Good doctor news today!

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 8:32 am

My husband gained 20 pounds! Yahoo!:)

cherandbuster · Post by **cherandbuster** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 9:01 am

Oh Chonsi

I am SO HAPPY for you and your hubby!

That is just great news!

Hope you ride the wave all day longgggg :-6

minks · Post by **minks** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 9:07 am

A credit to your fine cooking and care.

This is fantastic news CG, I hope it's a sign of good things to come.

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 9:09 am

I am so happy! And the doctor was so pleased!:)

minks · Post by **minks** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 9:09 am

chonsigirl wrote: I am so happy! And the doctor was so pleased!:)

Hubby and you deserve

Cake hehehehe

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 9:11 am

Ha-ha-ice cream cake, for a hot day!

sunny104 · Post by **sunny104** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 9:28 am

that's great news!!! :-4

jbbarker1947 · Post by **jbbarker1947** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 9:31 am

Keep up the good work.

CARLA · Post by **CARLA** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 9:38 am

Excellent Chrons that is a good sign.

You must be one heck of a good cook..

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 9:42 am

Fantastic !!! :-6

valerie · Post by **valerie** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 11:19 am

So glad to hear something positive!!

:-6

cherandbuster · Post by **cherandbuster** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 11:21 am

Chons --

Does that put your husband at an ideal weight? Or must he gain more?

Does he fully understand what good news this is? I hope he can feel as good about this accomplishment as you do. :-6

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 12:04 pm

He is at 155 lbs now. The specialist on Wednesday will tell me his ideal weight and goals for diet. I would guess 180 lbs, he is 6 feet, medium frame.

He knows he feels better, he has been more active. He was actively pouting when the nurse stopped by last week to say hi-see you soon.:wah:

But he is actually using his walker a little, which is a big step forward for him. He doesn't understand why I will have the nurse here-to fix his lunch, do some chores with him if he is good (usually not, but he might this year), and just keep an eye on him. He can forget he is ill, and want to go out. I am afraid he will get hurt, not remembering he cannot go up stairs and all.

cherandbuster · Post by **cherandbuster** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 12:34 pm

Chons --

Thank you for the details. :-6

OpenMind · Post by **OpenMind** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 1:05 pm

That's great news, Chonsi. I am really happy for you both. I hope there are more good news to come.:-6

venus · Post by **venus** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 2:43 pm

Its all that home grown home cooked food!!!:D

nice on chonsi, you keep doing what you are doing and lm sure part of it is hte fact that he feels the love that is in everything you do:-4

Bill Sikes · Post by **Bill Sikes** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 3:22 pm

chonsigirl wrote: He is at 155 lbs now. The specialist on Wednesday will tell me his ideal weight and goals for diet. I would guess 180 lbs, he is 6 feet, medium frame.

I would "guess" that weight is not far off for his height and "medium frame";

however I'm not aware of particular circumstance. Work out his BMI - his weight

in Kg divided by his height in metres, squared. From your figures, 70/3.35

approx = 20.9. So, using the following table:

Less than 20 – Underweight

Over 20 to 25 – Desirable or healthy range

Over 25-30 – Overweight

Over 30-35 – Obese (Class I)

Over 35-40 – Obese (Class II)

Over 40 – Morbidly or severely obese (Class III)

he's a bit on the light side (but for a "medium frame"?), but not underweight. This

table doesn't take race or medical factors into account wonderfully well, though.

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 3:26 pm

It puts him in the bottom of the normal range, but he never weighed this before. I am sure he will get a strict diet on Wednesday for me to follow now.