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Post by patngin on Nov 1, 2014 22:22:03 GMT -5
My VA doc is going to send me to a hemotologist after he gets the results of my CT Scan. Should know something by Monday I hope
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Post by newyorkbitch on Nov 2, 2014 8:39:53 GMT -5
Good. Keep us posted.
Hope you are keeping up your protein, vitamins, and fluids. And some complex carbs and veggies.
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Post by patngin on Nov 2, 2014 9:37:55 GMT -5
Yes maam. Infact yesterday I only had to have 2 shakes, had a 12oz steak, a 3 egg ham and cheese omlette, all kinds of good stuff 231g protein with 2 shakes. Eating sweet potato, brown rice and quinoa, apples for carbs but it is kind of disappointing when I picked up 5lbs the lost 2 of them. I'm not sure what is happening. I'm hoping they don't find anything on my lung but who knows seems like everything else is going to shit on me thats about the only thing I haven't had is the big C. I guess you gotta pay back for all the bad things youve done for your body over the last 53 years.
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Post by newyorkbitch on Nov 2, 2014 9:51:27 GMT -5
Stop weighing yourself so often, it makes no sense and will only make you crazy. Weight fluctuations happen for all kinds of reasons. Once every couple of weeks is enough.
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Post by patngin on Nov 2, 2014 10:04:10 GMT -5
OK but I look like a skeleton with a head. dI've been doing this faithfully for 3 weeks and I really haven't gained anything. I am just holding my own. Don't get me wrong that is better then losing but with all this eating I should've picked up something. It's very depressing.
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Post by newyorkbitch on Nov 2, 2014 12:02:52 GMT -5
Tell me about your carb intake. In detail.
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Post by newyorkbitch on Nov 2, 2014 12:07:50 GMT -5
Also Pat, you've been on the wrong track for 14 years. It's not going to turn around so fast.
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Post by patngin on Nov 2, 2014 14:32:32 GMT -5
My carb in take I try to get 50g of complex, Like 8oz sweet potato, one cup or more of brown rice or quinoa, or mixed. honeycrisp apples about 3/4lb each, I try to eat 1/2 an avacado a day for good fats, then the carbs which I get from eggs cottage cheese, swiss cheese,milk, usually 4-6 cups a day not really complex there but carbs.
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Post by patngin on Nov 2, 2014 14:35:00 GMT -5
Sardines, cod, hamburger, beef in general. I don't eat alot of bread because I just don't have room.
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Post by patngin on Nov 2, 2014 14:36:26 GMT -5
I have been trying to take in good fats not crap. I'm trying to learn what is good and get enough fats to keep me regular.
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Post by patngin on Nov 2, 2014 14:40:11 GMT -5
I have been experimenting with carbs to find out what I like and can eat and a lot of them I can get my 50g with one serving.
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Post by newyorkbitch on Nov 2, 2014 14:40:56 GMT -5
If you want to gain weight, you have to increase your carb intake. Carbs are what you absorb well. But I don't mean simple carbs - you need to increase your complex carbs consumption - whole grains, legumes, etc. And add some fruit. Eat some potatoes. Sweet potato, brown rice, quinoa - all good, but you need more in order to gain weight. Why are you drinking so much milk?
Also, about not having room - how are you eating? Meaning what portions and how often? You should be eating every 3 hours, and never a "huge" meal. Grazing is best for you.
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Post by newyorkbitch on Nov 2, 2014 14:56:20 GMT -5
You need 100g of carbs every day, and DO NOT eat that all in one sitting. Spread it out.
Try eating breakfast, lunch and dinner and 3 shakes every day. Each meal should contain 20-30 g protein and 30-40 g carbs. Plus the 3 shakes. Stop the excessive milk consumption.
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Post by patngin on Nov 2, 2014 15:09:40 GMT -5
The reason for the milk is that I use 2 cups in a shake with 2 scoops of the metagenics unipro whey protein isolate making each shake 48g of protein and not filling like the other protein I was taking which would fill you up really bad. I use lactose free milk maybe I will switch to the fat free lactose free instead of the whole milk. Probably even less filling but I do it for the extra 16g of protein. I think its still there with the fatfree since fat has not protein.
