Asking For More Prayers & Good Thoughts

[estranged4life]

Originally Posted by Johnny Stew

Another update... while the doctors first assumed Mom had gastritis (based on her CAT scan), they've now diagnosed her with gastroparesis, based on the results of the other tests they ran throughout the week.

Basically what it means is that her stomach isn't properly disgesting and emptying its contents, which is what caused the nausea, cramps, heartburn, lack of appetite, etc.

They're going to treat her with two kinds of medications (one for the gastroparesis and one to help alleviate its symptoms).

All this time we thought she was "just" suffering from anxiety-related problems, when, in fact, the gastroparesis was causing the anxiety meds the doctors kept giving her to improperly break-down in her stomach -- making matters worse.

It's going to take time, but hopefully now that we have a diagnosis, she'll be well and truly on the road to recovery.

Thank you all, again, for the prayers and good thoughts.

Mr.Librarian, Having been through the bad-side of the medical in regards to my Mom (Which ya Ledgies know about, and I keep reliving every day I awaken), I dont want to see anyone EVER have to sit & wait/wonder the way I had to.