Question:
I have recently researched some information on gastriparensis (misspelled)

the proplem where your stomach nerve is damaged and your stomach can't work properly. I was wondering how many WLS patients have had this since their surgery. Please respond if you have had this, or know someone that has. Thanks. Judy    — Judy W. (posted on June 14, 2002)

June 15, 2002
I had gastroparesis (slow stomach emptying due to nerve damage - the stomach does not "grind" like it should) PRIOR to surgery. I am now one month post op. It is an adventure to see what will happen now with my old (transected) stomach. It cannot be scoped so if there is a problem they must open you up but with NO FOOD in there it seems to be much, much better. No pain so far. Do you have this pre-op? Why are you researching it? What concerns you? I was in much discomfort when the food would "rot" in my old stomach. I love my new micropouch! Time will tell.
   — Grace M.

June 16, 2002
I asked my surgeon about this, because I am diabetic and had a gastric emptying study done last year that showed some beggining signs of gastroparesis, and I know from people I've seen in my profession, that that is one horrible side effect. So my concern was, would making my stomach smaller increase the likelihood of this because then there'd be that much elss stomach to work on food, so if that little part went bad, would I be in trouble. He actually told me that removing parts of the stomach is one of the treatments for gastroparesis, and I've done some research on the net that talks about gastrectomies, I think is the word, where that's done. My surgeon is a general surgeon and said he does this for diabetic patients on a regular basis. So it sounds like it'd work for a wls pt kind of like the other person answered, where maybe the bad parts of the stomach would get some relief?
   — cp