Gastroparesis and Welchol

I started taking Welchol for elevated cholesterol and I've surprised to say that it's actually relieved some of the symptoms I've suffered from the gastroparesis. Thus far, I'm not as nauseous and my bowels are actually working like a normal persons. Although it's not prescribed for gastroparesis - I'm thinking maybe some studies should be done. It's been great!

Sick Again

Sometimes my illness knocks me on my butt, yesterday was one of those days. I think I was awake for two hours total. I'm exhausted today as well, but as the story goes, I refuse to stay in bed. I'm going to get up and do stuff! I was suppose to go out rafting today and I really really want to, but I know that I simply can't. So, I'll drive to Woodland and visit my family. Bad days are far and few between but when they come through, they come through strong and they completely kick my butt.

Shakes

The thing about gastroparesis is that for anything a normal person does, it takes someone with GP ten times as much effort. Today is one of those days. I spent my day helping the county shelter with an animal adoption event and at about noon I though my body was on the brink of collapse. I was having really bad hand tremors and my energy level is pretty much non-existent. I've had a lot of good days lately, but today I really felt the effects of low blood sugar and dehydration.
Sometimes I think it sure would be nice to trade bodies with someone else. Yet, I also know that few people would be able to suck it up and just keep going. There are so many people in the world who take the easy way out. People who would simply get disability and sit around their house...weak people. Although I'd love to do that, I know that deep down I'd be so miserable. Regardless of how shitty I feel or how much I'm shaking, I feel this deep something within me that screams for me to just keep going.

Gastroparesis

For those of you who don't know - I have gastroparesis - it's basically a paralysis of important internal organs needed to digest. Well, we're now thinking I have autonomic neuropathy which means that it extends beyond just the digestion system but includes all systems that are suppose to operate automatically - for example, temperature and blood pressure.

The reason I bring this up is because I'm having a sick day. I feel horrid! I have stuff on my calendar that I have to do and want to do today and yet - I'll have to go around hoping for a bathroom in case I have the sudden urge to vomit. Lovely!