Gastroparesis

[Nat]

Diagnosed with this complication a couple of years ago and am now awaiting surgery for a gastric pacemaker.
Anyone out there with gastroparesis able to share how they cope with work and life in general 'cos I'm finding it all a bit much.
Anyone had the gastric pacing and can tell me what it's all like (the op, the recovery, the improvement)

 

[tracey w]

Diagnosed with this complication a couple of years ago and am now awaiting surgery for a gastric pacemaker.
Anyone out there with gastroparesis able to share how they cope with work and life in general 'cos I'm finding it all a bit much.
Anyone had the gastric pacing and can tell me what it's all like (the op, the recovery, the improvement)

I dont have any advice for you, but wish you well for your op, hope you dont have to wait too long? may I ask what the gastric pacemaker does as i have not heard of this before.

 

[Nat]

Thanks for your good wishes, hope to have the op in January. A gastric pacemaker works in the same way as a heart pacemaker in that it sends electrical impulses to stimulate activity. In this case, the emptying of the stomach contents into the intestines.

 

[tracey w]

Thanks for your good wishes, hope to have the op in January. A gastric pacemaker works in the same way as a heart pacemaker in that it sends electrical impulses to stimulate activity. In this case, the emptying of the stomach contents into the intestines.

Oh I see. Not too long to wait then im sure you will feel much better. How long have you been diabetic for Nat? I hope you are well otherwise. Sure someone will be able to give you more info on this soon, 🙂

 

[Caroline]

No good advice but I hope it all works out well for you and you feel better afterwards.

 

[Nat]

Gasroparesis

Oh I see. Not too long to wait then im sure you will feel much better. How long have you been diabetic for Nat? I hope you are well otherwise. Sure someone will be able to give you more info on this soon, 🙂

Thanks. Been diabetic 32 years and also have retinopathy and have had a lot of laser treatment. I was a rebellious teenager and young adult and am paying the price now! That said, not sure I would have been interested enough to do things differently if I'd known what the future would hold!!!
What's your story?

 

[runner]

Hi Nat,

Didn't know what one was until I read this thread, so can't help with adice, but like the others, I wish you all the best with the op and recovery.

 

[falcon123]

Hi,

I do not know if you have seen this link:-

http://www.gastroparesis.org.uk/

It looks to be of interest. I suspect my mother had it in a mild form towards the end of her life - not from diabetes but from Parkinsons.

Hope it goes well!

 

[Nat]

Thank you for this link, hadn't seen it before. i'm going there right now!!!

 

[leenevitt]

hi ya... i have it too.. and it is the worst thing ever... i have the neuropathy in my feet and all other stuff as well but the stomach is the one that affects me the most... i am seeing a doc about it now.. just had a course of anitbiotics which didnt work and seeing him next week to see what is next on the agenda... i do hope all goes well for you .. maybe that is something for me in the future... please email me.. would like to see how it all goes...thoughts are with you..

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[Nat]

Sounds like you're having it rough. Are you able to be in work and do any socialising? I find that helps keep me positive. Someone posted a link to a website that answered a lot of my questions too. www.gastroparesis.org.uk It may be worth having a look.
I'd be interested to hear what your next step is.