#illness progression

[jojosjourney]

Gastroparesis Progression

It’s scary to think of how far my gastroparesis has progressed.

2011: constantly full, lots of stomach pain

2012: still full with stomach pain, began throwing up at night

2013: began throwing up in the daytime, eventually couldn’t keep any food down (finally diagnosed)

2014: feeding tube

2015: able to eat mostly normally, lots of rumination but could eat vegetables, whole grains and nuts without vomiting, felt over-full and in pain the whole time

2016: began throwing up in the mornings, no longer could eat breakfast, had to puree most foods (rediagnosed, doctor finally listening)

2017: started erythromycin, was able to eat small frequent meals of mostly processed, low fat and somewhat low fiber foods

2018: could no longer eat raw vegetables or fruits, throwing up all the time, started reglan

2019: couldn’t eat any vegetables, hardly can keep down solid food, on mostly liquid diet, still taking reglan, still throwing up

I’m not looking forward to what 2020 may have in store for me.

[mymanysituations]

Invisible illness progression vs better health progression (the battle)

Progression to a better life with multiple sclerosis is also progression with its side affects. As confusing as this statement is, is as confused as my body is times ten every minute of every day of my life. It's been three years since I had any feeling on the left side of my body. Now since the last few months of intense therapy and muscle strengthening feelings are coming to my left side. These feelings are not the kind anyone would want. They are many different feelings if intense pain which before these last few days caused so much that it had numbed my side from any feeling at all. These pain staking pressure points although disabling are also a possibility of pointing my therapist and I in the right direction to treat these points, hoping to correct muscles, tendons and bones from being misplaced torn or damaged any more then they all ready are. Pinpointing these areas can help many things from releasing the muscles and helping them from strangling there own blood flow and killing themselves off. Also these points can help guide my tendons on the right path away from strangling muscles and\or attaching to any bones causing my body to shift in un natural ways. There is no such thing as taking or getting a break once diagnosed with a chronic disease. There is no specific answer for any one. There is no way of knowing what will or will not help me. so although some consiquences seem worse to help then let go. I still will try and won't stop until I get a answer. Saying that, I have learned now no matter how painful these pains and new discovered pains are. Sometimes pain is actually helping me by pin pointing where to pay attention to and how to start healing.