Lexi Reed is thinking about losing an extra 100 pounds after being diagnosed with calciphylaxis
In a post on Instagram on Wednesday, the 32-year-old social media influencer explained how the diagnosis scared her, saying “[it] it completely turned my life upside down and made me question how strong I really am.”
Calciphylaxis is a rare, debilitating disease that the Mayo Clinic explains occurs when “calcium builds up in the small blood vessels of fat and skin tissue.” It can cause “blood clots, painful skin ulcers and can cause serious infections that can lead to death”.
“Since I personally had 30+ painful open wounds, and calciphylaxis has an over 80% mortality rate due to infection (the leading cause of death) – I was afraid I wouldn’t survive,” Reed wrote.
Last year, Reed underwent 59 weeks of treatment for painful wounds all over her body. But on Wednesday, she shared how she was able to overcome that “pain” and “fear.”
“I found that my strength to live and heal was stronger than focusing on the odds that were stacked against me, and I fought as hard as I could to survive one of the toughest battles of my life,” Reed continued.
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Lexi Reed March 6, 2024
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Lexi Reed had to sleep in chair for almost a year after calciphylaxis diagnosis: ‘Healing slowly’
She went on to share how the picture she posted – a before and after transformation of her weight loss progress and her scars from treatment – also shows how she has “reclaimed her fight for life, healing and refusing to take life for granted”.
“Sometimes life will knock us down and make us question how strong we really are, but the most important thing is not to give up despite what we face or fear – start today!” concluded the influencer.
Along with sharing this motivational message, Reed also shares a few Instagram stories about his gym workouts. One mirror selfie shows her smiling at the camera with weight machines in the background. She titled the post: “Run the day or it runs you!”
In another Story, she shared a video of herself smiling with her water bottle while exercising on an elliptical trainer.
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Lexi Reed March 6, 2024
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Lexi Reed reaches her goal of losing 300 pounds. After being told to ‘just give up’
Reed started her weight loss journey at 485 lbs. First, she dropped below 200 pounds. on Christmas Day 2023. Then in February, she announced that she had reached her goal weight of 185 lbs and achieved her goal of losing another 300 lbs after regaining 90 lbs. which she originally lost after being diagnosed with calciphylaxis.
“I’m trying not to just come here and, like, scream and yell because I’m so excited,” she said in a Feb. 26 post on her Instagram Stories. “It’s just crazy because at 485 lbs., I’d be happy at 299 lbs.”
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