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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: General Discussion => Topic started by: SheilaW on November 19, 2007, 07:27:30 PM
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As a matter of curiosity, I was wondering about your appetite compared to how it was "before" this whole kidney ordeal.
I used to have a huge appetite. Huge. And I knew it. And I paid for it. I ate out of boredom, for comfort, just because something sounded good. The day I went to the ER I weighed in at 284 pounds (43.2 BMI). When I got home, I had no appetite. For the first week, I could literally list every single morsel that went in my mouth. I did eat, but not out of enjoyment any more. I ate for energy or because I was weak beyond words. But never much.
Since the beginning of my Kidney Ordeal (August 4th) I have regained some appetite. But not much. I do occasionally feel hunger pangs now...which is something that never bothered me for the first few weeks. I eat now, but usually not every meal and never as much as I used to. The desire to eat just isn't there. It's something I need to do, so I do it, but it's not something I use as a bad habit any more. It's not really a conscience effort to not eat, it just happens. The first 2 months of this, I dropped 43 pounds. It almost flew off me.
I'm down to 232 pounds now (35.3 BMI). I'm still losing, but I have slowed down from the beginning.
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I don't have the link, but there is another thread going on right now about this.
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:oops; sorry! didn't see that one.... :)
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I think this is the one she is referring to... http://ihatedialysis.com/forum/index.php?topic=5493.0