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Understanding
Coping with the lack of understanding or being believed and how to help others understand
My latest EGD What does it mean?
- By GutPain · New reply January 16, 2009
- 1 reply
- I got the report from my latest EGD. It says the following. Can someone tell me what this means really.. The doc said everything was fine after the procedure then I get this report. A; Duodenal Biopsy ...
Diaries
- By AustinGirl · Posted January 13, 2009
- 0 replies
- I'm really new to all this. But I'm learning every day (mainly because every day is different for me. lol) I was diagnosed January 2nd and started keeping a diary/journal on the 5th. I track the medicine ...
Bloating
- By AustinGirl · New reply January 13, 2009
- 4 replies
- I was diagnosed with gastroparesis a couple of weeks ago. I like to think I am doing pretty good on my eating. I am slowing trying new things. I had been only eating crackers and water for several weeks ...
Questions about GP
- By GutPain · New reply January 13, 2009
- 5 replies
- Hi, This is my first post here. I was Dx'd with GP in March 2008 after being told I was crazy for six months. The test I had done was watching the radioactive egg sandwich on a screen while I was lying ...
Gastroparesis or Reflux?
- By msmlnda81 · New reply January 9, 2009
- 11 replies
- I was diagnosed with gastroparesis almost a year ago and recently went to get the consult for the gastric pacemaker. When I repeated my gastric emptying test it came back normal. The one I took about ...
curious about PIC line....?
- By pepperann26 · New reply December 30, 2008
- 3 replies
- I was just wondering if you can eat when you have a PIC line? I don't know alot about it ...
Strange week
- By JanLK · New reply November 23, 2008
- 6 replies
- Hello everyone, hope you all are having a better day today than yesterday. I thought I would share the strange week that I have had and see if anyone else goes through this. The pain after eating seemed ...
What is your Reglan (metoclopramide) dosing?
- By Interested_Observer · New reply November 12, 2008
- 3 replies
- I was wondering in what frequency and how long gastroparesis patients have been on their drug treatment? Do doctors all recommend before each meal and at bedtime for Reglan? How long do you stay on the ...
gastroparesis
- By sky · New reply November 2, 2008
- 13 replies
- Hello everyone, I am in a desperate situation here. My sister is in terrible and severe pain due to gastroparesis. This is all so new to me and i feel so helpless there by her side watching while she ...
Job Stress
- By GIhopeful · New reply October 17, 2008
- 6 replies
- I have problems, emotionally, with the pressure to be well for working. My workplace is fairly understanding... but I worry how far that can be stretched. Every time I miss or am late, I feel like an ...
Maybe this will help someone else.....
- By WinnieME · New reply October 17, 2008
- 3 replies
- I have just been recently diagnosed with gastroparesis in March 2008. I dealt with it fine until the first part of July then had a flare and ended up in the hospital on IVs. It has steadily gone downhill ...
gastroparesis vegetarians & stories leading to disorder
- By willyq12 · New reply October 13, 2008
- 11 replies
- Can you briefly discuss how you believe you developed gastroparesis. Also any vegetarians, that developed this disorder let us know. I've been researching this disorder as I have it, and I have been going ...
gastroparesis constipation obese weight loss
- By willyq12 · Posted October 6, 2008
- 0 replies
- I lost over 200 pounds in 1 year. Back in April or May I started having problems with my digestion, constipation. I went to hospital and was diagnosed with gastroparesis. My question is that i used to ...
I need your thoughts!!
- By kimbella · New reply September 6, 2008
- 21 replies
- I have just been diagnosed with Gp last wk. I have been sick for about 3 months so after about 2 mos of indigestion,heart burn,chest pain,nausea,vomiting and etc. I visit my GI Dr. He did a upper endo ...
nausea HELP HELP
- By ktmorong12 · New reply August 1, 2008
- 16 replies
- So my biggest complaint with my post viral gastroparesis has always been my chronic-unbelievable amount of nausea. It has stopped me from doing almost everything. I am a month or so away from heading ...
zofran
- By ktmorong12 · New reply July 25, 2008
- 2 replies
- if zofran didnt exactly work for my nausea in the past (a year ago) is it worth trying again? my gi doctor said he would put me on that and called it in for me. I had a couple pills left from my surgery ...
Hello to everybody
- By EVA-2008 · New reply July 19, 2008
- 3 replies
- My daughter CHA is finally going to Mayo Clinic next week. Has anyone been there and can share impressions with us please. Did rhe doctors there check you as a whole to eliminate other conditions, such ...
Dodging the bullet of a lifetime
- By Solex · New reply June 16, 2008
- 8 replies
- Hello All, In August of 2007, I was diagnosed with Type II diabetes - not an unusual thing for people suffering from GP. However, in my case the onset of GP was not the result of having diabetes, but ...
In The Hospital
- By JenD · New reply June 15, 2008
- 3 replies
- 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 ...
Being Believed. CIPO
- By KE · New reply May 18, 2008
- 14 replies
- I was one of the first patients in Britain to have the diagnosis of Chronic Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction confirmed. Having been involved in medical reseach for a portion of my life, as a career, I am ...
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