Tommy910

Hey, First of all, congrats on making the move to get the surgery and best of luck to you with that and your weight loss journey. I use to weight 910 lbs just over a year ago , I am now currently 470 lbs . I also have an Instagram account to document some things as i go on with my own story and weightloss journey. I have a YouTube channel as well. Instagram is tommy910_ Direct link to my YouTube channel https://m.youtube.com/user/Boosted00 My first YouTube intro vlog about my journey https://youtu.be/n3CLU2ghoiMp my email 910lbs@gmail.com Instagram tommy910_

Hello everyone I am new here and just wanted to say hi , introduced myself and tell you my story. My name is Tom ,I am 40 years old and I am from Toronto,Canada. Yes, I almost use to weight 1,000 lbs. I actually was 910 lbs at my highest just about a year ago. On December 10, 2015 I checked in to a hospital weighing 910 lbs and I am currently still here at the hospital continuing to receive the treatment and help I need one year later. My 1 year anniversary stay at the hospital was just 11 days ago and on December 10, 2016 I weighed 475 lbs . So I lost a total of 435 lbs + in one year. Now , I also had another problem. I had developed a big nasty a localized lymphedema (big tumor)in my groin area that grew to be about 180-200 lbs it self estimated. This lymphedema caused me my original reason i went to the hospital because it pretty much ancored me down to the point I wasn't able to walk ,get around anywhere but a few feet from my bed to the couch.Also with moving and trying to walk around stuff came great pain since the Lymphedema tumor had developed lots of ulcers and open wounds that were very bad and nasty. I no longer could take the pain and suffering and reached for the desperate help I needed but was terrified to ask for. So in the hospital I was put on a strict diet of 1500 calories to start for the first month or so and then eventually decreased to 1200 calories a day food intake. Also along with the help of my physiotherapist, doing any bed excercise we could in the beginning because at 910 lbs that's all that I could do. I lost 400 lbs by diet and exercise by September 28, 2016...Which is when I had my Gastric bypass surgery. So in 9 months basically I lost those 400 lbs and had my surgery. When I first came in here to the hospital I wasn't even thinking about getting a gastric bypass surgery or any kind of diet surgery etc. I came here in hopes of having something done and even removal of that lymphedema tumor that was paining me and ancoring me down. So it was all about losing weight and seeing what will happen. @910 lbs noone in their right mind would do any kind of surgery on a person unless it was life and death. So they had no plans to have anything with removal of this lymphedema growth till I lost enough weight and be safe. As I started to lose weight the talks and suggestions of having a Gastric bypass surgery came up by doctors. They thought it would help me lose weight faster now so we can deal with the Lymphedema growth surgery with lower and safer weight levels. Also they said it would help me in future to lose more excess weight and keep it off or maintain my weight at least for life if i used this tool correctly (Gastric bypass surgery). So in due time my doctor said that I've lost enough weight and approved me for Gastric Bypass surgery and with a weight of 510 lbs I had my surgery September 28, 2016. Now, with all this weight loss my lymphedema growth has also shrunk from its giant enormous size down to about 1/4 of what it use to be but it is still there and weighs bout 50 lbs still. Me and my doctor here at the hospital are expecting a special surgeon to come see me today(December 21,2016) actually about the removal surgery of this lymphedema hrowth. So hopefully he will have good news for me. Because that lymphedema tumor is still a big anchor for me and really in the way and holding me back from doing a lot of things including not being able to walk and move around in certain ways because it gets in the way. Now the hospital I'm in has a special bariatric program and there was a reason why I actually ended up picking this hospital to come to. I knew someone who's dad is a surgeon here and he directed me to have EMS and Fire to bring me here from home. Also, since I'm in Canada all hospital stay to date including my Gastric Bypass survey was covered under OHIP as we call it here. That good old free Canadian healthcare that every Canadian gets at work for me luckily. I have been truly lucky and