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Attended the lymphoedema clinic yesterday for my annual check-up on my leg after my DVT several years ago. I walked in there totally pain-free (I.e no lower back or shoulder pain for once and not having had any leg pain for a few months either) plus feeling very confident with my weight loss. Well the nurse weighed me and announced I'd only lost 2lbs since the last time she saw me! I said "Pardon? I've actually lost 18lbs since August!" She said not according to her records I hadn't and that 2lbs wasn't very much at all!! Well I know I had gained a few pounds between my last appointment there and August but not that much and I k ow I weigh naked 1st thing in the morning at home and obviously I was dressed and it was mid day at the clinic yesterday but even so there is a huge discrepancy somewhere! But she kept repeating that a 2lb weight loss wasn't very good or significant at all and made out she didn't believe me and made me feel very upset and disillusioned! I ended up telling her that for some people trying to even lose 1oz is well nigh impossible no matter how hard they try and that we celebrate every single loss on fat secret no matter how small. I was soo angry and upset!
She did eventually apologise.
She then made me remove my trousers and lie on a freezing cold hard couch for over an hour whilst she measured both my legs at 2 inch intervals and then tried to take special blood pressure readings from both arms and both my big toes! She had to repeat these at least twice as she kept getting different readings!! At the end she fitted me with new compression stockings which were extremely tight and very uncomfortable.
So I finally left there with pain in my lower back from lying on the couch and a horrible deep ache in my bad leg due to the new stocking and feeling angry, upset and totally disillusioned with my diet!! I really wish I had not attended!
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863 kcal
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Grasa: 27,76g | Prot: 41,37g | Carbh: 116,32g.
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How horrible for you. You are trying your hardest to achieve what can be an almost impossible task. But don't let someone like her grind you down. Don't let her get in the way of your progress, prove her wrong and keep on losing at your own rate not something she decides. Even if it was only 2lb (according to her) - it was still a loss! Chin up you've proven you can do this.
09 oct. 18 por el miembro: MarnieW
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Thankyou Marnie, I 'll try. Funny thing is that she was weighing me in kg and at home my scales are in stones and of course on here we enter our weight in pounds ... and I've just converted the kilograms she weighed me at into stones and then into pounds and, allowing for me being dressed plus having just eaten lunch and had a coffee prior to the appointment, my weight at home and what she made me weren't too different ... so I'm confused now as to why she claimed I'd only lost 2lbs in a year when I know it to be 18lbs since August! I think she is maybe getting lbs & kg muddled or something. I know i had gained about 3lbs between last oct and this august ... but for her figures to be correct id have had to have gained about 16lbs in that period to have lost the 18 that I have lost and hence only lost 2 according to her in the last year!! Confused.com!!
09 oct. 18 por el miembro: carrie2212
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It’s a bit late now but I’d have been inclined to weigh myself as soon as I got home in KG as she did so you can get a comparison between her scales and yours (assuming you can switch your scales units). Have you thought of an occasional weigh-in on officially calibrated scales at somewhere like Boots? Anyway, don’t let it get you down - whatever the weight, you’ve made progress. You can continue with your head held high. Take care!
10 oct. 18 por el miembro: Phooka
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I had weighed at home (in stones) in my clothes just before I left the house ... but then had lunch and coffee before the appointment ... so I know roughly what I was. Im afraid afterwards i was pretty upset and i admit i went straight to the nesrest cafe for another large coffee to calm down!! (Nothing to eat though!)
I have only used the scales in Boots once or twice, although I agree it may be worth doing so regularly. My home scales are very old and probably inaccurate .... but hubbie refuses to even consider us buying new ones as he likes these!!
10 oct. 18 por el miembro: carrie2212
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Hi Carrie! That’s frustrating and upsetting, the nurse sounds rather unsupportive. And even medics are human and make mistakes. I don’t really count my weigh-ins at the clinic I go to (haematology) as I’m always wearing clothes, coat and shoes..! Hope you’re feeling more perky about your progress and that it hasn’t derailed you 💪🏽
11 oct. 18 por el miembro: EmeraldRuby
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Yes I've calmed down and am back on track diet wise now thanks.
The nurse is extremely slim, not an ounce of fat on her and always has been (known her for several years) .... so she has no concept or personal understanding of what it feels like to be my size and unable to lose weight very easily.
11 oct. 18 por el miembro: carrie2212
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Glad you’re feeling a bit better today. Stick with it Carrie 🤗
11 oct. 18 por el miembro: Phooka
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feel for you😢 I always weigh first thing undressed. Won't go on a scales after cos always reads higher later in the day.
11 oct. 18 por el miembro: jacshadow
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