Re: Gastroparesis

From: CAROLE (Mflcallie@aol.com)
Mon Jan 29 17:12:47 2001


At Mon, 29 Jan 2001, Linda Ehler wrote: >
>> 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
>at
>> 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
>all
>> 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
>the
>> body that measures the stomach or something. you wear it for 24rs. then
>back
>> 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.
>>

I wish you luck in finding a Dr. nearby. Don't give up, maybe you have adhesions also that are causing the gastroparesis. I'm looking forward to having a nice juicy steak when I get this alll straightened out..... :)


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