Leading up to my Diagnoses.
IT ALL STARTED IN JANUARY 2015 2 WEEKS AFTER I HAD APPENDICITIS AT 23 WEEKS PREGNANT WITH MY SON. I HAD MY APPENDIX REMOVED AND HAD A ROUGH RECOVERY. I STARTED HAVING EPISODES WHERE I WOULD HAVE THESE SULFUR SMELLING BURPS THEN IN A MATTER OF HOURS I WAS VOMITING WHAT SMELT AND LOOKED LIKE POO! YES THATS RIGHT POO! I WAS FEELING VERY FULL ALL THE TIME AND LOOSING WEIGHT RAPIDLY. I IMMEDIATELY WENT TO MY DOCTOR AND HE ORDERED I HAVE A BARIUM SWALLOW TEST WHICH SHOWED A MASS IN MY STOMACH THAT WE ALL THOUGHT WAS CANCEROUS. I WAS REFERRED TO A GI SPECIALIST AND I HAD A CAMERA DOWN WITHIN A MATTER OF DAYS. HE FOUND A HARDENED PIECE OF FOOD A (BEZOR) I THINK IT'S SPELT. WHICH WAS A HUGE RELIEF BUT THIS IS WHAT LED TO MY DIAGNOSES OF GASTROPARESIS. I HAD A RADIOACTIVE EGG TEST DONE WHICH CONFIRMED MY DIAGNOSES. I MANAGE WITH MOTILIUM ( 2× 5MG 4 TIMES A DAY ) AND AN EXTREME DIET CHANGE BUT I STILL HAVE WEEKS WHERE I SEEM TO HAVE FLARES AND CAN BE TRIGGERED MASSIVELY BY STRESS! I HAVE FINALLY HIT A STEADY WEIGHT BUT IM STILL MUCH TO SKINNY AND CANT EAT ALOT AT ONE SITTING. I HAVE TO BREAK MY MEALS UP INTO 5 SMALL MEALS A DAY. I ALSO STRUGGLE WITH MAINTAINING AN APPETITE. I HAVENT NEEDED A GASTRIC TUBE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT YET WHICH IM VERY GRATEFUL FOR. I HOPE ONE DAY TO FIND A CURE FOR GP. ID LOVE MORE THAN ANYTHING TO BE ABLE TO LIVE A NORMAL LIFE AND NOT JUST FOR MYSELF BUT FOR ALL MY GP WARRIORS.
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