Living with Gastroparesis

I really had to push myself yesterday and make myself climb. My husband and I used to boulder and outdoor sport climb all the time, before I got sick. In fact, it was I who got him into it at all. I started outdoor climbing way back in 2002 and have loved it ever since. But with this infection, I’m just so stinking tired all the time that I really don’t have any motivation to get up at all. I finally decided to push myself out the door to climb and it actually went fairly well.

I was able to bust through all the V1s without any problem whatsoever. I think next time I will attempt harder routes to see where my limit is. Yes, that is me with my feeding backpack on. I use a Zevex Infinity and I LOVE it. It works in any position with the bag above, below or under the pump (so long as there is no air in the feeding bag). The bag and pump have allowed me to act as a completely normal person; going out to movies, exercising, on vacations, whatever I want. Only thing that stops me now are these darn infections and the massive fatigue that seems to accompany them. I’ve almost finished my second round of antibiotics, so I guess we’ll see what happens with it.

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