Question:
Did your doctor tell you, that you had to eat a high fat diet?

Melanie M. I was never under the impression that your doctor told you that you had to eat a high fat diet. I was under the impression that you were told to eat a regular diet of all types of food in small quantities. I really appreciate all the wonderful facts and clinical results you have shared with me, by showing me the urls to find the facts I have definately decided to have the duodenalswitch procedure. My consult is in April with Dr. Anthone. I am so excited. Thank you to all the family on the duodenalswitch list. Melanie K.    — spankywoman (posted on March 10, 2000)

March 10, 2000
My surgeon said to eat a diet high in protein and not to worry about the fat. Avoid sugar. But I have tried to mostly follow high protein low fat because i have gotten used to the taste.
   — snicklefritz

March 11, 2000
Melanie K., as you know, Dr. Anthone was my surgeon too. He's so wonderful! His specific post-op eating instructions were, "Eat whatever you want," and I do! Here's my food list from yesterday: Breakfast - Hanson's Protein Pickup (bananas, pineapple juice, coconut milk and a whole lot of protein powder - about 240 calories, but 100 from fat, so I get to ignore those - hee hee hee). For lunch I went to a salad bar and had a salad with lettuce, kidney beans, eggs, cheese, raisins, sunflower seeds and ranch dressing. Then I had some fruit salad. Yummy. For dinner, I had Persian food - borani (eggplant, yogurt and mint), fesenjen (stew made from walnuts and pomegranate juice), gormeh sabzi (stew made with lamb, kidney beans, spinach and dried limes), shish kabob and rice, with Persian ice cream for desert (saffron and rosewater ice cream - my favorite). I just weighed myself, and I lost two pounds sometime between Thursday night and this morning. So you really can eat fats, if you want... you may get some gas, but you will quickly discover how much is "too much". I don't seem to have a problem with fats and gas (although milk and gas is another story... yuck). Disclaimer: I had the BPD/DS - other surgery types may not be able to eat the same foods and quantities. Always follow your doctor's instructions when making food choices.
   — Kim H.

March 11, 2000
Kim...that protein shake sounds tooooooo yummy! Can you post the recipe or where to get it? Thanks! Roseann
   — Roseann M.

March 11, 2000
Thank you Melanie M. and Kim for the input and support.
   — spankywoman