Re: Protein Needs and TT insurance coverage

[Guest guest]

Hi Beth, you'll get lots of great info here I'm sure! There also two other

groups that may help you also. OSSG-plasticsurgery and OSSG-protein. From

those groups I heard about doubling my protein, from 60 g to 120 g per day 8

weeks prior to and 8 weeks after any additional surgeries after WLS. It

helped me tremendously to heal faster. Plus it helped take off a couple

extra pounds I didn't think I would lose. My goal weight was always 140,

just because I didn't think I could ever go any lower. I'm now at 137 lbs.

(5 ' tall, size 8) and hope to lose a couple more for bounce back. For most

of us proximal RNY's we need at least 60 g of protein a day, more is better

of course. I drink at least 3 - 30 g shakes per day and still try to get in

a fourth once in a while.

Good luck to you,

Donna M.

Corpus Christi, TX

RNY 6-7-01/TT 7-1-02

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> >>>

> Subject: Protein Needs and TT insurance coverage

>

> Hello to all from a lurker for the past couple of months.

>

> I'm just wondering if there is a place that I can find out how much

> protein I need per day.

>

> I know if anybody has surgery, that the protein needs can double, but I'm

> just not too sure how much I need on a regular basis. As soon as I hear

> from one of the local plastic surgeons, I will know if my insurance has

> accepted the TT that I'm hoping that they will cover.

>

> ALSO, has anybody gotten insurance coverage for a TT without having a

> hernia? I don't have any hernia's, but I'm hoping that they will cover

> it. Whatever information you have would be valuable to me....thanks!

>

> =====

> Beth Watts

> RNY Procedure

> November 1992

> West Palm Beach, FL

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Beth, you'll get lots of great info here I'm sure! There also two other

groups that may help you also. OSSG-plasticsurgery and OSSG-protein. From

those groups I heard about doubling my protein, from 60 g to 120 g per day 8

weeks prior to and 8 weeks after any additional surgeries after WLS. It

helped me tremendously to heal faster. Plus it helped take off a couple

extra pounds I didn't think I would lose. My goal weight was always 140,

just because I didn't think I could ever go any lower. I'm now at 137 lbs.

(5 ' tall, size 8) and hope to lose a couple more for bounce back. For most

of us proximal RNY's we need at least 60 g of protein a day, more is better

of course. I drink at least 3 - 30 g shakes per day and still try to get in

a fourth once in a while.

Good luck to you,

Donna M.

Corpus Christi, TX

RNY 6-7-01/TT 7-1-02

241/137

> >>>

> Subject: Protein Needs and TT insurance coverage

>

> Hello to all from a lurker for the past couple of months.

>

> I'm just wondering if there is a place that I can find out how much

> protein I need per day.

>

> I know if anybody has surgery, that the protein needs can double, but I'm

> just not too sure how much I need on a regular basis. As soon as I hear

> from one of the local plastic surgeons, I will know if my insurance has

> accepted the TT that I'm hoping that they will cover.

>

> ALSO, has anybody gotten insurance coverage for a TT without having a

> hernia? I don't have any hernia's, but I'm hoping that they will cover

> it. Whatever information you have would be valuable to me....thanks!

>

> =====

> Beth Watts

> RNY Procedure

> November 1992

> West Palm Beach, FL

>

[Guest guest]

Yes..... this month's " Shape " magazine has a mathematical configuration.....

Here it is from October 2002 issue p176, 177:

" ...(you exercise three times a week for 30-60 minutes), you probably don't

need more than the RDA - 0.4 grams per pound of ideal body weight, says Melinda

Manore, Ph.D. To calculate your daily protein needs in grams, multiply your

weight by 0.4, (For a 145 pound woman, that's 58 grams, or 12-15 percent of

total daily calories.)

If you're moderately active (you exercise four to six days a week for

30-60 minutes), you may need slightly more from 0.6-0.7 grams. (That's 76-101.5

grams, or about 20 percent of total daily calories, for a 145-pound woman.)

If you're highly active (you exercise daily for an hour or more) you may

need even more protein than that - from 0.9-1 gram. (For a 145-pound woman ,

that's 130.5-145 grams, or about 30 percent of total daily calories.)

You also may need this amount if you are recovering from a serious illness

or exercising at higher altitudes than usual - for example, you're backpacking

at 7,000 feet but live at sea level, At higher altitudes, your body is deprived

of oxygen until you adapt, placing a stress on all systems and increasing

cellular damage. Protein helps protect and repair cells while your body

acclimates, which can take several weeks. "

The next question in the magazine is interesting as well.... p177

" Is it a problem if my protein intake is higher than the RDA? "

" If you consume more protein than you really need, you risk several

negative consequences. First, you could gain weight. Consuming more calories

than you need in a day, even if they're protein calories, will cause your body

to store the extra calories as fat.

... it can cause dehydration because it takes a lot of water to eliminate

extra protein...

Excess protein also has been linked to bone loss because the more protein

you eat, the more calcium you excrete, for reasons scientists don't fully

understand. "

Hope this helps..... I'm still trying to figure out mine... *sigh*....

Definitely a good issue to pick up...

Betty

Protein Needs and TT insurance coverage

Hello to all from a lurker for the past couple of months.

I'm just wondering if there is a place that I can find out how much

protein I need per day.

I know if anybody has surgery, that the protein needs can double, but I'm

just not too sure how much I need on a regular basis. As soon as I hear

from one of the local plastic surgeons, I will know if my insurance has

accepted the TT that I'm hoping that they will cover.

ALSO, has anybody gotten insurance coverage for a TT without having a

hernia? I don't have any hernia's, but I'm hoping that they will cover

it. Whatever information you have would be valuable to me....thanks!

=====

Beth Watts

RNY Procedure

November 1992

West Palm Beach, FL

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[Guest guest]

<>

This may sound like a cop-out, but only you know how much protein you need per

day. My surgeon's guideline is 60 grams per day. My protein levels are

dropping with an intake of 100+ per day. So, I am left experimenting my way up

the ladder until I find the right number for my absorption rate. Let your labs

be your guide!

Kate

[Guest guest]

Thanks to all that responded and particularly to Vitalady for your

letter used for insurance approval.

The plastic surgeon has already sent a letter to the insurance for

approval, BUT in case it isn't covered the first time, I will keep this

letter and forward it to my surgeon to help cover it when they submit a

second time.

I have Blue Cross/Blue Shield PPO for state employees of Florida and it's

quite a good insurance, and I'm hoping/praying that it works so i don't

have to live with this " limp tummy " for the rest of my life.

=====

Beth Watts

RNY Procedure

November 1992

West Palm Beach, FL

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[Guest guest]

Thanks to all that responded and particularly to Vitalady for your

letter used for insurance approval.

The plastic surgeon has already sent a letter to the insurance for

approval, BUT in case it isn't covered the first time, I will keep this

letter and forward it to my surgeon to help cover it when they submit a

second time.

I have Blue Cross/Blue Shield PPO for state employees of Florida and it's

quite a good insurance, and I'm hoping/praying that it works so i don't

have to live with this " limp tummy " for the rest of my life.

=====

Beth Watts

RNY Procedure

November 1992

West Palm Beach, FL

__________________________________________________

Yahoo! - We Remember

9-11: A tribute to the more than 3,000 lives lost

http://dir.remember.yahoo.com/tribute