The opposite is true for me. 10 years ago I weighed 245 (rounded off) lbs. By last year I had come down to 212 lbs. I was ecstatic that I was heading in the right direction.

In January of this year i lost a few more lbs. By February i was down to 186 lbs. I’m a diabetic and was a type two.
My diabetes medication was stopped and my numbers didn’t spike up or get low. It was always around 102. Perfect.
I have to admit that I am on a blood thinner as several years ago I had open heart surgery and a new mechanical aortic heart valve was installed. My original valve had been leaking. Last January my chances of bleeding (mechanical valves promote clots or bleeding. I was in danger of bleeding out as my blood was way too thin.

I had to take levelor injections in my abdomen to increase the thickness of my blood levels. 12 abdominal injections resulted in hematomas (inside bruising).

I ended up with 12 internal abdominal bleeding hematomas. I was bleeding to death internally in my abdomen. It took January and February in patient while they eventually leveled me up and the bleeding stopped. 2 months lying in a hospital bed.

I lost the ability to walk as I had been in bed so long. Physical therapy was ordered and I went from a wheelchair to a walker to a cane. Presently using a cane forever. But by the time I actually got home I was still around 186. Great for my heart and diabetes! Now I have gained weight to the point that is depressing me.

I’ve been steadily watching my weight go up by one to two lbs a day and I am now at 205lbs. Probably heading back to 212 lbs. I’m obsessing over the weight gaining. I barely eat anything yet, I’m gaining weight. I would much rather lose weight than gain it.

I blame the medications I’m on. Especially Seroquel the great weight gaining medication. I’ve had to go from a 38 inch waist to a 36.
Felt great. I’m still in a 36 but they are getting tighter. And I gave my 2 pair of 38 away. What can I do?

Hi Emo,
Last year I was ordering the protein shakes by Kate Farms - boy are they expensive! As much as I love chocolate, they say to stay away from chocolate for LT Covid sufferers, along with sugar and gluten on the avoid list. I think I may need to consider those shakes again, but I remember it really was helping me much. I want to stay away from ENSURE because if you ever looked at the ingredients, its garbage. They have lots of nasty oils, high sugar and carrageenan, which causes cancer!

My PCP says basically nothing and could care less, even when I was down to 89 lbs and got Covid. I begged him for medication to treat Covid and he wouldn't comply. Month later when I asked to be put in the hospital feeling so ill and 89 lbs, the hospital just did another MRI of the brain, sent in a physiatrist and kicked me out. Basically, because my PCP said in his notes its just all anxiety. He's horrible and needs to have his license taken away. And he's with Northwestern University in Illinois.

I know I need medication for anxiety and now it's reached a stage where it's PTSD because with Covid you can also get very sensitive to noise and when I try to lay down to rest, I get "jolted" by the slightest sound and start trembling.

Right now, the pain in my right flank area below my rib hurts so bad and is trembling, when I eat my tummy is grumbling and churning. Regardless, I just made some organic turkey dogs and veggies. In about an hour around 9:30pm, I'll have a high calorie protein shake. Contrary to so much effort, I still can't gain an ounce and all of the Doctors don't care - and that includes the hospital..