LC interrupted by appendectomy

That's hilarious ... checking the carbs on CT dye! ... I did the same thing
on a barium sulfate suspension I need to take ... they don't list it!

Along those same lines ... I have gone 8 months on very low carb intake ...
have any of you experienced dizziness while eating out at a restaurant and
eating whipped cream, strawberries, etc that were accidentally prepared with
sugar.

I am surprised that my body has become so sensitive to carbs that my heart
races and I get dizzy for about 30 minutes.

Just curious.

Placid
203/156/145

"Cate" wrote in message
...
Last Monday, still on induction, I skipped lunch, and by dinnertime I had
what I thought were severe hunger pains. After eating a bit of dinner and
feeling worse, I thought it was gas. By the next morning I suspected
appendicitis.

In the ER I was given dye to drink for a CT scan--and can you believe I
checked the lable for carbs? (Saccharin only.) I'd lost 10 pounds before
going to the ER on my 15th day of induction, and I was only slightly
concerned about stalling. Of course I was more concerned about my health,
but it was in the back of my mind.

The surgeon was funny--after learning I'd been doing Atkins, he checked my
urinalysis and congratulated me on being in moderate ketosis. I don't
measure ketones and hadn't much cared, but I thought it was funny that he
checked. He warned me that my IVs would be full of glucose and that my
post-surgery diet would be sugary liquids, but I didn't care. I just
wanted
to do what I needed to get well.

For one day I consumed ginger ale, sugared jello, apple juice, and a
popsicle. The next day, at home and nauseous from medication, I drank a
coke but otherwise switched to sugar-free jello and chicken broth.

It's now 4 days after surgery, and my weight loss is at 16 pounds. I lost
6
pounds between surgery and today--although most of that is probably from
the very few calories I've consumed the past few days (no solid food until
last night).

I feel good, and I'm happy to report that one day of consuming almost
nothing but sugar didn't bring on cravings for more.

Cate

Cate wrote:

Last Monday, still on induction, I skipped lunch, and by dinnertime I had
what I thought were severe hunger pains. After eating a bit of dinner and
feeling worse, I thought it was gas. By the next morning I suspected
appendicitis.
....
I feel good, and I'm happy to report that one day of consuming almost
nothing but sugar didn't bring on cravings for more.

Cate

I'm glad to hear that you are ok. That's not the best way to lose
weight, ya know! Take it easy.

Cate wrote:

snip

He warned me that my IVs would be full of glucose and that my
| post-surgery diet would be sugary liquids, but I didn't care. I just
| wanted to do what I needed to get well.
|
| For one day I consumed ginger ale, sugared jello, apple juice, and a
| popsicle. The next day, at home and nauseous from medication, I drank a
| coke but otherwise switched to sugar-free jello and chicken broth.

| I feel good, and I'm happy to report that one day of consuming almost
| nothing but sugar didn't bring on cravings for more.
|
| Cate

I'm glad that you made a great recovery and came through the hospital food
relatively unscathed. But yoru story makes me angry all over again at my
own experience:

In 1998 I had freak brain stem stroke -- and was hospitalized for two full
months. (I don't want to discuss the stroke here; but suffice it to say it
was not related to diet and I had no artheriosclerosis at the time; it was
caused by a blood clot that possible formed because of a childhood heart
murmer. I've made an amazing recovery).

Prior to the stroke I was slim, healthy and active. While in the hospital I
gained dozens of pounds on the high-sugar, high-starch, low-fat diet that
they fed me. I never ate so much sugar in my life! It started with cereal
with skim milk and sugar for breakfast, coffee with sugar. Lunch was all
starches, and there was always a dessert with sugar. Dinner in the hospital
was some type of low-fat meat served with bread, peas, potatoes, corn,
carrots, etc. Frequently I'd get mashed potatoes with gravy. There was
always a sugary dessert. In the evening they'd ask if I wanted a snack and
would bring a soda (sugary) or cookies, etc.

Although Ive made a 95% recovery from the life-threatening stroke; this
high-sugar/starch diet that I was on in the hospital put my general health
in a downward spiral. After was released I continued to crave the sugars
and starches, and continued to gain weight. I went from around 180 pounds
to 270 pounds in less than a year. Now, three months ago, I was diagnosed
as a T2 diabetic.

Now, of course, I'm losing the weight and controlling the diabetes with my
low-carb way of eating. I WILL get back to the relative health that I had
before I was force-fed all that lethal sugary crap by the well-meaning but
ill-informed hospital nutrionists. But I still get angry when I think about
what was done to me -- and is done every day to thousands of others like
me -- by the screwed up low-fat/high carbohydrate mentality of the medical
establishment.
--
Peter
website: http://users.thelink.net/marengo
270/232/184

In article , notreally.orson14850
@yahoo.com says...
It's now 4 days after surgery, and my weight loss is at 16 pounds. I lost 6
pounds between surgery and today--although most of that is probably from
the very few calories I've consumed the past few days (no solid food until
last night).

