OP Contributing Member (25+ posts) Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 36 Likes: 4 | “My situation was more sarcopenia and while quite thin and not super strong, I have pushed back from my lowest weight and being in a wheelchair unable to stand or walk, to graduating to a walker, and now pretty much walking on my own, but slowly.”
I applaud your perseverance and strength. Although you may not realize, your achievements are to me a nearly a miracle. Do not undervalue your achievements for what you have successfully accomplished many of us still struggle to achieve.
Age 60 DX SCC T3N1M0 R BOT 10/04 135lbs TX Hemi-Gloss 11/04 MET Neck 12/04 TX 01/05 G-Tube,PortCath,6wks chem+6wks chem& IMRT,Max dose 06/05 RND,42 nodes 1 bad,All clear 120lbs DX femoral hernia 09/09,repair 10/09 94lbs HBO 11-12/10 11/10 All teeth out,05/11 dentures DX hypothyroid,04/13 DX inguinal hernia,repair,04/15 127lbs DX cachexia (CACS),03/16 98lbs DX EPI, TX PERT,10/18 115lbs DX RFS,11/18 DX iron deficiency anemia,02/19 118lbs TX infusions,04-06/19 115lbs DX calcified atheroma carotid |