Sabrina’s Personal Story: “I thought I would die but I woke up”
I am 52 and I’m not sure how long I have had gastroparesis. I had a very large hiatal hernia 2017 had a hernia surgery but got worse few months later. Found out my gallbladder collapsed and hernia came back so I had another hernia surgery and gall bladder taken out. I called dr back after I got worse again and he started to say it was in my mind I wasn’t really sick he had fixed me so he did a scope and didn’t tell me it showed gastroparesis but my regular doctor sent me to a GI doctor. It turned out it was the one I saw in 2010 and I was diagnosed with gastroparesis and didn’t know. That doctor sent me to another hernia doctor in another town and he said the last doctor made a mess and did another surgery and I thought I was better. Then in January 2019, I got a gastric perforation in my stomach from a prior procedure and almost died. Bled inside and passed out and was taken to E.R by ambulance. They performed emergency surgery and 4 blood transfusions and a month in the hospital but I survived barely and got 2 feeding tubes. I have had them ever since. Now I deal with vitamin deficiencies, low iron and severe dizziness, vomiting, constipation, diarrhea, severe stomach pain, nausea and my calcium stays low and teeth break a lot. I also found out I have lupus and take medication for it there are some days I don’t know how to get around. I don’t have much energy no matter what vitamins or supplements I take. I do think god has a plan for me so I’m not giving up. He saved me in 2019 I thought I would die but I woke up from emergency surgery and I fought hard to get better losing slot of blood I went a whole week before they knew I had a hole in my stomach. I think god has a plan for me and hes got me. I’m even raising my / grandsons out of the blue and that is very hard srnce I’m sick so much I hate not being able to eat food normally but if I eat I get super sick !so it’s not worth it I hope my story helps someone praying for anyone like me !!