I feel good, and I'm happy to report that one day of consuming almost
nothing but sugar didn't bring on cravings for more.

I'm sorry to hear about your appendix, but glad it went well with no
complications and that you are doing so well with it AND your weight loss --
quite an accomplishment!

--
Saffire
205/169/125 - 5'2.5"
Atkins since 6/14/03
Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333

Peter wrote:
But I still get angry when I think about what was done to me

------------------------------------------------

Yeah, and what irks me they will get right up in your face and boldly
say "It's vital for a speedy recovery" or some such. What is their
reasoning that if you eat lots and lots of sugar and carbs it will help
you heal?
Good Wishes; Marty

BTW best of health to you, Peter and Cate I'm glad you surgery went so
well.

Cate wrote:
In the ER I was given dye to drink for a CT scan--and can you believe I
checked the lable for carbs? (Saccharin only.) I'd lost 10 pounds before
going to the ER on my 15th day of induction, and I was only slightly
concerned about stalling. Of course I was more concerned about my health,
but it was in the back of my mind.

Now there's a true low-carber. Glad to hear you're doing well.

Marsha/Ohio

"marengo" wrote ...
what was done to me -- and is done every day to thousands of others like
me -- by the screwed up low-fat/high carbohydrate mentality of the medical
establishment.

I was thinking about that today. I am insulin resistant and though he was
never tested, my partner probably thinks he is - or was pre LC as well.

They say there's this diabetes epidemic. When they diagnosed me as insulin
resistant they naturally recommended the standard low fat, high carb
diabetes diet (which I naturally ignored). If most people who are considered
pre-diabetic are put on that dreadful carb diet, no wonder diabetes rates
are skyrocketing!

I wonder what would happen if all those pre-diabetic people were put on a
reduced carbohydrate eating plan instead.

I reckon that diabetes dietiticians are sadists. They say "lose weight or
die" and then give you a diet to follow that ensures you maintain or even
gain weight!

Rachel
(New Zealand)

glad to hear you came through ok & caught it in time!




**When I was young we used to go 'skinny dipping'. Now I just 'chunky
dunk'.

witchy

On Sun, 29 Feb 2004 18:27:22 +1300, "Supergoof"
wrote:

They say there's this diabetes epidemic. When they diagnosed me as insulin
resistant they naturally recommended the standard low fat, high carb
diabetes diet (which I naturally ignored). If most people who are considered
pre-diabetic are put on that dreadful carb diet, no wonder diabetes rates
are skyrocketing!

Has this worked for you, Rachel? I'm not pre-diabetic, but I have a
friend who was diagnosed "insulin resistant" and the Quacks prescribed
exactly what you describe above - and my friend cannot manage her BG
even with the pills (and the standard diabetic regimen). What I find
most disturbing is that my friend was only 20 pounds overweight and
had actually been doing low-carbing for a year before the diagnosis,
which just came out of the blue.

Cate burbled across the ether:
Last Monday, still on induction, I skipped lunch, and by dinnertime I
had what I thought were severe hunger pains. After eating a bit of
dinner and feeling worse, I thought it was gas. By the next morning I
suspected appendicitis.

You're quicker on the uptake than I was. Should we form a club?


In the ER I was given dye to drink for a CT scan--and can you believe
I checked the lable for carbs? (Saccharin only.) I'd lost 10 pounds
before going to the ER on my 15th day of induction, and I was only
slightly concerned about stalling. Of course I was more concerned
about my health, but it was in the back of my mind.

LOL me too. I had to have both the clear dishwater tasting solution and
then the thick orange flavored barium stuff (two separate scans).

The surgeon was funny--after learning I'd been doing Atkins, he
checked my urinalysis and congratulated me on being in moderate
ketosis. I don't measure ketones and hadn't much cared, but I thought
it was funny that he checked. He warned me that my IVs would be full
of glucose and that my post-surgery diet would be sugary liquids, but
I didn't care. I just wanted to do what I needed to get well.

How nice. My health team couldn't wrap their minds around the idea,
even when I graduated to solids. The anetheseolgist tried explaining
(the one lowcarb savvy person on staff) but I still ended up with the
same diet Peter had.

For one day I consumed ginger ale, sugared jello, apple juice, and a
popsicle. The next day, at home and nauseous from medication, I drank
a coke but otherwise switched to sugar-free jello and chicken broth.

Congratulations on your swift recovery.

It's now 4 days after surgery, and my weight loss is at 16 pounds. I
lost 6 pounds between surgery and today--although most of that is
probably from the very few calories I've consumed the past few days
(no solid food until last night).

I have decided that even excercise is preferable to losing weight this
way.

I feel good, and I'm happy to report that one day of consuming almost
nothing but sugar didn't bring on cravings for more.

Me neither. The first time anyway. When I went back though, I started
having trouble with hunger and cravings around about the fourth day. I
think it was the raisin bran that was the trigger for me.

--
revek
Due to the constant fluctuation in customer personalities, we cannot be
responsible for the mental stability of any one member of our staff.
(Seen in a gas station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada)