Mood:  happy

Around 3am Littleblue kept looking out the window then she would come over to me and start howling. Of course this woke up Oreo who was sound asleep and even I was close to drifting off to lala land! OK. So after a few minutes of having Littleblue stare me down I got her leash and opened the front door and guess what I saw?

SNOW! BEAUTIFUL S N O W....WONDERFUL SNOW! GLORIOUS S N O W! (Yes, I was singing this too! hee,hee,hee,hee!)

I can't believe its snowing! WOOHOO! Just goes to show you the weather channels are never right. This was a great packing snow too! Although with it being 3am I tend to think if I started to have any sort of snowball fight the neighbors might think I lost my mind. Hahahaha! Instead Littleblue got to enjoy the snow and even played in it for a bit. We both love snow! Oreo deals with it but he won't last too long outside before wanting to come back into the house so once I let him in me and Littleblue spent a few more minutes enjoying it!

Although this was suppose to be treatment day I still have been dealing with the nausea and intestinal pain so I wasn't feeling safe. Tomorrow I have my second round of dental work then I must come back home to start the ole Hell-In-A-Jug. I guess I better enjoy today before being back down for the count.

This was a typical BLAH MONDAY. I was dragging all day with lack of energy and just feeling exhausted. My friend also felt drained so we decided to hit the road and head to an outlet mall that is only a 40 minute drive away. It might be a good thing it was pretty close because after only 30 minutes the spinal pain started firing up so we had to make a few stops on the way. Sadly I only lasted an hour at the outlet mall. It was a perfect driving day though and its so relaxing looking at the open road and all the untouched fields that haven't been destroyed by human hands yet. AMEN! Regardless of the pain it was a relaxing drive on the way up and back. We didn't buy anything but I just enjoy getting out of my house-jail and feeling a bit normal. Its nice blending in with the rest of society and putting Gastroparesis in the back of my mind.

I have a very long week ahead of me so the rest of the evening was spent taking it easy and catching up on bills. I sure hope tomorrow will be my last dental visit and I can catch a break for once! Its a different life when you are sick. You must accept your condition and embrace the changes it brings. What I will never accept though is lack of respect from others. So far my stress has been kept at a minimum as I continue making positive changes to live a better and higher quality of life.

Posted by GastroparesisAwarenessCampaignOrg. at 11:11 AM EST

Updated: March 6, 2012 2:12 AM EST

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Mood:  down

Boy! If only Littleblue could talk! If only she could drive! Its mornings like today that I realize sometimes Gastroparesis not only leaves you extremely vulnerable but darn helpless as heck too!

Around 3am I started getting ice cold, dizzy and feeling a bit brain fuzzy. I stumbled into the hallway to crank up the heat then turned on the small heater in the living room next to my couchbed. That sure didn't work so then I put on an extra layer of clothes and socks. At this point I figured it might just be my blood pressure playing games with me due to my vagus nerve damage. Once I checked my blood pressure it was running its typical low but nothing too low to have me worried. Remember I had two pieces of solid chocolate at the mall earlier in the day then I had my normal chocolate at the house that I must consume in order to keep my blood sugar up. Surely there is NO WAY that my blood sugar could be low and maybe its just the opposite, a bit too high?...My doctors always tell me its a must keeping sugar by my side! To any normal person who has healthy GI organs what I must consume would leave them with sugar readings in the 200's but not with my UFO body. I agree with them that I just can't break anything down nor absorb what my body needs. GEES! So I decided to get my monitor out and check my blood sugar levels and I was shocked! How the heck could my blood sugar be 65?!! Its not as bad as last week when it came up 58 but I wasn't feeling well and it was also after my Hell-In-A-Jug treatment. Hmmmm....So I made a phone call to my doctors on call line and was told I needed someone to run to Walgreen's or another 24 hour pharmacy to pick up some glucose tablets and gel. GEES! Of course Littleblue couldn't drive so I had no choice but to call someone to pick them up for me because I was far too dizzy to take the risk getting behind the wheel.

