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Who knew a small body could hold so much excess fluid 🀀

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So just weighed myself so can keep an eye on how well the water tablets & steroids are working. Have now lost over 45 lbs and can see my toes again. Don't remember having such knobbly knees though. Puts me in mind if "Hi- de- Hi" and the knobbly knees competition πŸ˜†

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sassy59

Bless you shouty. XxxπŸ˜‚

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CDPO16

That's quite a loss, I hope you are feeling the benefit. As for the knees, they can always be covered up πŸ˜‰

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shoutyβ€’ in reply toCDPO16

feel so much lighter now, less like a beached whale 😁

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RoadRunner44

Well done shouty, thats a good result.

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Gladwyn

That’s such a lot of weight to lose as just water!

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shoutyβ€’ in reply toGladwyn

Nephrotic Syndrome kidneys causes low albumin & protein leaks = big sweΔΊling into limbs, stomach & even into lungs.

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Gladwynβ€’ in reply toshouty

Ah..... I live and learn. Thanks and good luck . πŸ¦‹

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HungryHufflepuff

That’s an incredible amount of weight to lose from water. I hope you’re starting to feel better from it, I imagine you must be. 😊

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shoutyβ€’ in reply toHungryHufflepuff

Such a huge relief 😊

Fantastic!!You really must of felt so heavy. Knobbly knees or not shake them with pride πŸ‘ŒπŸ˜Šall the best

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shouty

Thank you it's a huge relief xx

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HighGables

Brilliant news, hope it stays like that for you. Jax

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shoutyβ€’ in reply toHighGables

Thank you , just weighed in again and another 1kg gone 😊

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Patk1

Wow!! I imagine yr breathings improved dramatically too? Hope yr able to sleep now yr home xx

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shoutyβ€’ in reply toPatk1

Oh yes was bit worried to start with having pleural effusions in lungs on top of Bronchiectasis & then flaming Covid but no breathlessness 😁

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Ergendl

Losing that amount of water, must have made everything a lot easier to do now.

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shoutyβ€’ in reply toErgendl

Walking not waddling 😊

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MoyB

Good grief! That's a great result!! There'll be no stopping you now. I think we should have our own knobbly knees competition on here - I bet you'd be delighted to win!

xx Moy

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shoutyβ€’ in reply toMoyB

Gone from hairy tree trunks to biny & peeling. So glamorous πŸ˜†πŸ€£

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shoutyβ€’ in reply toshouty

Oops bony not biny !

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MoyBβ€’ in reply toshouty

Slap on some nice moisturising cream and they'll soon be good as new! I wouldn't mind being boney - my mother told me when I was a teenager I'd got legs like tree trunks and I've had a thing about them ever since. She was right, by the way! xx Moy

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shoutyβ€’ in reply toMoyB

Double aqua cream by the ton πŸ˜‰

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watergazer

That's amazing- a great loss for you . You must be enjoying the new you. It's interesting to see how much water the body can hold xx

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shoutyβ€’ in reply towatergazer

Over 46 lbs & counting 😊

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Shirleyj

Ohh bet you feel so much better now 😊😊😊x

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shoutyβ€’ in reply toShirleyj

Oh yeah 😁

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Alberta56

Brilliant!πŸ₯°πŸ₯°πŸ˜‚πŸ§‘🧑🧑

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Offcut

That is some weight loss Hope you feel better for it? I cannot take water tablets they seem to make my kidneys painful?

Be Well

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shoutyβ€’ in reply toOffcut

Thank you. Unfortunately I have Nephrotic Syndrome & have to take the old "here we go again" tablets for a few weeks till steroids kick in. The other drawback is restricting oral fluid intake to just 1 litre in 24hrs and that includes milk on cereal and even gravy πŸ˜• still waiting for final part of biopsy result to see if found the actual cause apparently sometimes never do and it could have been a immune response to a bug

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