Called the Doctor

Thursday, morning I bought a new chocolate protien shake from wal-mart's the night before. So this morning I made my chocolate protien shake for breakfast. After three sips I started feeling bad and sweating and running a fever 10 minutes later. Then I got sick and threw up. Well I got so sick of getting sick after drinking the protien drinks, that I decided to call the doctor. My doctor told me to back off of the protien drinks for a while and not to worry about getting them in. It seems that I am doing well with everything and My hair still has not started falling out. Which is a good sign since I am three months out now. She told me to quit for a while because I am having a side effect from them. And when I feel better try starting out with 20 grams. a day until I can get them all in. While I am not taking in liquid protien , try and eat more protien natural and then put 20 grams in a little later of liquid protien. SHe told me I did the right thing with backing off for two weeks and try again.This time, wait awhile to start again. I thanked her and hung up the phone. I thought I should let you my friends know what is going on, so you will not be worried about me anymore. I have been and still following what my doctor orders are. I just wish the protien did not make me so sick. But I am trying and that is all I can do. I am feeling well and happy. So please do not worry I am doing good. I hope all a very happy and well day. Your friend, Tina

Hi Tina, You have had a rough time with protein. Maybe they will get you straighted out soon. I know it is frustrating. Best Wishes, Ellen

Sounds like you dumped on the protein drink... did you check the sugar content?? Some people don't really pay attention to the sugar content of a lot of the protein type supplements. Plus, if you mix it with milk, it will add to the sugar content. 1 cup of fat free milk has something like 12 grams of sugar... so watch out for that too. Everyone is different. I usually tend to dump on anything over 10 grams of sugar, though, my symptoms are pretty much a racing heart beat or the urgency to go to sleep, oh and I will break out in a cold sweat too and just generally have the blahs. I also dump on high carb foods.. baked potatoes to be exact. I don't eat them often because of the high carbohydrates, but when I do boy do I feel horrible. Well at any rate, I hope you get your protein situation straightened out. It is very important that you keep up protein levels. You should try the chocolate EAS Carb AdvantEdge ready to drink shakes. You can find these at walmart as well. I lived off these pretty much the first few weeks out of surgery. Glad to hear you're doing well otherwise! April

April S. Thanks so very much in telling me about those EAS Carb AdvantEdge drink shankes. They taste really good and they are not heavy or thick. I was able to drink one today and I did not have any after effects either. The strawberry shake taste just like a strawberry milk shake. Thanks sooooooooooooooo very much for telling me about them. I might be able to get my protien in full tomorrow. If you find anymore that taste that good please let me know. I am interested in it all. So if you think it is worth hearing and telling please let me know. I am very intersted in it. Because I need to keep on top of this protien thing. Thank you again for helping with my protien problem. Yours was the only thing that seem to help me out. I have tried all the others and yours really did help me. I brought two cases of the chocolate fudge and the strawberry cream shakes.THey are so good. Thank you for showing me a new drink. Your friend, Tina Cannon

Tina, thanks for sharing your situation...I am having such a hard time getting in protein so it was good to see I'm not alone...although I really hate that you are having such a hard time! April has also mentioned the AcheivOne drinks and I hear from others that they are awesome but I just can't figure out how to find them. I am going to get some of the EAS drinks tomorrow and try them!