Around 3:30am the doorbell rang and my Mom was kind enough to pick up the glucose tablets and gel. I had already consumed some fruit juice as well half of a Gatorade and a bit of Slimfast. I was nauseated as heck too for downing whatever I could find but I don't need to pass out due to my blood sugar being too low. My Mom stayed for 20 minutes which was long enough to run my numbers again on the monitor. Anything over 100 is wonderful sound to my specialists ears and WALLA! 115. WHEW! Once my Mom left to head back to her house I called my specialist and was questioned why I didn't get the blood work and tests done he ordered over two weeks ago. OOPS! I paused for a moment and honestly said, "I meant to have them done but since I have to get the scan for the cyst in my chest next week I figured I would do both at the same time." It sounded good but it didn't work and I was firmly reminded things need to be done ASAP. Sooner not later.

One gets tired of dealing with tests and hospitals. Especially ME! Looks like this coming week will be a busy one. I already have my second dentist appointment to get my other two teeth repaired from the darn Drano causing enamel damage then I have the scan at the hospital and now I must fit in another visit to the hospital to get tests done for my pancreas, liver and kidneys. They are hoping to find a connection with my low blood sugar issues. Honestly I must agree with my Gastroenterologist that with Gastroparesis there is no turning back. The condition does progress over time and does effect all GI organs. That would include my liver, pancreas and kidneys. Maybe I just don't care to hear anymore bad news. Not that it would phase me. I have become a pro at bad news and its just something else to continue the good fight by keeping my boxing gloves laced tight! It is what it is sometimes but I must keep my team of specialists happy. They work extremely hard helping me to beat the odds and I should never forget that!

Drano day is scheduled for tomorrow but anymore it all depends on how I feel. I must listen to my body and heed any warnings before doing treatment. That means sometimes it might go into the next day but I have already grown used to it...

So this evening I took it easy and once we got home from running a few quick errands I kept busy doing some odds and ends around the house. Even feeling tired and beat I must always remember gravity and GP are best friends! Amen.

Thank you to my dear friend Arline for the beautiful ocean stones all the way from Florida. I couldn't agree with you more by saying, "One just never knows what luck the ocean can bring to others."

Posted by GastroparesisAwarenessCampaignOrg. at 11:52 PM EST

Updated: March 5, 2012 4:37 AM EST

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Mood:  cheeky

 GP Life Motto: Try, Try, Try and Try Again!

Today is a day I am determined as ever to find something, anything at this point that will make my Gastroparesis and connected problems a bit easier. AMEN! So far it has been around four days since starting all the vitamins and I haven't felt much difference as far as energy. Heck, I didn't wake up till 3pm today and could had just slept in all day. I am beat! I dread this next Hell-In-A-Jug treatment and just hope to goodness it isn't near as wicked as the last one.

Since I am still dealing with nausea and intestinal pain I figured this might be a good day to head to the mall and get some walking/exercise. They say even light exercise helps the digestive process as well maintains good blood sugar levels. If that is the case I might as well walk to China! Hahahaha! Honestly after stopping at the Godiva store inside our ritzy upscale shopping mall and getting two pieces of dark chocolate candy I was still feeling a bit dizzy and off balance. I am sure my MS isn't helping matters nor low blood pressure problems due to my Gastroparesis but give this gal some credit because I walked both levels of the mall. WOOHOO!

My friend walked around with their jaw on the ground seeing this mall is full of people who know the word: EXCESS! With high end retailers that scream $$$$ and endless woman with more botox and silicone that could stop any pool leak it was clear to me these people were not in the land of reality. Once we passed the Apple store one would think they were giving phones and laptops away. WOW! What I was really thinking was maybe these people need to put the phone idea to the back of their over stuffed pocket books and instead take that money and help some of the families who lost everything in yesterdays vicious storms. Amazing isn't it when your sick and you can smell snotty, rude and obnoxious folks from miles away?...I wasn't impressed by the lack of common curiosity with the over rated mall and its over rated bad taste in clothing people (not to mention is Edward Scissor Hands their hair stylist?) who walked around with their noses up in the air.

