Re: Call From Beth at Richmond

[Guest guest]

Thanks Tina.

Pam Marsh

--- Tina ma2two@...> wrote:

> So, I talked with Beth from Richmond this morning

> regarding how much

> protein, etc. I should be getting in each day. I

> told her that I

> only ate protein and sometimes I couldn't get a 1/4

> cup in at each

> meal. She said I should be close to 40 grams of

> protein. I said not

> according to Fitday.com. She send there are

> essential amino acids

> from protein (ones we have to get from food) and

> other amino acids

> that the body can create. She said this

> " malnutrition " state only

> lasts a few months and that is basically what they

> want at first so

> we lose weight quickly. She said it is really short

> term. She said

> they purposely left the binder vague on protein

> grams and calories

> because they do NOT want us to worry about those for

> now. As long as

> our meals are high quality protein, then not to

> worry about it. I

> tried to ask her about protein shakes but didn't

> really get an

> answer. She just acknowledged that Richmond doesn't

> want you to use

> them and that other facilities swear by them. I

> guess at our 6 week

> post-op group appointment (mine is next week), we'll

> get a lab slip

> and by the time we come back for our 12 week

> appointment, they'll

> have the lab results to go over and see where

> everything is at.

>

> Just passing along the info....

>

> Tina

> Dr. Baggs/Richmond

> Orientation: 330

> Surgery: 294

> Lap RNY: 5/24/05

> 6/28/05 (5 weeks out): 264

> -30 since surgery

> -66 since orientation

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Thanks Tina.

Pam Marsh

--- Tina ma2two@...> wrote:

> So, I talked with Beth from Richmond this morning

> regarding how much

> protein, etc. I should be getting in each day. I

> told her that I

> only ate protein and sometimes I couldn't get a 1/4

> cup in at each

> meal. She said I should be close to 40 grams of

> protein. I said not

> according to Fitday.com. She send there are

> essential amino acids

> from protein (ones we have to get from food) and

> other amino acids

> that the body can create. She said this

> " malnutrition " state only

> lasts a few months and that is basically what they

> want at first so

> we lose weight quickly. She said it is really short

> term. She said

> they purposely left the binder vague on protein

> grams and calories

> because they do NOT want us to worry about those for

> now. As long as

> our meals are high quality protein, then not to

> worry about it. I

> tried to ask her about protein shakes but didn't

> really get an

> answer. She just acknowledged that Richmond doesn't

> want you to use

> them and that other facilities swear by them. I

> guess at our 6 week

> post-op group appointment (mine is next week), we'll

> get a lab slip

> and by the time we come back for our 12 week

> appointment, they'll

> have the lab results to go over and see where

> everything is at.

>

> Just passing along the info....

>

> Tina

> Dr. Baggs/Richmond

> Orientation: 330

> Surgery: 294

> Lap RNY: 5/24/05

> 6/28/05 (5 weeks out): 264

> -30 since surgery

> -66 since orientation

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

I don't think deliberately going into malnutrition is a good thing! The

problem is that it is MUCH easier to retain one's storehouse of iron,

calcium, and protein (among other nutrients) than it is to restore it

once it has been emptied, especially when you factor in the

malabsorbtion issues.

I really don't think they comprehend malabsorbtion! Um, why did we get

intestines bypassed, instead of just getting one of the restrictive

procedures, like a lap band?

Tina wrote:

>So, I talked with Beth from Richmond this morning regarding how much

>protein, etc. I should be getting in each day. I told her that I

>only ate protein and sometimes I couldn't get a 1/4 cup in at each

>meal. She said I should be close to 40 grams of protein. I said not

>according to Fitday.com. She send there are essential amino acids

>from protein (ones we have to get from food) and other amino acids

>that the body can create. She said this " malnutrition " state only

>lasts a few months and that is basically what they want at first so

>we lose weight quickly. She said it is really short term. She said

>they purposely left the binder vague on protein grams and calories

>because they do NOT want us to worry about those for now. As long as

>our meals are high quality protein, then not to worry about it. I

>tried to ask her about protein shakes but didn't really get an

>answer. She just acknowledged that Richmond doesn't want you to use

>them and that other facilities swear by them. I guess at our 6 week

>post-op group appointment (mine is next week), we'll get a lab slip

>and by the time we come back for our 12 week appointment, they'll

>have the lab results to go over and see where everything is at.

>

>

--

Eleanor Oster

eleanor@... (personal address)

www.smallboxes.com/gastricbypass.htm

San , CA

Open RNY (100 cm bypassed) 07/15/2003

P. Fisher, M.D., Kaiser Richmond (CA)

~5'9 " tall

05/09/2003 319 Orientation

07/15/2003 ~290 Surgery

Current ~150 Goal until plastics?

Goal 140-150?