So the other day I couldn't find a before picture...found one and it's frightening! It's a weird pic because I have this NPPV mask on trying it out in class (I'm a Respiratory Therapy student). Also I am reposting the picture I took last week at 88 lbs total. In the picture I am probably 280 or so. After picture I am 214.

Wow. Amazing such great Success. You look great. Keep up the good work.

Congrats

So the other day I couldn't find a before picture...found one and it's frightening! It's a weird pic because I have this NPPV mask on trying it out in class (I'm a Respiratory Therapy student). Also I am reposting the picture I took last week at 88 lbs total. In the picture I am probably 280 or so. After picture I am 214.

Well done!

Wow is right!

Thank you for posting this and giving me hope. (Started at 295, am 280-ish now, no surgery date yet.)

Good for you!!!!!

:)

You look great. Seeing progress makes it all worth it. Oh, and the mask is lovely!

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before picture...found one and it's frightening!

libearzomom

looked up NPPV mask (non invasive positive pressure ventilation) that you were wearing in the class

reminded me of CPAP that i no longer wear

ventilator used as mask instead of a tube (mask is tolerated by patient better than a tube)

just want to share - not off topic - similarity (I think ????)

just to mention - i saw a dr tv story the other night - dr. had lots of trouble putting a trach in the patient - because the patient had "no neck" due to his obesity!!

doc finally did a successful tracheatame - almost couldn't, and patient would have died from not being able to have a simple surgical procedure

only tv show - but the story is true - the names chanaged to protect the innocent

anyways, back to you liberzmom!!!!

great pictures showing your success

keep up the good work

congrats

You look awesome!! thanks for posting that:)

libearzomom

looked up NPPV mask (non invasive positive pressure ventilation) that you were wearing in the class

reminded me of CPAP that i no longer wear

ventilator used as mask instead of a tube (mask is tolerated by patient better than a tube)

just want to share - not off topic - similarity (I think ????)

just to mention - i saw a dr tv story the other night - dr. had lots of trouble putting a trach in the patient - because the patient had "no neck" due to his obesity!!

doc finally did a successful tracheatame - almost couldn't, and patient would have died from not being able to have a simple surgical procedure

only tv show - but the story is true - the names chanaged to protect the innocent

anyways, back to you liberzmom!!!!

great pictures showing your success

keep up the good work

congrats

Thanks for the post- yep- that machine can be used for both CPAP and BiPAP, it is mainly used if a patient is either hypoxemic (CPAP) or hypercapnic (BiPAP), to try to avoid the invasiveness of having a tube down their throat, or in the case of the gentleman you wrote about, a hole in their neck! The instructor wanted us to feel how a patient feels with that on their face. It's not very comfortable!