Sorry but YES! I went there! Hee,hee,hee,hee

I guess you can say this normal, genuine, down to earth gal doesn't fit into their clique. Instead I left that mall thanking myself for being "ME!".

After taking a walk in another world we decided to go back to the house seeing I was still feeling off balance and this boat feeling needs to dock soon! With all the new things I am doing to see if it helps improve my health I am also back to every other day juicing. Scary enough near the good stuff is the jug of really, really bad stuff. YIKES! Its enough to scare the food out the refrigerator! Hahahaha! Two more days to go before another treatment begins. My how time flies by when you are faced with fun in a jug...

Later this evening I played with the fur kids a bit to get some of their energy out since the backyard is too muddy for them to play. Hopefully we will see a week of some dry weather for a change! With spring just around the corner I can only imagine how this season will effect my head issues on top of my GP. Ugggg!

For now I am keeping focused and staying grounded trying change after change after change. You never know, maybe I might get a huge surprise and something might just work! One can only hope!

"Life is a coin,
You can spend it anyway you wish,
But you can only spend it once."

Posted by GastroparesisAwarenessCampaignOrg. at 11:58 PM EST

Updated: March 4, 2012 5:02 AM EST

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Mood:  hug me

I came close to another record breaking time before finally being able to sleep! My brain finally won the fight dealing with the burning pain, nausea and vomiting around 7am. I started my new meds but of course it could take 2-3 days before I see any relief. By then I will be right back to drinking the darn liquid dynamite. It just never ends. Its like a bad replay of the movie, "Groundhog Day."

Since I mostly did nothing but tossing and turning I also kept Littleblue and Oreo up. By the time I turned over to look at my cell phone it was going on 3pm. Talking about sleeping the day away! WHEW! I knew from watching last nights weather we are suppose to have some wicked storms today. At least at this point I better get up and take a shower then do anything that uses electric before the wicked weather arrives. Since my house falls on the same grid line as the huge mansions down the street with enough trees to fill a forest I am always prepared for the worst when bad weather is in our forecast. Me and my friend got together flashlights, candles and also made sure the back up sump pump was working. Last thing I need is another flood in the basement! As quickly as I got out of the shower and got dressed the lightening and thunder had already arrived. Thank goodness my friend took the fur kids outside once I got up because the wind and rain was horrible! On top of that we had tornados popping up all around us. This afternoon literally turned into a weather nightmare. Later this evening those who live in the area realized just how fortunate we truly were since they estimate so far around 17 tornados in just a few hours. How we escaped I have no idea but someone must had been looking out for those in the surrounding counties. Sadly some were not so lucky. They say during the worst crisis is when you find true heroes and those who risk their lives to help others.

Please keep those who were affected by the severe storms and tornados living in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana in your thoughts and prayers tonight. If you have time to donate please do so to the local Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky Red Cross.

http://www.redcross.org/where 

Please also keep the beloved fur kids in your hearts and help all the rescue teams by donating to the animal rescue team of the "Humane Society of The United States" or send donations to your local animal shelters.

www.humanesociety.org

We were some of the lucky and fortunate ones who only sustained high wind damage. Picking up fallen tree branches is minor compared to those who are left picking up their lives.

Numbers 6:24-26
"The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you; the LORD turn his face toward you and give you peace."

Posted by GastroparesisAwarenessCampaignOrg. at 11:55 PM EST

Updated: March 3, 2012 3:08 AM EST

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Mood:  don't ask

This hasn't been a very good day.

At least I did my best to set the cell phone alarm for 10am so I could pay my respects to my neighbor at the funeral visitation service. I know Jerry totally understood and respected my condition and what I go through on a daily basis. Since I have lived here for over eight years he has personally seen the ins and out with Gastroparesis as well the progression of my unique medical condition. The least I could do no matter how sick or horrible I was feeling was to pay my last respects back to him. I would had crawled there if need be but instead once I got up at 10am we tag teamed the wake up house duties, let out the dogs, fed the kitty gang and quickly got dressed and headed out the door.

