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To vaccinate or not to vaccinate? That is the question.
Transplants | Last Active: Jun 28, 2021 | Replies (313)Comment receiving replies
I’m glad your labs were ok; thanks for letting us know. I struggled with very low protein levels in the hospital and after being released even though I was on a feeding tube for two months. I refused to use Ensure as it’s just fortified corn syrup. When I was released from the hospital I started taking Orgain protein drinks, plus protein at meals (I don’t eat beef or pork). Orgain saved me from having to continue on the feeding tube (!!) and helped to bring my protein levels to normal. It’s pricey, but the company frequently offers discounts, as does Amazon. I don’t live near a Costco, but apparently their prices are the lowest.
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Thanks, @athenalee As I commented, I do eat a lot of protein, and on days when I do not have enough I drink a bottle of Fairlife nutrition shake. It has 30 grams of protein and a lot of calcium too. I also make my morning oatmeal with Fairlife 2% milk which is higher in both of those than regular 2% milk. Oddly, I have increased my protein consumption since discovering it is important for osteoporosis but my protein number in the lab work has not increased!
@mayofeb2020 I agree there is a lot of misinformation on the internet and naive people believe it. It’s like the big scare that happened a few years back over a vaccine that children get. Someone said that vaccine caused some permanent problem. It was proven that it absolutely did not but once misinformation like that gets started it’s almost impossible to stop it.
JK