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Q: Weight Loss/face Loss
asked by: breathmints on September 26th, 2004
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Hey, i'm a 17 year old male, a tad too skinny, 122 pounds. I lost around 30 pounds over the past year. Over the summer, my face was quite slim and thin and tight-skinned. But, although I havent gained any weight, in recent weeks my face has become loose-skinned, a little flabby, my cheeks have become a little bigger, my jaw and cheekbones less defined...I dont udnerstand. Why would this happen, any information will be appreciated, and how can I return to the thin face version?




P.S. - I am 17, could it be my hormones?
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Whitney4768
replied on October 14th, 2004
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In my opinion it could be an eating disorder im not a doctor but I experienced symptoms like that i've had one for 6 years and to this day I wish I never said I was fat. It has changed my life completely. I saw girls on tv at school anywhere looking in the mirror say they were fat so I was like im fat I hated my body my mind told me I was fat but my brain and myself and my family and friends knew something was wrong.

I went to the biggest hospital to uva and had all these test done like and ultrasound, barium xray and nothing could be found. They found a small amount of blood in my stool which was a result of an irritation. I couldnt eat much about maybe 2 spoons full and my stomach would hurt so bad it got to the point where it affected my school work I couldnt sleep I would wake up in the middle of the night and cry mself to sleep cuz I hurt so bad so then in nov. Of 2001 I had to come for the ultimate scope test. The doctor told me and family what he was going to do and I just about past out I was so scared my face turned white. He injected a sleeping medication drug and my parents said it took 5 min and I was knocked the funny thing was I had my eyes open and before I was knocked out I told my about having cravings for potatoe pizza and chicken nuggets after that I dont even remember going to sleep.

The doctor had put 2 tubes in my lungs so I could breathe and a small camera and a light he took pictures of my small intestine and large intestine and wen all the way down to the top of my bladder. Then after all that he woke me up and said that it was finished and when I got up omg it hurt so bad to talk it felt like someone had pulled my throat it hurt for 2 weeks I had to be put on full liquids. The doctor had said that he could find nothing wrong and diagnosed me with having anorexia nervosa and at that time it was 9th and I weighed on 72 pounds and if I didnt get to 100 in a months time I would go to the hospital for a feeding tube and I told myself I cant let that happened. So I would eat and tell myself that I need this food and even though my stomach hurt from malnutrion I ate
i still feel bad cuz my parents had spend over 4000 dollars in medical bills and my parents told me that it was my health they were concerned about they didnt want me to give up.

So from my experience please take care of your body I am now almost 110 pounds im 5/0 which is good for my weight.

If you have any advice contact me at aol lilkisses85
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