Visitation was between 10-11am followed by the funeral service. I still look outside the kitchen window and wait to see Jerry and his beloved fur kid Lady dog head out for lunch on a car ride. Its strange when you realize how life can take such a drastic unforeseen turn. The church thankfully was only around ten minutes down the street so we got there with thirty minutes to spare. The weather was perfect today with a bit on the spring side. I am sure Jerry would had loved the clear blue skies since he was licensed in amateur radio. His towers worked best on days like today. It was a very nice visitation service and there was even a huge screen showing slides of Jerry's life. He sure did have a love for animals. Something we both have in common. He might not had physically traveled the world but all the postcards he collected over the years using his radio one would think otherwise. I never knew he enjoyed country dancing as photos we looked through showed a very happy Jerry embracing life. The good ole days! His daughters shared stories about how their Dad would talk about us; his neighbors and how much he appreciated the friendship and little things we did for him. Jerry had even collected holiday card photos over the years which were placed in the photo album. I had to chuckle and was a taken back a bit looking at a young blond haired woman who was ME! WOW! This was obviously the first year of my Gastroparesis diagnosis and when we first moved into the house. My friend had to do a double take and could only say, "WOW! That's YOU?!" Yes, for me it was also the good ole days but looking back at some photos I realized just how far I have come and for the better. Funny how life works isn't it? It was wonderful taking a glimpse back in time and I am so glad to have had such a compassionate and kind hearted neighbor. He will truly be missed but never forgotten.

Once we got back home the intestinal pain, nausea, vomiting and burning got worse. I wanted to go right back to sleep as planned but with the pain there was no laying down so instead I had to walk around the house for an hour before getting some relief. What doesn't go down will always come up or find a way out. This of course was wave 1 of 5 today. Not a good GP nor head day. As my specialists have realized and once again I personally found out both issues are connected. When my head fired up my intestines fired up then my stomach fired up. When my GI tract calmed down then my head started so after a full day that went into the evening of suffering I called my doctor to get some relief. AMEN! I am hoping to slowly rebound from the Hell-In-A-Jug side affects that were far from kind this time around. Sadly I am due once again for another treatment in three days but for now since my intestines are inflamed, burning, raw and quite angry its best they said to wait the next treatment out as long as my body allows. For now I am doing my best to keep liquids down and finding things that don't make the burning sensation any worse along with the nausea and vomiting.

Forget making good on going out once a week. This weekend will be a very low key one for this gal called, "HOMEBOUND." The way I have been feeling the last thing I want to do is much of anything but find a way to get comfortable on my couchbed. With the snow they are predicting starting tomorrow it will just be nice to finally see winter for a change and all the Angel kisses (snow).

First thing on my list tomorrow is calling my Gastroenterologist for the third time in less than two weeks since once again my pharmacist called to let me know my insurance company is refusing to cover my treatment aka Drano. They will now only cover one jug every three months! YES! YOU GOT TO BE JOKING ME! Its not that they can't cover it, they just won't nor give my head pharmacy manager any reasoning behind their decision so now my specialists will have to send an appeal letter for medical necessity medication to be covered. If this fails again I will have to pay for weekly treatments out of pocket.

WELCOME TO MY GP NIGHTMARE! Need I say more on this blog for today? Nope. I think not...

Posted by GastroparesisAwarenessCampaignOrg. at 11:59 PM EST

Updated: March 2, 2012 2:53 AM EST

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Mood:  d'oh

I just knew since this last treatment hit me way too fast I would still be paying for it a few days later. Here I am and on top of no sleep I have the worst pain as if someone lit a torch around my stomach. FLIPPIN OUCH!

