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TOPIC: Doctor Visit Full of NSVs ~ :) |
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Joined 2012-04-24 Posts: 20 |
August 08, 2012 05:53
High Five!
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Joined 2011-03-14 Posts: 23 |
August 08, 2012 05:55
That is wonderful!!!! Congratulations and keep up with the great job...because it's definitely worth it!!!!! Congrats again!!!
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Joined 2011-10-04 Posts: 233 |
August 08, 2012 05:55
AWESOME!!!!!
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Joined 2012-06-16 Posts: 310 |
August 08, 2012 05:55
Amazing! And great job sticking it to the man. I once had a doctor that kept trying to shove diet pills down my throat when I just wanted a referral to a nutritionist.
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Joined 2012-01-10 Posts: 40 |
August 08, 2012 05:57
WTG! Very inspirational!
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Joined 2010-10-19 Posts: 201 |
August 08, 2012 05:57
QUOTE: so, i went to see my doctor today. i was so nervous, because for every visit last year she printed me out information for gastric bypass surgery - suggesting that it was my only recourse to lose weight at this point in my life. i was taking two blood pressure meds, a heart med (for palpitations) and a daily preventative inhaler for asthma, as well as having sleep apnea and sleeping with a cpap machine. oh - and i weighed 299 pounds. i saw her in january and she gave me the surgery information again. this time, it kind of sparked something in me - the desire to prove her wrong!! LOL. i decided to truly give better eating and exercise a try - to see if i could lose weight on my own. at today's appointment, i am officially 68 pounds down since january. i am off the preventative asthma inhaler and will only have a rescue inhaler, i am cutting the heart med dose in half with the hopes of getting rid of it altogether and she told me that in another six months i should be retested to see if i can get rid of the cpap machine. my bmi went from 51.9 to 40 (*almost* to the point where i wouldn't even qualify for surgery!!). she told me that my progress was "quite remarkable", "talk show worthy" and that i was her most "successful patient" ~ that none of her patients had ever lost that much through diet and exercise before. can you see my goofy smile in these words?? to celebrate, i came home, changed into my w.o. clothes and hit the track!! :) ~ i apologize for rambling, but i wanted to post this because i wish i could have read something like it six months ago to motivate me! thanks for humoring this gigantic post - and thanks to you all for motivating me each and every day i log on! :) 
This is and should be inspiration for us all. I thank you for sharing your success story with us :-) and Goofy Smiles are what makes life fun!!! 
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Joined 2011-11-20 Posts: 115 |
August 08, 2012 05:58
You are truly an inspiration to many. Fantastic job. I know that has to feel great!
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Joined 2012-01-25 Posts: 273 |
August 08, 2012 06:00
That is a fantastic story and i love it and i wouldn't shorten it by one single word!!
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Joined 2012-08-07 Posts: 9 |
August 08, 2012 06:07
That is awesome. You must be so proud of yourself. CONGRATS....
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Joined 2012-06-28 Posts: 5 |
August 08, 2012 06:07
Awesome job!!!
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Joined 2012-01-08 Posts: 947 |
August 08, 2012 06:08
Congratulations! Fantastic job :-)
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Joined 2012-07-07 Posts: 14 |
August 08, 2012 06:08
Rock out! I am so proud of you and your doctor for supporting you! My doctor also told me to do bariatric. I even went to the orientation. I could not go through with having my intestines reconfigured etc. When I lost 70 pounds and had to go in to see the doctor for a horrible virus he said nothing about my weight loss. The nurse did. I think I need to change docs? I was at 360 and at the time of my visit I weighed 290. Now I weigh 259. I plan to go in for a yearly after the new year. If he does not say anything, I'm gonna give him an ear full and find a new doc! A funny side note: my doctor's daughter and my daughter graduated HS together in May. I saw him and spoke. He looked at me like he did not know or recognize me. Maybe it's because of the weight loss or maybe because he was out of his element and could not place me? Regardless, doctors that are quick to push bariatrics then have a pateient that is successful at wight loss with diet and exercise should give you the support. Keep up the good work!
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Joined 2012-01-11 Posts: 166 |
August 08, 2012 06:25
Your story is so inspiring!!! Apparently even for your doctor!
Edited by zophiel67 On August 08, 2012 06:25
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Joined 2012-06-14 Posts: 1,585 |
August 08, 2012 06:26
You are remarkable!! CONGRATULATIONS :)
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Joined 2012-04-16 Posts: 488 |
August 08, 2012 06:30
You totally rock!!! Great job!
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Joined 2009-11-16 Posts: 138 |
August 08, 2012 06:43
That is fantastic.....great job!!!
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Joined 2012-07-24 Posts: 29 |
August 08, 2012 07:07
That is the best news I have heard in a long while, congrats my friend. This gives me so much hope that the decision I have made to join and participate in MFP's program is definitely the right way to lose weight and get healthier. We can do this together, every step of the way.
Congratulations once again and keep up the great work!!
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Joined 2011-05-28 Posts: 973 |
August 08, 2012 08:34
That is great news!! Congrats for not taking the easy way out. So many people would jump on the surgery bandwagon. (Not judging here, whatever you need to do is cool with me) You put in the work and are reaping the benefits. Well done.
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Joined 2012-04-27 Posts: 1,971 |
August 08, 2012 08:40
That's is FANTASTIC, and you are an inspiration! :)
(Although, there is nothing wrong with surgery for those who have a need for it) 
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Joined 2011-12-06 Posts: 420 |
August 08, 2012 08:47
congratulations! such progress! keep up the great work :)
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Joined 2012-05-15 Posts: 18 |
August 08, 2012 14:20
Thank you Thank you, Thank you. I am so very proud of that progress. I feel like it is me @ the Dr's office with a big ol smile on my face. I really appreciate this post. I am motivated to continue and be a success story for someone else, I am encouraged to continue because I believe I will be successful. So thank you again and again.
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Joined 2011-04-18 Posts: 56 |
August 08, 2012 14:23
That is so fantastic! I'm very happy for you! Keep up the great work.
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Joined 2012-01-09 Posts: 387 |
August 08, 2012 14:23
That is truly awesome!!! I am so unbeleivably proud for you!! Congratulations and great job!!
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Joined 2012-06-30 Posts: 995 |
August 08, 2012 14:26
That is so awesome - and hardly and long and rambling post for the OP. Keep up the good work and I hope you can lose that CPAP!
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Joined 2012-01-24 Posts: 137 |
August 08, 2012 16:05
i am so overwhelmed by the number of responses to this post!! thank you so much for all of your kind, encouraging and motivational words!! :)
i am so glad that i decided to post this thread yesterday. i debated - but i know how i felt in january ~ filled with self-doubt and afraid to even admit that i was attempting to lose weight on my own, for fear that i'd fail. over the past few months, i have read several motivational success stories over the months that gave me just the boost i needed that day. that is why i ultimately decided to share my "woohoo" day with everyone - if it can motivate just one person to keep on the right track, then i'm thrilled! :) thank you all for your support!! i know that i will keep going now until i reach my ultimate goal. at least i'm not afraid of failing anymore!! ;)
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