blessed with everything from being able to get the help I needed and all the amazing people involved including all nurses and doctors and other hospital admins who have done everything they could to keep me here and help me achieve my goals to get better and walk out of this hospital on my own 2 legs. Since the surgery on September 28th I have lost 40 lbs till now December, 21 2016. Now this is due to a problem I have developed with my platelets in my blood. My immune system became overactive and started killing my platelets in my blood thinking the platelets wee some foreign objects like viruses and infections so it destroy them . Platelets in blood help to thicken or congeil the blood incase you cut yourself you wont bleed away and can't stop the blood . Or if your platelet count is very low and say you fall, hit your head you could get internal bleeding etc. So the avg persons platelet levels should be between 150 to 400 ish. That's what's considered normal apperantly. Well I had mine go down as low as 2 . Very dangerous. So they got me on some steroids to calm my immune system and it seems to be doing ok at around the country of 135. So they aren't comcerned with me about that now. Anyway, these steroids cause weight gain due to Water retention etc etc. So losing weight has been harder after surgery and it was after surgery we discovered these platelet problems. But not related to Gastric Bypass surgery. Instead of me typing everything out and explaining so much that I have to explain and tell, I have created a YouTube channel so I could tell my story and progress through my channel. I will link everything below. Now, best thing would be is to watch my very first vlog here https://youtu.be/n3CLU2ghoiM My 2nd Vlog here to catch up on my story https://youtu.be/Y3MXkp-nQJ8 Or you can go to my channel and watch everything I ever uploaded here. https://m.youtube.com/user/Boosted00 But the 1st two Vlogs are my intro explanation videos to my weight loss journey and my 910 lbs life.... I'd appreciate if you all check out my YouTube channel Subscribe to me , comment like and share . Would be a great help. I will end it here for now, in the first vlog video I have pictures of when I use to look like ,I have a picture of the size of the Lymphedema groin tumor and things in the beginning of that first YouTube video along with the beginning stages of my story. I will be adding new content couple times a week and also continue explaining my story in a new video which will be Vlog#3 and 4 etc etc. Besides that I will be adding small side videos ,some funny some serious that I have filmed in the past 5 or so months. If you have any question feel free to ask away or just comment and I be happy to reply or just read comments. Old pictures pictures I posted down below in another reply because I was having trouble attaching them here in this first post of mine , I apologise for separating them. I also will add a couple current pictures down below as well. My direct link to my YouTube channel https://m.youtube.com/user/Boosted00 My first YouTube intro vlog about my journey Add me on Instagram to follow me there too. Instagram tommy910_ Email 910lbs@gmail.com Please help me help others get motivated thru my story! Plz SUB like and share , LOVE YOU GUYS ! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Basic repeat and quicker rundown of my story here Basic story then my YouTube links down below.. I was almost 1,000 lbs....and I kept fighting and never giving up. I want to share my near 1000 lb life story and journey of how I kept on fighting and not giving up,EVER ! You must do the same and stay strong ,things will get better .KEEP ON SWIMMING #keeponswimming I would appreciate if you Subscribed to me to help me raise awareness and help motivate others with my on going success story of my weight loss journey. Thank you all. Here is my almost 1000 lb life weigh loss journey ! On December 10, 2015 i checked in to a hospital with a weight of 910 lbs. On my 1st anniversary in there on December 10, 2016 I was down to 475 lbs and counting.... Please check out my YouTube channel and subscribe to follow along. My direct link to my YouTube channel https://m.youtube.com/user/Boosted00 My first YouTube intro vlog about my journey Sent from my Pixel XL using the BariatricPal App [/url]

Hahahah im a Leafs fan big time so Go Leafs Go ! Hahaha But thanks for the nice comments and a big congrats to you as well for all the great hard work you have achieved. Keep on swimming !

Oh you are very welcome.Thank you for reading .