A dear fellow GP friend said after their treatments using magnesium citrate it feels as if someone lit a match to their insides. AMEN! Lets remember this stuff isn't meant to be taken on a daily basis. This goes for the Hell-In-A-Jug I must endure in order not to become toxic and also for those who have to consume magnesium citrate by the bottles on a weekly basis. Yes! this is life and a crazy GP life it is!

Since I can't eat I figured why not try to get my mind off the pain, nausea and waves of vomiting by cooking for others. It was a great idea to get my mind off of everything and it always helps a bit to stay busy! I opted for my mixture of fruits and vegetables I juiced from my Jack Le Lemme machine, Slimfast, SmartWater, MetroElectro Water and a 8oz bottle of non fat chocolate Nesquik. Zero solid foods seeing drinking liquids already aggravates my angry insides quite enough! At least the overload of vitamins I now have to take on a daily basis might help me a bit. So far I can't tell much if any difference but its only been three days. I am back on my treadmill in the evenings hoping to get some relief from the stomach and intestinal pain. Let's just say I am drawling straws here and willing to try anything to keep me out of the local emergency room. With flu season just now starting I am also back to wearing my masks when out in the public. I will have to continue through spring and summer when allergy season they are predicting will be the worst yet. My head can wait!

I got some beautiful yellow roses today and it was exactly what I needed to brighten my day. The fur kids enjoy smelling them although one of the fur kitties decided to take a bite out of one of the roses this evening. It must not had tasted so pleasant because they left the half chewed piece on the table for me. Hahahaha!

After a not so nice head and Gastroparesis day I told my friend to get the Wii system together so I could get my mind off things. Once I got out of the shower and changed clothes I was told all my Wii games went POOF! I honestly thought it was an early April Fools Day joke since I moved them to a wall storage cabinet near the game system. I not only checked there but the other storage cabinet and sure enough all 10+ games since I lost track how many I had now had disappeared! I won't say where they went but word to the wise: When someone has an addiction problem and you keep giving them chance after chance to change just remember people don't change until they want to change and become a better person. What a really shallow thing to do taking games and something someone enjoys doing to help keep their mind off pain from being sick. Lesson learned from my end! Nice is as nice does and nice isn't being given out freely anymore. AMEN!

Late this evening before I got my couchbed together to relax and watch some TV a friend went up the street to buy three new Wii games to start my new collection. What a very kind thing to do and it goes to show you kindness is not all gone in others nor is my faith in people. Maybe I need to get the four wig heads to guard this new collection since four brains are better than one! Hahahaha!

Posted by GastroparesisAwarenessCampaignOrg. at 11:59 PM EST

Updated: March 1, 2012 3:49 AM EST

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Mood:  celebratory

One idea 6 years ago completely changed my life. All for the better and I am also a better person for it!

6 years ago I created the "Gastroparesispatientsgroup" sponsored by Yahoo. It was a place I created for Gastroparesis patients, their family, friends and loved ones all around the world to gather and support each other. A place everyone could go and ask questions, exchange ideas, vent and most important to connect and find lifetime friends. I am happy to say every goal has been attained and the online GP family has truly been a huge blessing in my own life. I call them my family and I am sure everyone in the group also agrees because there have been friendships established that continue to test the hands of time. We are a tight knit family and what one goes through we all go through together.

I want to say, "Thank YOU" to all my fellow GP family members for being my rock and strength during some of the most difficult times in my life. You have all taught me so much over the years as you continue to inspire me to become a better person.

These are some photos of the GastroparesisPatientsgroup online family. Happy times not sad times because even GP patients need a break from suffering and to be able to enjoy a moment in life to smile.

Here's to 6 years and many more to come my dear friends!

"In Memory Of Shannon, Brina, Scott and Impy."

Posted by GastroparesisAwarenessCampaignOrg. at 11:59 PM EST

Updated: February 29, 2012 4:09 AM EST

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Mood:  cheeky

Finally! It's Drano time!

