before just wondering what could cause this. Someone has suggested eosinophilic gastorenteritis. Other than that he is eating ...
sad news
- By Charlotte1 · Posted November 8, 2008
- Discussion in Open discussion · 1 recommendation
- Hello, This is Darrell, Charlotte's husband. I am sorry to have to let all of you know Charlotte passed away Friday due to complications from her illness. Charlotte thought highly of many of you and was ...
My Homecare VIsit
- By DGSTRICK · Posted October 24, 2008
- Journal · 1 recommendation
- My DOctor had been goign to refer me back to home care since July. I finally got a call this wek and the case manager was kind of mythed with me and siad that as I was young I should be more mobile and ...
Colonic Inertia with Pelvic floor dysfunction
- By lmh196109 · Posted August 28, 2008
- Discussion in Finding encouragement · 1 recommendation
- I'm a 46 year old female and I have been diagnosed with colonic inertia and pelvic floor dysfunction through every test under the sun. I am currently taking 5 full capfulls of miralax per day along with ...
Do you scream when you have spasms?
- By screamer · Posted July 31, 2008
- Discussion in Pain issues · 1 recommendation
- I have extremely painful spasms in my ribs and chest. When they happen I scream like I am being tortured. It feels like torture. Do others with slow motility on miralax or not have these "screamers" When ...
Increased liver functions?
- By Adance · Posted July 10, 2008
- Journal · 1 recommendation
- I am posting this because my doctors have not really been able to put their fingers on why I have had increased liver values. The surgeon that did my gastric pacer thought my liver values would get better ...
upset upset upset!
- By cha · Posted July 3, 2008
- Journal · 1 recommendation
- im back from my cardiologic, im really angryyyyyyyyyy. he tell me that my problem (low heart pulses) is not with my heart, then my mother says "the vagus nerve can affect the digestion? cause i have read ...
In the Hospital
- By JenD · Posted June 15, 2008
- Journal · 1 recommendation
- Hi all, I've been hospitalized since Tuesday June 10th. I had a severe dystonic storm on Tuesday night and have been moved to IU University Hospital because my movement disorder specialist is here. My ...
Waiting...
- By caletham28 · Posted June 12, 2008
- Journal · 1 recommendation
- I just received and email from one of my surgeons letting me know he tried the best he could to get me in sooner to see a colorectal surgeon. I have been bounced around to so many doctors that I am at ...
Tranzyme Pharma/Gastroparesis
- By Whisperingdays · Posted May 30, 2008
- Discussion in Open discussion · 1 recommendation
- I don't know if alot of you know about this website and about this drug for Gastroparesis that will be coming out in 2010. But I wanted to share it, just incase their is anyone out there that doesn't ...
So wonderful!!
- By Whisperingdays · Posted April 30, 2008
- Journal · 1 recommendation
- I have spent the last several days reading page after page of people that belong to this great Inspire group. It was so heartfelt for me, that I could take so many different diagnoses and feelings from ...
SMA Syndrome
- By DK9497 · Posted April 26, 2008
- Discussion in Coping with chronic illness · 1 recommendation
- Has anyone been treated for SMA Syndrome? My doctor thinks I may have it, but is not sure whether it is just due to my rapid weight loss. The big question is whether to try and gain back the 20 lbs that ...
Gastroparesis
- By michdey · Posted April 21, 2008
- Discussion in Coping with chronic illness · 1 recommendation
- Hey Everyone-- I haven't written in quite a while so I thought I would and update everybody. When last we spoke I think I had just started my tube feedings which were going well. Well, fast forward to ...
improvement
- By ktmorong12 · Posted March 20, 2008
- Discussion in Open discussion · 1 recommendation
- I have had chronic nas. 24/7 to the point where I couldn't go to school etc. I started a physical therapy a couple weeks ago, it's based on nerves in your body and relaxing them etc. and although I still ...
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