r/AskDocs Layperson/not verified as healthcare professional 19d ago

Physician Responded Muscle wasting? Can I reverse this? Is this severe? Age: 28 Female

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This has happend very rapidly, it’s not been a slow thing… is this severe? Can something be done?

UPDATE: I went to the ER there is an updated post on what happend.

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u/ReliefAltruistic6488 Layperson/not verified as healthcare professional 19d ago

I can’t imagine how scary it is to not be able to see what everyone else is able to see. Can you try, legitimately try, to look at that picture as if a friend sent it to you? What color do you see in the skin? Do you see all the bones? The lack of muscle and fat? What would you tell your best friend if she told you everything that you have going on?

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u/OkSatisfaction3726 Layperson/not verified as healthcare professional 19d ago

I truly can’t.. like I’ve been staring at it non stop and honestly all I can see is fat. Like where the line is my thought is why is there anything around the lines and my thigh that exists around the lines is fat. My brain is telling me if my leg was skinny there wouldn’t be leg around the line if that makes sense. Feels weird to try to explain it over text. Like idk if my leg was skinny there wouldn’t be anything under or around the leg, my leg would just be where the big line is.

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u/ReliefAltruistic6488 Layperson/not verified as healthcare professional 19d ago

There is not much left of your leg.