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Carissamr

I used this site some years ago and it was helping me out greatly. Then I had a total thyroid removal and it had been a down hill battle. I ended up hitting a max weigh in at 410lbs although Im pretty sure I weighted up to 450 at one point. At my heaviest I was having serious medical issues but because I didn’t have insurance the hospitals would treat me, tell me that my problem was my weight and if I lost weight my problem would go away. I had three blood transfusions due to excessive menstral bleeding. I developed antibodies to the blood and even though they knew this they would give me blood that was incompatible with me. This caused a delayed reaction that caused me to get pneumonia. Also I was accused of not taking my thyroid meds because my Tsh levels were so high. I moved to Kentucky to get insurance and proper health care. At this point I was so swollen I could barely walk. I was having seizures in my sleep, was sleeping 20+hours a day, and couldn’t focus or remember things. I stopped going to work and was basically dying. When I got to my I went to see a primary care physician who ran bloodwork. I was called the next morning and told to go to the ER for a blood transfusion. My RBC was at a 4. During the course of a year there I got a hysterectomy to get rid of uterine cancer which turns out was my biggest problem. I then became diabetic and had a sugar level of 775 and changed my lifestyle. A couple months later I was rushed in for emergency gallbladder removal surgery. It was so bad they could only do a partial. In the course of a year I had 4 surgical procedures and was on the right path to get healthier. I lost a massive amount of weight and have moved back to Texas. My weight loss has slowed down so I thought this site might help keep me motivated. I am now down to 250 but still have about 100lbs to lose. Wish me luck and good luck on your journeys.

aracely2224

Welcome back! MFP has helped me achieve my goals with the calorie count. I’m cheering for you!

You can do it! 🌺 Best of Luck