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Incisional hernia after transplant: Anyone else?
Transplants | Last Active: Oct 28, 2023 | Replies (173)Comment receiving replies
Gosh, I wish I could lose wt. that easily. Looking and asking for suggestions, concerns, encouragement and personal experiences. I need to lose just 30 lbs. for surgery and I am stuck at 10 after 2 1/2 mos. Dr. has me on high protein, low sugar intermittent 16 hr. fasting and exercise. I do all of it and exercise 2-3 hrs. daily (cycling 20 miles a day). In my head I know all of it is doing something, except not on the scale. Seems more I exercise the bigger this thing gets. I am going to be the healthiest, fittest, immunosuppressed, over weight female in history. However, not a day goes by that I am not grateful for this second chance in life…to live and make a difference.
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You’re certainly doing all the right things! So, hang in there. Remember, everyone’s bodies are different. And, our bodies all adjust differently to our transplant surgery and our meds. And, healthy eating and exercise, at least to the ability one can, is the best practice for our bodies.
After surgery I was in the hospital on a dreadful feeding tube for a month and a week, and then sent home with it! I wasn’t getting enough protein and struggled to gain weight. And, still haven’t gone back to my pretransplant weight. But, at least my liver doctor doesn’t tell me I’m malnourished anymore!
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@melody12, I want to commend you on your dedication to get beyond this weight loss slump. I can imagine that it is frustration for you. But I trust that the health benefits will be in your favor long after your surgery.
On Connect, there is an entire Discussion Group dedicated to Intermittent fasting. I am sharing the link to it, so that you can meet others who are using a low carbohydrate, healthy fat lifestyle, intermittent fasting, or both, to pursue their health goals. You can ask questions, make comments, of drop in and introduce yourself.
LCHF Living & Intermittent Fasting
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/lchf-living-intermittent-fasting
Melody, With all of the exercise that you are doing, you are adding muscle mass which has a healthy weight that can offset the numbers on the scale. How is your doctor monitoring your progress?