Question:
ANKLES: Post ops, did your ankles slim down?
I am a pre-op, starting weight of 287. However, I have the ankles of someone weighing double that amount! I know this is rare. Have any of my fellow "elephant ankled" friends lost weight to the point of having normal sized ankles? — Julie S. (posted on September 28, 2001)
September 28, 2001
Hi Julie! I am about 6 months post-op with a starting weight of 380lbs.
My ankles and the bottom of my legs were huge before surgery. They were
also very sore. I now weigh 260lbs and my ankles are almost normal. I
take 1 diuretic a day to keep the fluid down. I believe that your ankles
will go down as you lose. Good Luck!
— cyndip
September 28, 2001
Yes, my ankles have thinned out. Also my shoe size went back to a 10 from
an 11 that it was the last few yrs.
— Judy K.
September 28, 2001
Mine sure did! I lost a whole width size in my shoe. I went from and xtra
wide to just a wide.
— Dawn H.
September 28, 2001
Yes, I lost a lot in my ankles...and I lost in the width and a whole shoe
size....
:)
— Karen R.
September 28, 2001
Even at 253 pounds and 4'11" tall, my ankles and wrists were smaller
than a lot of "normal" people. My goodness, you wouldn't believe
how much I've lost from both places, but particularly my ankles. I can see
bones, veins and even large tendons. My ankles are so small now, that I
simply CANNOT find an ankle bracelet small enough to fit. Most are an inch
and a half to two inches too large. My ankles are just about 5 1/2"
now. It's just incredible how much your ankles lose. And I still have about
27 pounds to goal weight (hope I don't lose more in my ankles, though).
Good luck.
— Maria H.
September 29, 2001
I started out at 283 pounds with huge ankles and feet and even up my legs.
Now at 247 my legs and ankles are down to normal and there is no more
swelling in my legs . I even lost a whole shoe size.
— Mona J.
October 1, 2001
Hi, Julie... I'm 7 weeks post-op, -40 lbs, and my ankles ALREADY look
better.
— Nancy G.
October 1, 2001
Well, shoot. Am I the only one here who still has "piano legs"?
My ankles are still thick, so that cute little sandals with heels look
silly. I will be having a leg lift soon and asked the surgeon if he could
do anything about the lower leg. He just shook his head sadly. :((
— Anne G.
October 1, 2001
Ha ha ha....that is funny. I come from a family of women who have
"thick" "tree stump" legs. Even the thin ones! None
of us will every
have to worry about insuring our gams. At 350lbs. I had thick ankes
and big calves. I lost 150lbs. and while the shape of my legs didn't
change, they did slim down...like the rest of my body. I don't have nice
shapely legs. But, they are in proportion to my body. The good news is
that
my thighs did slim down quite nicely and I don't have any significant
problems
with excess skin or cellulite. My thighs don't look any worse than any
other
fifty year old woman's. I even wore a tank bathing suit this summer. And I
looked
pretty good for an "old broad".
— [Anonymous]
October 1, 2001
I have larger than normal ankles and calves. Always have. I have lost some
inches from them, but they are still larger than most people my size. I can
wear "normal" sized clothes, but unfortunately cannot find a pair
of boots that will zip up (not even the ankle kind). *sigh* And I was
really looking forward to that. I hear that the shape of your legs has more
to do with heredity than with anything you do to shape them. You will lose
the fat from them, but it won't do anything for the SHAPE. :(
— ctyst
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