I am the same way, tummy sleeper all the way. I was scared I won't be able to sleep on my back after surgery so I asked my surgeon and he said I can sleep on it right after surgery no problem. I slept one day on my side just because I felt safer doing that for at least one day. But after day 2 on I was sleeping on my stomach no problem. I took my time slowly turning on to my stomach to get ready for bed but I was just fine when I woke up etc. Sent from my Pixel XL using the BariatricPal App

That is what I was hoping to achieve with me telling my story , is to inspire others to get up and do their own thing and accomplish big things too. Thank you! Sent from my Pixel XL using the BariatricPal App

Thank you so very much, your kind comments and support mean a lot to me. Sent from my Pixel XL using the BariatricPal App

Thank you and you are welcome. Sent from my Pixel XL using the BariatricPal App You are most welcomed and thank you. Sent from my Pixel XL using the BariatricPal App

Hey John, thank you so much for the awesome and nice comments , it really means a lot to me. Good luck to you with your coming surgery in February man. Oh and I am a Blue Jays and Maple Leafs fan but we can still be friends lol Sent from my Pixel XL using the BariatricPal App

Hello and thank you for your reply. Wow! You don't even know how much this means to me . This is exactly what i wanted to achieve with my story. To get it out there to help anyone who might be struggling to either get help or someone who needed to come out and share their story or get help but couldn't or didn't have the guts or courage to do so. This makes me feel great hearing you tell me this. You can reach me at 910lbs@gmail if you ever wanted to talk further about anything. I'm so happy right now. Big congrats to you for coming out of your mold . Email again 910lbs@gmail.com Sent from my Pixel XL using the BariatricPal App

For me it was 400 lbs loss , but my starting weight was 910 lbs. Yes, 910 lbs was my highest at the hospital check in. At 510 I rolled in to the or to finally have my surgery. I am now currently just under 470 lbs and all in just one year. Sent from my Pixel XL using the BariatricPal App

Yes it is a great reason to have the surgery. The good thing is, that I have zero health issues and even when I was admitted to the hospital all I had was slightly elevated sugar levels. No high blood pressure then and not once high blood pressure in the year I have been here, and they check vital signs on me 3 times a day. Also my cholesterol levels were amazing and still are. Everything is great. They did put me on metformin pills against the sugar levels but that's just incase. My levels are usually 4.5 -5.5 in the morning and even at night before dinner im no higher than 6.5-7. no insulin at all. So I've been lucky. Sent from my Pixel XL using the BariatricPal App

Thank you for the blessing and best wishes Pam, feels good to have the encouragement and support. Sent from my Pixel XL using the BariatricPal App

Thank you very much James I appreciate the kind words . As for the steroids, they are slowly weening me off them now to see how my body reacts and see if my platelets count drop as we go. So far so good, after today's blood work my platelet count is at 135 so it's not bad. They do blood work every morning to keep an eye on the count. Sent from my Pixel XL using the BariatricPal App

This is me currently at 468 lbs December 21,2016. Sent from my Pixel XL using the BariatricPal App

Couple pictures of the Lymphedema growth. These pics were taken 2 weeks before I went to the hospital. So roughly middle of November in 2015. Sent from my Pixel XL using the BariatricPal App

Here are a couple pics of me from before. I never took to many pics of myself when I was at my biggest weight so these will have to do. Here me in the black shirt I weighed about 730 lbs many years back . I would say dating back to 2002 ish. This was still without the Lymphedema groin growth. In this state at 730 lbs I was still walking around, driving my car and attending to see a weightloss specialist 3 times a week trying to combat my weight . So I was mobile at that weight level and still out and about walking and driving even closer to 790 lbs . Then i started losing weight on this diet program (won't mention names now) and did well. I lost a lot of weight once before and got down to 440 lbs my lowest on that diet program but eventually over the years I all Gained it back and then some. So when I gained the weight back is when the whole lymphedema tumor growth ordeal started. I will try to find a pic of the Lymphedema growth as well and post that pic here too. So anyway, me in the pic with the black shirt , you can see my big hanging stomach but no signs of the Lymphedema growth cause it hasn't developed there at the time of the picture yet. Sent from my Pixel XL using the BariatricPal App