> Hi.,..I too just a month ago was diagnosed with Gastroparesis..it was > awful...appareently the drug Propulsid that was supposed to help us was > taken off the market. The reglan (the drug they gave you) did not help me
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> all. In fact ,made me sicker... > > I am in process of finding what to do.. I live in Wa state and their are > several drs. at the U of Wa that deal with this with a certain surgery. > > My gastro dr. was a jerk.. he basically said you'll be drinking water and > eating or drinking fluids the rest of your life!!! I have extreme nausea
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> the time, always feel full and the gas bubbles are always girgling in my > throat...I guess they can do surgery on the GERD (its called hot dog in a > bun or something like that surgery) then they have something for our > gastroparesis although I don't know what it is. I am supposed to go in a > have a tube put in my nose to stomach with some kind of monitor outside
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> body that measures the stomach or something. you wear it for 24rs. then
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> to him. I live 5 hr. away from a city so it is a real hard trip for me. > Anyway....i will do this sometime in the next few months.. > > I pray for you too...this is awful...my pain has gone on now for 2 yrs. > under my left rib...it is debiliatating.... > > forgive my spellings etc. I am exhausted.. > Good luck. Linda > P.S. I would check with your local BIG hospital their surgery dept. and or > University for help. the smaller surgeons don't know how to do these that > well. >