Living with Gastroparesis

I’ve been fighting a bit with granulation tissue since my infection cleared up. The granulation tissue has been draining something nasty, bleeds a bit but surprisingly doesn’t hurt. It is growing more inside than outside which has made it difficult to treat. My doctor has taken silver nitrate sticks to burn off, or cauterize, the growing tissue. It is a painless procedure but does cause soreness a few hours later. The tissue will die and form a scab that will later just fall off.

The unusually high drainage from the granulation tissue keeps the wound moist. Perhaps that is the reason it has been continually infected. This will be something I’ll need to watch.

UPDATE (8/26/10)

We had great success with keeping the granulation tissue from advancing further in my system. In fact, the Nitrate Sticks worked so well (and painlessly), I have yet to find any remaining granulation tissue. It isn’t a cure, and will most likely come back despite my best efforts, but for now – the pain, swelling and drainage has stopped and I haven’t had an infection since =)

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