No I think to be honest it helped my stomach 10 fold. like I was spending 8 to 9 weeks a year in the hospital just for my GP. I think my hip doctor might had screwed me over. 11-29-22 I had my hip replaced. since then I have had 5 major blood infections and now my heart is infected. (Endocarditis) But if not the hip it's the stimulator that caused the infections. But either way I have to have both even if they need replaced. I cant walk without a hip and to give a Idea how much the stimulator helped with nausea. For almost 3 years pryor I threw up a minimum of 5 to no joke 500 times a day. My worse day was every 2 min for 22 hours before they placed a NG tube that stopped it. 3 days later they pulled the tube and with in 5 min I was throwing up again. Those 3 years I had 24 hospital stays all almost a week long each. I never had a single day that I did not feel belted or nauseated. Now I still get that a way for sure but I never need NG tubes that are Zero fun and I for sure am glad to had avoided a feeding tube. The stimulator helps the food move along a bit but more than any it blocks your brain from knowing how sick you are. It blocks the bloating feeling on most days. I still get it but not everyday instead it is a few times a week. I have had it just over 2 years and maybe 4 or 5 hospital stays was for GP. But I have always battled UTI's and kidney infection most my life. As far back as first grade. I have had almost 2 dozen blood infections in my life. My body just does not fight those things off good. All of these joint surgeries and stuff don't help either.
I have had 5 shoulder surgeries 2 hip surgeries plus a 3rd hip replacement, I have had countless kidney stones broken up and stents places. I have plate and 6 screws holding my ankle together. I had my gastric stim surgery I had 3 surgeries to place clean and remove a bladder stimulator due to infection. I had a central port placed and removed. I have had two stricture surgeries on my pee pee. Plus I could never count all the cameras they have placed in every hole I have repeatably. I have some major auto immune shit going on but no one has been able to pin point for sure. Plus I have had a stroke a few years back too. So out of all that if you ask me what surgery I think did the most good I will tell you everytime the gastric stim. Like no joke before getting it I though multiple times a day about ending my life. I always found a reason not too but I came really close on more than a few times. At one point I had a friend come and get all my guns and put them in his safe. Nothing I am proud of. But I wish that degree of GP and suffering on noone. Yes I still have GP and I always will. I was even told one-day the stim will no longer help. I fear that pain daily. I think a lot was I just did not post as much personally about myself before getting it. As I think I got it in dec of 21 and I joined in Feb of 21. So I was only year a good nine months before having it. All of this said I am having some GP pain and nausea right now but it is nowhere as crippling as it would of been 3 years ago. I think it is a Neuro disease I have that destroyed my vegus nerve that controls gastric emptying as well as BP Bowel and bladder control and about 500 different things. I know my body stopped absorbing vitamin B12 for a long time. It is what protects the lining of our Nevers.
But I do know I now post a lot about my health so I can see how one might see that. But that is because I just learned what a great support group this is for all my health problems. I can see I am not alone and I share to get help and encouragement from all the members but I really hope that many people going through their own battles can see that they are not alone. I love this group joining it has helped my mental so much.
Thank you for reaching out
