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I don't want to lose that record low weight so I'm not going to enter my new weigh. So much has gone wrong since I was last here...A little over a year ago my doctor prescribed Lamictal for nerve pain in my back. I reacted badly to it and got Stevens Johnson's Syndrome so forget the nerve pain, I'm lucky to be alive! However steroids where part of the treatment in overcoming those reactions so pack on the pounds. Next they tried Cymbalta and I got Serotonin Syndrome...treatment was an antihistamine that cause weight gain...fun times! Next the kidneys start to fail to the point of Congestive Heart Failure...pack on a lot of pounds! At one point I was 280lbs. and could not breath if I moved, I really didn't think I was going to live for a few weeks there.
So! As I write today I'm no longer chasing grandchildren around the yard...I'm wheelchair bound. Standing longer than five minutes makes me feel as if I'm going to break in half. I had another MRI last week so don't know what the suggestion will be however I know I'm not a surgical candidate therefore; they'll have to do whatever with injections, if anything can be done. Yes, I am depressed, tell me you could go thru this and not be.
The bright side is I'm using a manual wheelchair so I can at least keep my upper body; I'm getting rid of those "granny flab" upper arms. I'm been on 240mg of Lasix since 9/1/15 to keep the kidneys pumping so at least no water weight; this is all chunky monkey here and what the grand old drugs accomplished...today I weigh 250 lbs.
I will record my weight as journal entries now until I see that 180lbs. again!
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180.0 lb
Lost so far: 100.0 lb.
Still to go: 0 lb.
Diet followed reasonably well.
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Diet Calendar Entry for 08 November 2015:
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1155 kcal
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Fat: 57.64g | Prot: 57.65g | Carb: 100.72g.
Lunch: Crystal Light On The Go Lemonade Sugar Free Packets Soft Drink Mix, Mt. Olive Kosher Dill Pickles, Vegetable Beef Soup (Home Recipe). Dinner: Canada Dry Diet Ginger Ale, Hash Brown (from Fresh), Fried Egg, EarthGrains 35 Calorie Wheat Bread. more...
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steady weight
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So glad you're doing a little better! Sending hugs and positive vibes your way!
08 Nov 15 by member: BulletProof3
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Welcome back Gammmie :) Sending encouragement your way...
09 Nov 15 by member: newnormal
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You are heading in the right direction! You'll keep doing it and it will keep getting better and better!! Hugs
09 Nov 15 by member: JoanneLM
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Writing down the food along with the emotions will help, I can't imagine what you must be going thru, good thoughts are coming your way
09 Nov 15 by member: Nicole Strong Barrett
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I've been so frustrated with this rapid downhill spiral I was being very hard on the doctors to explain what & why and they couldn't, still can't; I shouldn't have had the reaction I had so everyone was caught off guard. I finally heard myself and realized if someone was behaving as sour as I was every time I saw them I'd soon find a reason not to see them anymore. I sat down that day and wrote letters of apologize to everyone involved in my care, my family and my minister...that was a lot of letters. Then I wrote "New Day" on my iPhone's calendar app so it would appear each day to remind me my life isn't over. My Sunday school teacher said something once that has stuck with me through the years, I find myself applying it to all life's challenges now, "We don't give up until we go up."
Thank you for your understanding and support. Blessings All
10 Nov 15 by member: Gammie57
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