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Post by patngin on Nov 2, 2014 15:12:27 GMT -5
The sardines I eat are skinless boneless fillets packed in olive oil. I really like them.
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Post by newyorkbitch on Nov 2, 2014 15:16:46 GMT -5
No no no do not switch to fat free anything. I didn't realize that the milk is for the shakes, I thought you were drinking glasses of milk.
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Post by patngin on Nov 2, 2014 15:32:18 GMT -5
OK will do
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Post by patngin on Nov 2, 2014 15:36:14 GMT -5
I will admit I know I am not taking in enough Vit A or E do you think 25000 IU of a and 800IU of eis necessary?? I am looking at the catalogue from vitalady to get the dry.
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Post by patngin on Nov 2, 2014 15:37:31 GMT -5
If you think so I will order it today, looks like 30 cents a day for both of them together.
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Post by newyorkbitch on Nov 2, 2014 15:38:21 GMT -5
Go with vitalady's recommendations.
What did your labs say - how are your A, D, E, K levels?
And I really, really hope you don't say those weren't tested.
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Post by patngin on Nov 2, 2014 15:50:44 GMT -5
The thing that gets me is I feel better now then I was but not really putting on weight. I am just hoping this thing on my lung is not the big C. Thats about the only thing I haven't had yet knock on wood. I smoked a pack a day or more since I was 17 and joined the army till I was 63 so who knows.
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Post by patngin on Nov 2, 2014 15:52:42 GMT -5
I don't think they checked them but I think the dietician I am going to on the 17th will after I show them a pic of this surgery and the recommended tests.
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Post by patngin on Nov 2, 2014 15:57:15 GMT -5
My D was at the low end of normal not the bottom end but lower then it could have been.
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Post by patngin on Nov 2, 2014 15:58:56 GMT -5
B-12 was twice what the hhigh normal should be.
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Post by newyorkbitch on Nov 2, 2014 16:44:36 GMT -5
The dietician will be a complete and total waste of your time and he/she will have ZERO idea how you should eat for a DS….will be funny to see what s/he recommends.
Why didn't you read the lab thread here and take the list to your doctor? Come on Pat.
You know which vitamins are fat soluble and therefore not absorbed by us, right?
A, D, E, K. Get them all checked. And get on vitalady's regimen - how many times do you need to be told that? If your B is too high then reduce it.
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Post by patngin on Nov 2, 2014 16:51:53 GMT -5
I did and I had a copy and forgot to take it. I am going to take it to the dietician. It was a last minute decision to let the VA get a lot more involved and I don't know if Medicare will cover all those labs or not. If the CT turns out ok then I am sure the hemotologist will check it out. They have a great lab on site at this med cntr.
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Post by patngin on Nov 2, 2014 16:56:54 GMT -5
Of course if the CT turns something up I think they will pursue that first. I figured I would take a copy to the hemotologist and I don't think he will have a problem with ordering it. I kind of think the same way as you with the dietician but he offered it so I thought I would see what he has to say.
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Post by newyorkbitch on Nov 2, 2014 17:11:15 GMT -5
The dietician is a complete waste of time. Toxic levels of vitamin D, blah blah. Won't know why PTH is relevant, etc. Will have ridiculous dietary recommendations. Then what - you 're going to listen to the dietician?
Read the list of recommended labs on vitalady or here and GET THEM DONE.
And get on vitalady's regimen - I will not tell you that again.
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Post by newyorkbitch on Nov 2, 2014 17:17:26 GMT -5
I don't think they checked them but I think the dietician I am going to on the 17th will after I show them a pic of this surgery and the recommended tests. If the dietician has never seen a picture of the DS and doesn't understand the DS, how do you think s/he is going to have appropriate recommendations? If you are bringing the recommended labs with you - what help is that person going to be to you? |
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Post by patngin on Nov 2, 2014 17:30:31 GMT -5
True. Maybe I should just cancel that appt. Well will see what tomorrow brings. I am eating 1 1/2 cups of brown rice and quinoa going to have an apple after that.
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