It's been a long 63 day hospital stay
This stay has been my longest in the 6 years I've had GP. I believe part of the reason it's been so long is because I was healthy for 15 months prior to getting sick. From reading a lot of other...
View ArticleUpdates and Blood Sugars
It's been a week since being discharged after the long 63 day stay in hospital. The first 2 days at home were great! I managed symptoms with zofran, nabilone, domparidone, and medical marijuana. I had...
View ArticleSuper Bugs, Care Plans, and Updates!
I found out today that I have a super bug called Vancomyacin Restistant Enterococci or VRE. Enterococci are a group of gram-negative, round-shaped bacteria that commonly live in the gut, although they...
View ArticleA tough and long episode
Update April 5 – May 23 Today is April 30th 2013 and I am feeling Great! Actually I've been feeling great for the last 5 days! However from April 5 until April 25 I was fighting harder then I have ever...
View ArticleThe Importance Of My Support System For Good GP Health!
Not only are diet, medications, exercise, a good team of doctors, and a positive mindset important in your overall diabectic gastroparesis health and management plan but a good support system with...
View ArticleYet Another But Fairly Good Hospital Stay
After being in the hospital for four and a half months I was able to stay home to stay home for a month and a half with very little symptoms, only a little nausea that was tolerable and bloating of...
View ArticleMy steps to feeling good!
After a pretty difficult winter, I am finally feeling great and eating some solid foods for the first time in 8 months!The last 2 months have been exceptionally well compared to the previous 6 months!...
View ArticleGI Specialist Appointment
Two weeks ago I travelled almost 700 kilometers for an appointment to see my GI specialist who specializes in gastroparesis. Dr. Andrews is an Amazing doctor and I highly recommend him! He is easy to...
View ArticleHaving Diabetic GP vs Being An Athlete
I have been an athlete my entire life! I started ice skating just before I was 2, I started tee ball at 4, hockey at 5 and softball at 6. I continued playing both competitively until 22, playing both...
View ArticleSpreading Awareness for Diabetic Gastroparesis!
The last 5 months have been amazing compared to the previous 5 months. I am back to eating soft, easy-to-digest solid foods like potatoes, rice, pasta, carrots, cucumbers/pickles, cheese, canned...
View ArticleDiabetic Gastroparesis and Diabetic Retinopathy.
Having diabetic gastroparesis along with diabetic retinopathy can be quite frustrating and scary to say the least. Diabetic retinopathy is damage to the retina in the eye caused by complications of...
View ArticleWhat Doctors NEED To Know About Gastroparesis
Most patients with gastroparesis (GPers) come across doctors that either give up on them, tell them that their symptoms are all in their head, dismiss symptoms as not being a part of gastroparesis,...
View ArticleUpdates Spring/Summer 2014
It has been quite the last 6 months to say the least! I was on a 9 month remission stretch when high blood sugars brought on a gastroparesis flare up. March 20, 2014 I ended up in hospital and was...
View ArticleWhat A Year
Hello everyone! Sorry it's been so long since my last blog post but this past year hasn't been a good one health-wise. Here's what's been going on.After being in remission for 9 months, and loving it!,...
View ArticleThe Day After My Birthday
-Feb 22 @midnight - At RUH. Had 3 very serious blood infections: a fungal bacterial yeast in my blood called Candida) , another blood infection and a bacterial infection and it was bad. It could of...
View ArticleLife with a PGJ Feeding Tube
Ever since I was diagnosed with Gastroparesis (GP) my biggest fear was getting to the point where I needed a feeding tube. It’s not a guarantee that all GPers will end up with a feeding tube but...
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