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the dietician left him the phone number to call the chefs directly and they happily work with him, offering up things not on the written menu but are fantastic, such as a vegan chili, loaded salads with the freshest of veggies and three different types of beans, and other starch based meals full of grains and veggies, all oil-free.
My only complaint so far has been when the dietician had him phone me to ask if he was allowed protein powder or other protein supplements, since he had recently lost some weight. Well, he lost weight because dialysis is taking a quart or 2 of excess liquids out of his body three times a week and that's a *good* thing. And if he's on a "renal" diet, doesn't that mean excess protein should be *avoided*, especially dairy based protein supplements? But I added that if she feels he needs to eat meals with more protein, first check each one out on CRONometer, and then if that shows that the veggie meal these chefs are preparing for him are still lacking in protein, add some beans or more grains
Thanks again for everything, Jeff, and if I don't get back here in time, have a Happy Birthday. One year you gifted all of us with your Caloric Density video. How about this year a new SNAP/Fast Food recipe, or maybe a video of you making your sweet potato lasagna?
VeggieSue wrote:She wanted him to drink protein supplements and again he said no, he's supposed to be limiting protein and gets quite enough in all the delicious starchy foods the chefs at the rehab place are fixing him. After she left his nurse came over with a glass of some weird smelling clear liquid. When he asked what it was, thinking maybe another yucky tasting potassium supplement like he had to drink in the hospital, he told him it was the protein supplement the dietician told him to give my husband. He told the nurse to just pour it down the drain, he's not going near it. The nurse said he didn't blame him.
So if all goes well and my husband passes all the tasks the PT people put in front of him now that he no longer needs to wear that gigantic boot on his leg, he may be discharged as early as next week or even this weekend. He'll continue dialysis from our home base - same company, different center - and hopefully get off of that within the predicted 6 weeks until his kidneys recover.
The oncologist says he's strong enough now to start a new cycle of chemo and that'll start on the 23rd.
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