At least I got a HEAD start on the day and made sure to set my cell phone alarm seeing I don't want to start treatment too late in the day. Last time I waited until later I ran out of things to keep me moving and it didn't work. At least today I kept my HEAD on straight and also was able to avoid all stress. WOOHOO! I even got a friend to pick up some wig HEADS for me. Aren't they scary? I tend to think they even know better than to try the liquid toxic poison. Hahahaha! Needless to say we all had some fun with the styrofoam heads! Who would had known the wig and beauty supply store down the street sold them?! Since I am now starting a small wig collection I needed some type of holders to put them on. If you keep them in the original packaging they will get ruined. I told a few friends I would come over their house while they were sleeping and hide them in the closet, next to their bed and in the bathroom. Hahahaha! At least it kept my mind off the nasty taste of the ole Drano today. AMEN! Now they have a new place on the closet shelf. Some of my friends even named a few of them. I know! OH LORDIE! I already see a home video in the making! "The Headless Wig Whisperer." Hahahaha!

With Trilyte (aka surgical prep aka Colonoscopy prep or more like Hell-In-A-Jug aka Drano to this gal) you never know how it will hit you or when it will start working. Today lets just say it hit WAY TOO FAST! I didn't drink anything after 2am and once I got up I didn't drink anything either. I wanted to avoid any delays with treatment going into the next day. Trust me it worked! It just worked a tad bit too fast...Five hours after treatment I could barely keep my eyes open and I was getting ice cold. I took my blood pressure and we won't go there on the reading. In fact it scared not just my friend but me a bit and that's rare. At least I know when this happens the worse thing to do is panic and instead I started reaching for salt packets, sugar packets, Pedialyte, Gatorade and Nestle Quik. I had a buffet of liquids all night into the early morning hours next to me on my side couch cart. After a night full of bathroom trips and constantly consuming a variety of liquids I was able to get my blood pressure back up in a safer range then I fell asleep.

Someone asked me today via email, "What is Drano?" My honest response would be, "Something you should pray you never have to endure on a daily basis because it is extremely dangerous." Instead I had internet issues the past 24 hours and wasn't able to reply but if she is reading the blog today I hope I explained it a bit better. Just consider it like the plumbing product "Drano" but for your intestines. It unclogs all the pipes. Hahahaha! OK. Wasn't funny earlier today but I think she might get the point.

I have yet to meet anyone who has to endure this liquid dynamite on a daily basis. Heck! I haven't even met anyone who has to endure this stuff on a monthly basis. I guess I continue to be in a league all my own...Maybe one day and SOON they will find something better. One can only hope!

Posted by GastroparesisAwarenessCampaignOrg. at 11:59 PM EST

Updated: February 29, 2012 2:40 AM EST

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Mood:  lyrical

This was suppose to be Hell-In-A-Jug day. I woke up with a clear head and brain until a few hours later then it all went south from there...

The problem with the toxic poison is it causes issues with your blood pressure and other not so nice things with your body. Any little, teeny, tiny bit of stress and you might as well forget it. Then I have to hold off treatment until the next day. My Gastroenterologist has faith in me to know better consuming the liquid dynamite while under any stress. It can have deadly consequences so its not worth the risk. I will just have to wait until tomorrow to start treatment. Its not the first time this has happened nor will it be the last.

Since I now have a Drano freedom day and the weather is winter nice I decided to get a head start on next weeks errands. My head wasn't giving me any grief today nor firing up so why not take the car for a spin? I also got to go visit a friend of mine I have known now for over five years. Its been a bit since I last got to visit him so it was nice to just catch up on life. He has been remodeling his son's bedroom from the ground up and so far it looks amazing! He did a really great job and I can't wait to see the final touches. Its very self gratifying to do your own home remodeling projects because once you are finished you can stand back and see all the hard work come together. Far more rewarding than hiring someone to do it for you. My friend is taking his two weeks vacation from work and doing a cross country trip with his son. He has wanted to do the trip for years now and its so nice to finally see his dream come true. They will both have a great time and also make some life time memories. They are super excited! Its sad hearing all the places they plan on visiting along the way because it makes me realize all the places I can't go nor see due to being sick. I sure wish I would had done more extensive traveling in my 20's but who would had known I would got so sick once I hit the age of 30? I did take vacations and got to go out of the country twice but if I had that crystal ball back then I would had done so much more! I still hold onto hope and that one day I will see the ocean again but for now I do good just to sit in the car for more than an hour and thirty minutes.

