Wendy's Gastroparesis Fight
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I was diagnosed with Gastroparesis in 2008. After many referrals I found a wonderful team of doctors at Stanford Health Center in 2013.
I have been receiving routine care for the last 6 years at Stanford Medical Center in San Jose California.
In 2014 I was able to get the Gastric Stimulator; an implanted device that helps reduce my nausea, vomiting and sometimes my pain. My ER visits have drastically decreased after getting the gastric stimulator placed.
During my yearly follow up at Stanford (in March 2019) I found out that the battery in my gastric stimulator has died and I will need surgery to replace the battery.
Over the last several months my nausea and pain has been getting worse. I am to the point where I can barely eat anything without ending up with severe nausea and pain. I’m taking my anti-nausea meds but they don’t work very well when my nausea is so severe.
I didn’t ask one of my family members to create a GoFundMe account; I decided to create it myself because Gastroparesis has taken so much away from me that this was something that I needed to do for myself. I have always been able to take care of my own travel arrangements. It was very hard asking my parents to help me out when I had my gastric stimulator placement in 2014. Asking friends, family and complete strangers for help raising enough funds to get me to Stanford for my surgery in May 2019 is ten times harder. I’ve never been one to ask for financial help but I’m in a position that I need help and I’m asking you, your friends and family to please help me reach my GoFundMe goal so that I can get to Stanford for my surgery.
Thank you for taking the time to read my story.
Sincerely yours,
Wendy Wadsworth
I have been receiving routine care for the last 6 years at Stanford Medical Center in San Jose California.
In 2014 I was able to get the Gastric Stimulator; an implanted device that helps reduce my nausea, vomiting and sometimes my pain. My ER visits have drastically decreased after getting the gastric stimulator placed.
During my yearly follow up at Stanford (in March 2019) I found out that the battery in my gastric stimulator has died and I will need surgery to replace the battery.
Over the last several months my nausea and pain has been getting worse. I am to the point where I can barely eat anything without ending up with severe nausea and pain. I’m taking my anti-nausea meds but they don’t work very well when my nausea is so severe.
I didn’t ask one of my family members to create a GoFundMe account; I decided to create it myself because Gastroparesis has taken so much away from me that this was something that I needed to do for myself. I have always been able to take care of my own travel arrangements. It was very hard asking my parents to help me out when I had my gastric stimulator placement in 2014. Asking friends, family and complete strangers for help raising enough funds to get me to Stanford for my surgery in May 2019 is ten times harder. I’ve never been one to ask for financial help but I’m in a position that I need help and I’m asking you, your friends and family to please help me reach my GoFundMe goal so that I can get to Stanford for my surgery.
Thank you for taking the time to read my story.
Sincerely yours,
Wendy Wadsworth
Organizer
Wendy S Wadsworth
Organizer
Fallon, NV