Wednesday, June 6, 2012
2 Week Mark.....How's it going?
It's been 2 weeks. and I've excersized every day plus some. I' m starting to feel pretty good, and I have some news to share..I've lost a total of 9" 1 off my neck, thighs and arms, 2 off waist and 2 off hips and then I have gained 4 in my chest LOL yes, when I should lose there first, I gain. I cannot belive the love and support of my family and friends, thank you, I love you all! Until next time...xoxoxoxox BC
Friday, May 25, 2012
Thanks!
I have recieved a few responses already, and now, well how can I not be fully commited! :) I want to thank those who have given me words of encouragement and are on my cheering squad. I also want to thank those who have read that I don't know and have shared their story with me, I know I can learn a lot from and it will help me along my way. Whoot, so exciting! I'm totally pumped for it! I will post good and bad, wins and losses, it's all about keeping it real! Until next time....xoxo BC
Thursday, May 24, 2012
New Journey
My name is Bonnie Corn. I am a 36 yr old White, Married, Obese female with Stage 3-4 Liver Cihrrosis. I will give a little about my medical history. When I was in 5th grade, I started my period, I had issues off and on my whole life until I was 22, when a doctor diagnosed me with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, I started gaining weight although I would eat healthy, and I would get up and excersize for an hour in the morning and an hour at night, nothing helped.
In 2002, I was diagnosed with Cervical Cancer, they burned it off and they caught all of it. In 2007 I got MRSA an infection that is so bad you can die from it, and people can catch it from you, In 2008 I had my gallbladder taken out, when they saw my liver, the doctor byopsied it because it was in full Cihrrosis it was verified by that diagnosis, and I was sent to a specialist. This particular doctor told me 2-5 years for transplant, I was numb, I was not dealing at first. Then I started to research all I could on the disease and what I could do. In 2009 I started to hemorage and it was found that I had Uterine Cancer and had to have a hysterectomy at 34 years old. Never able to have a child of my own, but I had 2 miscarriages through my previous marriage and I believe they are waiting for me up in Heaven.
My disease has started to progress to where I have Hepatic Encepalopathy (toxins in my brain) I have portal hypertension in my stomach and vein in the liver. I have Type 2 Diabeties, High
Blood Pressure, Fybromyalgia, Osteoarthritis, and more that I won't list, you get the point. The last visit the doctor told me that if I did not lose at least 68 pounds, they would not do a transplant on me because of the risks. My BMI has to be less than 35. She said that they just will not, so now I have a choice, lose the weight or die. I chose to live. Here are some statistics with me, things I share with nobody, not even my husband if I don't have to because I am ashamed.
I am 5'8 I weigh 290 (my scale is off about 3#) I was 298 when I was at her office, and I had gotten down to 282 but have fluctuated off and on.
My BMI is 44 and they want me to concentrate on my abdominal area, my legs and hips do not need any work, they're strong and good.
My waste is 51" it was 52" on Monday, I've been working out every day 4 days thus far, and I will continue to do so.
I lost my job at Apria Healthcare in April because of my illness, see I was protected under the FMLA plan, I'd worked for Apria for 5 years, once my hours ran out, they decided they could not and would not accomodate me, you know let me have 2 hours off in the afternoon, as that's when I do the worst. So now i'm applying for disability. I was in a pretty bad funk for about 3 weeks, Will told me, don't you love us? Don't you want to live? I don't want you to die, why aren't you doing anything that the doctor says? Who knows how long you really have to lose the weight, and that brought me right out of that funk. He's right, NO, I don't want to die, Yes I love him and the kids, and Yes I am going to work my behind (well stomach) off in a healthy way. I hope that my blogging will not only keep me motivated, but maybe I can help someone else out there.
When they diagnosed me with the Liver Cihrrosis, I wanted to die, I'd never drank, didn't do drugs, didn't have any Hepatitis or any other disease that would be linked to it, they still don't know the exact cause, but I view it like this, maybe I have something that nobody knows about yet, and I can help find a cure or even what it really is and how it attacks so fast. I know it's part of my Journey here on earth, and it's been one heck of a ride so far! Blog soon...xoxo BC
In 2002, I was diagnosed with Cervical Cancer, they burned it off and they caught all of it. In 2007 I got MRSA an infection that is so bad you can die from it, and people can catch it from you, In 2008 I had my gallbladder taken out, when they saw my liver, the doctor byopsied it because it was in full Cihrrosis it was verified by that diagnosis, and I was sent to a specialist. This particular doctor told me 2-5 years for transplant, I was numb, I was not dealing at first. Then I started to research all I could on the disease and what I could do. In 2009 I started to hemorage and it was found that I had Uterine Cancer and had to have a hysterectomy at 34 years old. Never able to have a child of my own, but I had 2 miscarriages through my previous marriage and I believe they are waiting for me up in Heaven.
My disease has started to progress to where I have Hepatic Encepalopathy (toxins in my brain) I have portal hypertension in my stomach and vein in the liver. I have Type 2 Diabeties, High
Blood Pressure, Fybromyalgia, Osteoarthritis, and more that I won't list, you get the point. The last visit the doctor told me that if I did not lose at least 68 pounds, they would not do a transplant on me because of the risks. My BMI has to be less than 35. She said that they just will not, so now I have a choice, lose the weight or die. I chose to live. Here are some statistics with me, things I share with nobody, not even my husband if I don't have to because I am ashamed.
I am 5'8 I weigh 290 (my scale is off about 3#) I was 298 when I was at her office, and I had gotten down to 282 but have fluctuated off and on.
My BMI is 44 and they want me to concentrate on my abdominal area, my legs and hips do not need any work, they're strong and good.
My waste is 51" it was 52" on Monday, I've been working out every day 4 days thus far, and I will continue to do so.
I lost my job at Apria Healthcare in April because of my illness, see I was protected under the FMLA plan, I'd worked for Apria for 5 years, once my hours ran out, they decided they could not and would not accomodate me, you know let me have 2 hours off in the afternoon, as that's when I do the worst. So now i'm applying for disability. I was in a pretty bad funk for about 3 weeks, Will told me, don't you love us? Don't you want to live? I don't want you to die, why aren't you doing anything that the doctor says? Who knows how long you really have to lose the weight, and that brought me right out of that funk. He's right, NO, I don't want to die, Yes I love him and the kids, and Yes I am going to work my behind (well stomach) off in a healthy way. I hope that my blogging will not only keep me motivated, but maybe I can help someone else out there.
When they diagnosed me with the Liver Cihrrosis, I wanted to die, I'd never drank, didn't do drugs, didn't have any Hepatitis or any other disease that would be linked to it, they still don't know the exact cause, but I view it like this, maybe I have something that nobody knows about yet, and I can help find a cure or even what it really is and how it attacks so fast. I know it's part of my Journey here on earth, and it's been one heck of a ride so far! Blog soon...xoxo BC
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