Once I got home I finished up some house chores then attempted to find something to mix with this new Slimfast. Why in the world they changed the formula and consistency after how many years I have no idea but they did and it doesn't agree with me. I tried watering it down but its still very hard for me to consume. I can't tolerate Boost or Ensure because it won't stay down. There is a cat named Zoey down south who will fight you over a bottle of Ensure. My friend AnnMarie said she is lucky to finish a bottle without Zoey being right by her side. Hahahaha! Too funny! I bet with Zoey drinking all the Ensure there is a few extra years added now to the nine lives! Hee,hee,hee,hee...

My dear friend Andrea sent me some wonderful news this evening and a too cute not to post picture. They welcomed this week the newest member of their family named, "Draxtin." What a cutie! After 29 hours of induced labor all natural with no pain meds or epidurals. YIKES! I stand up and applaud her because that same pain is what those of us with intestinal dysmotility due to our Gastroparesis go through and trust me folks it isn't fun. Congrats to you and the entire family! Welcome home Draxtin.

Here's to Drano Monday and may it be a stress-free one too!

Posted by GastroparesisAwarenessCampaignOrg. at 11:59 AM EST

Updated: February 27, 2012 5:09 AM EST

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Mood:  a-ok

I finally caught up on some solid sleep! Ahhhhh....Sure needed it too!

The animal gang had a play date set with Jingles puppy who isn't so 'little' anymore. He is almost the same size as Oreo. At only four months old I can't imagine how big he will be once fully grown. Littleblue has had so much energy lately that its been great allowing her to have some play time with Jingles and giving him a run for his money! Hahahaha! Oreo isn't so nervous around Jingles anymore and I assume it has to do with Jingles now being a bit older. The weather has started to get much cooler again which is nice because the ground will be frozen enough for the gang to play outside in the backyard. My spring flowers are already starting to come close to blooming so something sure has to change soon because flu season is even running late and that is scary! YIKES! Everyone stay far, far away from me! Last thing I need is to catch the flu. Amen!

I decided to have a pizza night with friends. Of course I do love to cook but milk products are a huge no-no for this gal. I do fairly OK with the small Dannon yogurt drinks but assume because they are so small and come in a tiny little bottle. Cheese and me just don't mix. Neither does ice cream. Sadly my Gastroparesis has taken the ability to eat much of anything. I can count on one hand now what I can tolerate and that isn't much. Regardless I still love to cook and enjoy the smells of all the various foods as well my friends appreciate the thought that goes into cooking. It makes me happy to see them enjoy the food. The homemade pizza was another huge hit and left a few very full stomachs. Me? I got out my juicer machine and blended my fruits and veggies for the next few days. At least I am getting all the vitamins in one juicing session but now to just get my body to absorb them. I asked my specialists for a prescription to get some time released vitamins. What you can buy at the store works great if you have a normal GI tract and digestive system. For me I need something much stronger and something that has a rapid absorption. My hair and nails haven't been growing so I am in dire need. I know the ole Drano is to blame for half of the problem but the other is due to my Idiopathic Gastroparesis. Anything at this point is worth a try! If all else fails I guess at least I will keep my local wig store in business. Hahahahaha!

Pizza or liquid green juice? Dumb question but smart answer from someone who knows better. LIQUID GREEN JUICE PLEASE! Hahahaha!

Posted by GastroparesisAwarenessCampaignOrg. at 11:59 PM EST

Updated: February 27, 2012 3:30 AM EST

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