Transplant Weight in Kentucky?

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Ronnie: Do you have any idea as what weight I am suppose to be here in Kentucky or how I can find out what weight I should be? BarbJerome Tuss wrote: Barbara- My doctor in Seattle told me I have to havea BMI-Body Mass Index of 30 in order to be consideredfor a transplant. I was close to it before I startedon the prednisone.....now I have about 30-40 pounds tolose. You can figure out your BMI by doing a search. Just type in Body Mass Index and yahoo will take youto a bunch of sights. It will lead you right throughthe process of figuring yours out. Don't getdepressed about it. I think we are all in the same"shape"....a joke! It's not so easy to lose weightwhen you can't get as much exercise as you'd likebecause you don't

have the energy and if you are likeme there is nothing to counteract the medicene theygive us. This website has helped to keep my spiritsup. I now know I'm not alone and there are otherpeople out there who are in a situation similar tomine. Thanks for being there and the support. Ronniep.s. If you find a diet that works other thanstapling our mouths shut, then let me know.--- Breathe-Support wrote:> There are 25 messages in this issue.> > Topics in this digest:> > 1. Re: Digest Number 121> 2. Re: Digest Number 122> > 3. Re: church was

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group> > 25. Re: New Member here> > > >________________________________________________________________________>________________________________________________________________________> > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2006 00:08:54 +0000> Subject: Re: Digest Number 121> > Jerome - what are oxy-glasses? > > --> Diane Quinlan > dianequinlan@... > > [This message contained attachments]> > >

>________________________________________________________________________>________________________________________________________________________> > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 19:35:00 -0500> > Subject: Re: Digest Number 122> > Ronnie, Just be sure to come off slowly. and know> the side effects last a> long time. > I have been off for about 6 or 8 weeks and am still> suffering. So be> careful.> God Bless you and help you through this rough time.> Peggy> > > > on 3/20/06 4:59 PM, Jerome Tuss at> runningred3@... wrote:> > Peggy- Thank you for your reply about the> prednisone.> I too have gained weight and my doctor wanted me to> lose weight in order to

qualify for a transplant.> It's a "catch 22"!!!! After I wrote to you I found> an> article on the effects of it. This is what it said> "When presecribed in large doses (more than 10> milligrams a day) prednisone almost always leads to> complications such as diabetes, cataracts, brittle> bones, facial puffiness, hairiness, personality> changes, weakness, loss of muscle tissue, fluid> retention, peptic ulcer, hypertension, acne,> glaucoma> and susceptibility to infection. All of this sounds> worse than the condition its supposed to be helping.> You were smart to go off of it and I'm going to try> to> get my doctor to support me in going off of it too.> Thanks a lot. Ronnie> > --- Breathe-Support wrote:> > > There are 12 messages in this issue.> > > > Topics in this digest:> >

> > 1. Re: I am sorry> > > 2. Re: Isabel Welcome> > > 3. Hobbies> > > 4. Support> > > > 5. Re: Hobbies> > > > 6. Re: Digest

Number 120> > > > 7. Hi Barb> > > > 8. Re: Re: Oxygen> > > > 9. Re: Profile> > > > 10. Re: Digest Number 120> > > > 11. Hi

Barb> > > > 12. Re: 'In My Opinion' and 'Rules' and Fair> > Dealing with the Docs> > > > > > > >>________________________________________________________________________> >>________________________________________________________________________> > > > Message: 1 > > Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2006 18:00:52 +0000> > > Subject: Re: I am sorry> > > > Ann - you do not need to apologise for> > anything! We are here to listen....hang in

there,> > honey!> > > > --> > Diane Quinlan > > dianequinlan@...> > > > [This message contained attachments]> > > > > > > >>________________________________________________________________________> >>________________________________________________________________________> > > > Message: 2 > > Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2006 18:09:22 +0000> > > Subject: Re: Isabel Welcome> > > > Ginger - please don't feel like you are alone...I> > can't be there physically to hug you or make you> > laugh, but all you have to do is turn the computer> > on and let us know how you are doing. I am> blessed> > to have a husband and

family...but sometimes I> still> > feel a little lonely cause I can't always explain> to> > them how I feel. I tend to keep some things to> > myself and not talk about them because they get> === message truncated ===__________________________________________________