Health- blech
Had my appointment with the ankle/foot doctor today...
The strange thing is that while I have trouble finding a Gastrointestinal doctor that knows about Gastroparesis and treats it I have an Orthopedic Surgeon that knows about it!
After the exam on my defunct ankle she asked me how my Gastroparesis was and I told her hot the Gastroenterologist told me to eat fruit to battle my chronic dehydration and her reply was to roll her eyes and say "you are not going back there are you?" Keep in mind that the GI doctor in question was in charge of the GI clinic at a Teaching Hospital!
On the foot front, we are going to try one last style of bracing to keep my ankle in joint while waiting for me to be healthy enough for and get medical clearance for the amputation (something that cannot and will not happen until I can take medication... and without a GI that actually knows more than a foot doctor about Gastroparesis there is no clue how long that will be).
Other health-wise it is pain pain pain and tired tired tired... slept much of the afternoon after I got back from the Doctor's office and just got up a little bit ago and ready to go back to sleep, but doubts my stomach, ankle and the rest of my body will allow that to happen any time soon. One can hope....
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Remember to go to my entry in the Reader's Digest "Your Life" contest on facebook and vote daily... still in the top 10 but in order to increase chances of winning and having a story about Gastroparesis published in it (making Gastroparesis a household word) it needs to be higher in the standings.
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