One year post op

Well my replacement pacer was a year old on 9th April - it's been an eventful year for me on a personal level and on a 'unrelated to gastroparesis health issues' level.
The pacer has done it's job effectively throughout this, and coped fairly well with my increased stress levels.
Approximately 12 weeks ago I began to bloat more, and within a couple of weeks the nausea/vomiting had begun to increase too - which pointed to an adjustment being due. Whilst awaiting the adjustment appointment the symptoms proved annoying but more or less manageable.
The pacer settings were tweeked two days ago and hopefully I will be back to my form of 'normal' soon.
The incision is tidy and is becoming paler as time goes by - although from the previous pacer surgery I would anticipated that it will remain pretty much the same.

6 months/25 weeks post op

Despite other numerous health issues (diabetes, asthma etc) and a huge amount of stress in recent weeks, I have done relatively well in gastroparesis terms.
The stress levels have directly affected my eating and absorption capacities and led to some increased nausea, vomiting and bloating, but I am hopeful as this particularly stressful situation is resolved over the next few weeks that everything will settle down once again - can but keep my fingers crossed!

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20 weeks post op

Here we are 20 weeks post op - and doing very well. Nausea, bloating and vomiting are relatively minimal & more or less manageable, and are usually only an issue when stressed on when my asthma is playing up which causes coughing.
I have been really pushing my physical boundaries this past month, trying to get on top of my GastroParesis UK workload - although enjoyable, it is at times a little detrimental to my health - my diabetes has destabilised a little further this past few weeks, with no apparent reason & I am very tired but unable to sleep for more than a couple of hours at a stretch - I am therefore organising a review blood test for my thyroid as I think that maybe my thyroxine medication may need a little tweek to rectify this particular issue.
All that said I am doing fairly ok and the GPUK schedule over the next couple of months is quite full, with various meet up trips planned - and although this may prove exhausting, I'm really looking forward to just being able to fulfil this role!
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17 weeks post op

Its now 17 weeks 2 days post op - have been doing really well in terms of gastroparesis - even though its been a stressful month my stomach has stayed quite well balanced. However my diabetes has this week been really unstable for no apparent reason - hopefully it will either settle or the reason will become known!
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108 days post op

Here I am 15 weeks post op and doing well.
Since I last posted I have moved home, unpacked and been a birthing partner to my daughter in law - all very stressful & exhausting, but all in all I have survived quite well.
My health has taken a bit of a toll in the past couple of weeks - my asthma is playing up but we think that is due to the pollen count rather than infection, and the past couple of days my stomach has been unsettled and I have felt nauseous - I think however this is due to walking home in high temperatures the other day and may be more down to overheating rather than gastroparesis - we shall just have to wait and see!
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86 days post op

Doing really well, limited nausea, vomiting & bloating. Last week I attended and helped run the GastroParesis UK stand at the British Society of Gastroenterologists 2013 conference, and this week I've been packing up my home ready for a house move this weekend - I'm exhausted but basically up to my version of 'normal' capacity once again!
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