Gastroparesis Updates

Updates on me...
So, you may not have heard from me in recent days. I assure you, however, I am still very much alive and.... Kicking?
Well is probably not the best term.
Since my last hospital trip my health has been up and down, unfortunately for me, mostly down.
 Recently my vomiting has been particularly bad and I kept no food from any meal down whatsoever. As well as this, my potassium levels dropped yet again - leaving me pretty weak (i.e. bedridden) for at least the last week. Thankfully a visit to the doctor involved the increased dosage of potassium tablets as well as a prevented trip to the hospital. (That and the fact we could not get results for blood tests because my veins were both uncooperative) So, above... the reason no one has heard from me recently!

Prior to this latest bout of weakness we went off to see my specialist doctor, a gastroenterologist, who yet again listed management of my gastroparesis, changed medications and ordered more. He also described another counter- condition I  apparently have that is also responsible for some of my symptoms. Eosinophil's in the duodenum is most easily described as asthma of the duodenum. (The opening into the small intestine). Haha, yes! Just like an allergic reaction causes the lungs to overproduce the amount of white blood cells, so too does the stomach. This condition is apparently extremely rare, and of the research I have done, I have discovered it is common for people who suffer various other forms of allergy, of which I have all my life.
The symptoms are apparently notably worse after exposure to gluten and lactose.

Upon returning home, I went off my medication, as advised, with particularly  bad effects on my body. Going off the steroids caused me to end up in bed for a week, and for most of that time I slept. I must say, I am thrilled to be sleeping for more than 2 hours straight - I have my nighttimes back! I am also thrilled to be noticeably a lot more emotionally stable. Amazing what drugs can do to you. sheesh.

Medication aside, I simply have more and more doctors appointments. Also there is the likelihood of having to check out my 'Gilbert's Syndrome' as well. (Google that one!)

And that is only the physical. It's been a tough couple of weeks. But it has also been a very interesting couple. And especially as a result comes intimate seeking God. It is unfortunate, however, that this is often our very last resort.

More on that later, though.