I will be kind to myself til I'm healed then with some weight loss I want to increase my mobility.... any how. I will drum up all my determination to get this weight off.Hugs heading your way and warm wishes for the operation which has been so long awaited. Hope that the next few weeks whizz by and your operation has the best possible outcomes for you - but it’s tough and you do need to take care of yourself wishing you all the best before, during and afterwards.
I am so pleased you now have a date. 12th June will soon be here. XxxHave date. It's 12th of June.
At last. I've been either starving or eating normally and even had a holiday in-between.
If I could have gone private I wouldn't have more health problems. I look like I've had a stroke these days.
Wait loss hasn't helped with back/pelvis pain so far. In fact I have trapped nerve in my neck too now. My typing has gone altogether. My supporting right arm for crutch is less helpful. I've nearly fallen twice this week. Slow isn't the word.
I just want my life back!
I start Liver Shrinking Diet on Monday so out getting appropriate foods as I haven't had cereal for a while, nor fruit. Nor Yogarts. I will buy powdered milk too. I cannot keep milk in this house!!!Am glad you are ready. Not long now. Xx
All the best for the 12th ickihun.I start Liver Shrinking Diet on Monday so out getting appropriate foods as I haven't had cereal for a while, nor fruit. Nor Yogarts. I will buy powdered milk too. I cannot keep milk in this house!!!
I'm soooo ready.
You are, and will continue to be in my thoughts xxI've more than halved my insulin units as prescribed. I'm ranging between 10-20 bgs thou. However those bgs are less spiky and less unsteady, even though too high. Work in progress.
Every meal gives a different influence on my bgs. Timing or lack of liver block too.
Not many days left before admission.
Well done ickihun xI want to celebrate my weight loss to date which has eventually achieved the NHS target, for me to be on the waiting list for a Roux en y operation (which will support my weight loss efforts even more).
At my heaviest and on correct insulin for my morbibly obese body I was 136kgs. Now sitting at 125-126kgs.
I have done it my way (low carb), dieticians way (bariatric and diabetes) and been influenced by the forum and its members varied views.
For my family who need me the most I had decided 3yrs ago that a full by-pass would help me stay alive and for longer (maybe). I was extremely ill and needed hospitalizing every winter. I knew I was skirting death.
I am much lighter and as a result I am not choking to death from the weight and a common cold pressing on my enlarged chest.
That few stones of weight loss has helped with the severity of that but not as close to miles apart as I'd like.
My operation and further weight loss should do that.
I'm now realising that maybe my meds will be replaced rather than reduced but we'll see. Obviously far less serious meds though. Which medics will appreciate more.
I'd love to one day come here and revise this post to say I'm med free. For all my health conditions... but diabetic insulin injections will be a fine start.
Here's to very low units of insulin, if any and far less tablets to take. Cheers!
Lovely to see you @maureen5752. I will pop into type2 life thread too. I'm sure the members have missed you too.Well done ickihun x
Thx @togram.Hi, I developed respiratory failure due to my weight last July. I was offered a gastric surgery referral but declined. I'm on metformin. I have complex health needs. Since then I've lost 7 stone using lchf, my consultant didn't recognise me. Since losing that weight things have changed greatly, I still have a shedload of weight to lose but I'm more mobile and managing daily things with more ease. I decided the surgery wasnt for me, I have to be in charge. I went thru the NHS programme about 12 years ago and decided not to proceed then. I got Ill and put on even more weight.
Onward and upward.
All my best wishes and positive vibes being sent your way.
I know it isnt easy but you sound positive and have made your plans. You can be spurred on by those grandchildren and look forward to being involved in their activities instead of being a spectator
Thanks @Geordie lass. Do you feel Roux-en-y would hv been no benefit for a type1? More risk of poor healing or this wasn't the case, for you?Hey @ickihun. Just caught up with your thread and your journey to get this surgery. Good luck for your op. You will not regret it. I don't post really on the forum...more of a lurker really. But, I just wanted to send you well wishes for your recovery.
I had a sleeve gastrectomy 5 years ago and lost 9 stone within the first 10 months. The pre op liver shrink I found to be a killer. I was allowed milk and yoghurt for 1 week. But, it's worth the pain! My insulin requirements reduced dramatically. Prior to surgery I was taking over 100 units per day. Now, my TDD is usually around 20 units. Many Type 2's who have this surgery tend to go into remission with it. I hope this is the case for you. Just look after yourself, and be kind to yourself after your op. I'm so excited for you. Take care x
Thanks @Geordie lass. Do you feel Roux-en-y would hv been no benefit for a type1? More risk of poor healing or this wasn't the case, for you?
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